Drummer

Explore the early music that started the Blues and is at the heart and soul of nearly every form of popular music of the past 100 years, as we pay tribute to Bessie Smith, Billie Holiday, Ma Rainey, Louis Armstrong, and more – these are the first musical legends who sang their way into history.

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Nothin’ But The Blues - Louis Armstrong, Billy Holiday, And More

Miller Symphony Hall

Renowned trumpeter, conductor, singer, actor, and multi-talented performer Byron Stripling returns to lead and perform with the Charleston Symphony for an exhilarating evening of symphonic jazz. Featuring works such as I Got Rhythm, Saint Louis Blues, Someone To Watch Over Me, Sweet Georgia Brown, and more. Join us in celebrating 100 years of the Harlem Renaissance, an electrifying artistic revolution that ignited the golden age of African American culture and left a lasting impact on the landscape of popular music.

Byron Stripling’s Harlem Renaissance

Gaillard Center

Hear iconic songs including “Mack the Knife,” “La Vie en Rose,” “Alabama Song,” “Sweet Georgia Brown,” “Dream a Little Dream of Me,” and more as we travel back in time to the 1920s. Immerse yourself in the music of artists like Irving Berlin, Edith Piaf, Kurt Weill as they walked through the dark cabarets and speakeasies of New York, Chicago, Paris, and Berlin.

Drummer

Eric Metzgar

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Jan 25, 2025

Nothin’ But The Blues - Louis Armstrong, Billy Holiday, And More · Miller Symphony Hall

Sep 26, 2024

Byron Stripling’s Harlem Renaissance · Charleston Symphony

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