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The Spoleto Festival USA Roars Back

It’s difficult to imagine what the stage and the audience would have looked like at Gaillard Center in Charleston, South Carolina, if Rhiannon Giddens’ new … Read More “The Spoleto Festival USA Roars Back”

The Cookers at Spoleto Festival USA 2021

After a pandemic-induced hiatus that canceled last year’s 17-day event, Spoleto Festival USA was back in Charleston, South Carolina, for 2021—but not all the way. … Read More “The Cookers at Spoleto Festival USA 2021”

Live Review: Spoleto Festival USA 2019

There had never been anything like it before at Spoleto Festival USA—four consecutive days of 100-degree heat—and nothing like it before in Charleston, S.C., where … Read More “Live Review: Spoleto Festival USA 2019”

Live Review: Spoleto Festival USA

Two years ago, there was a changing of the guard in Charleston, S.C, as Spoleto Festival USA brought jazz to the forefront of its 40th-anniversary … Read More “Live Review: Spoleto Festival USA”

Jazz at the 2017 Spoleto Festival USA

Dee Dee Bridgewater didn’t exactly say that a diva can sing any damn thing she pleases. But she came close. Kicking off the Wells Fargo … Read More “Jazz at the 2017 Spoleto Festival USA”