Rapp on Jazz

By South Carolina Public Radio

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Rapp on Jazz, co-produced by South Carolina Public Radio and the ColaJazz Foundation, highlights the Palmetto State's connection to the history of jazz music and the current jazz scene. Join Mark Rapp, executive director of the foundation and host of SC Public Radio’s ColaJazz Presents, for these 60-second segments covering everything from famous South Carolinians like Dizzy Gillespie and Eartha Kitt to the “Big Apple” dance craze of the 1930s to the best clubs to experience jazz in the state.


Episode Date
Lauren Meccia
Mar 27, 2026
Ann Caldwell
Mar 26, 2026
James 'Blood' Ulmer
Mar 25, 2026
Alphonse Mouzon
Mar 24, 2026
Influences
Mar 23, 2026
Jimmy Hamilton
Mar 20, 2026
Bubber Miley
Mar 19, 2026
Jazz pianist insights on solo and ensemble performances
Mar 18, 2026
The desegregation of military bands
Mar 17, 2026
Jazz and the fight against apartheid
Mar 16, 2026
Louis Armstrong's goodwill trips during the Cold War
Mar 13, 2026
Dave Brubeck's Cold War goodwill tours
Mar 12, 2026
Duke Ellington's goodwill stops during the Cold War
Mar 11, 2026
Dizzy Gillespie's Cold War goodwill tour
Mar 10, 2026
Jazz as cultural exchange during the Cold War
Mar 09, 2026
Failure
Mar 06, 2026
The origins of ColaJazz
Mar 05, 2026
Mentorship
Mar 04, 2026
Why jazz still matters
Mar 03, 2026
The influence of technology on jazz
Mar 02, 2026
Jazz archives and preservation
Feb 27, 2026
The role of the cornet in jazz
Feb 26, 2026
The role of the flugelhorn in jazz
Feb 25, 2026
The role of the trumpet in jazz
Feb 24, 2026
Sun Ra
Feb 23, 2026
The influences of Blue Note Records
Feb 20, 2026
Jazz in the South beyond New Orleans
Feb 19, 2026
Sonny Rollins and the Williamsburg Bridge
Feb 18, 2026
The economics of being a jazz artist
Feb 17, 2026
Mental health, improvisation, and mindfulness
Feb 16, 2026
How the Carolinas helped shape bebop
Feb 13, 2026
Paris and Harlem: The Atlantic jazz connection
Feb 12, 2026
Detroit's jazz scene and working class artistry
Feb 11, 2026
The return of alto sax and the rise of vocal jazz
Feb 10, 2026
Alice Coltrane's sacred works
Feb 09, 2026
Duke Ellington's sacred works
Feb 06, 2026
Mary Lou Williams' sacred works
Feb 05, 2026
Jazz and hip-hop
Feb 04, 2026
DuBose Heyward, pt. II
Feb 03, 2026
DuBose Heyward, pt. I
Feb 02, 2026
Johnny Helms
Jan 30, 2026
Stockton Helbing
Jan 29, 2026
Lonnie Hamilton III
Jan 28, 2026
Ralph 'Iron Fingers' Goodwin
Jan 27, 2026
Kip Anderson
Jan 26, 2026
Leonard Feather
Jan 23, 2026
George Wein
Jan 22, 2026
Norman Granz
Jan 21, 2026
Jazz impresarios
Jan 20, 2026
Swing dance revival
Jan 19, 2026
Swing rhythm
Jan 16, 2026
The science of sound
Jan 15, 2026
Minton's Playhouse
Jan 14, 2026
Yoshi's
Jan 13, 2026
Jazz Showcase
Jan 12, 2026
The Green Mill
Jan 09, 2026
The Blue Note
Jan 08, 2026
The Cotton Club
Jan 07, 2026
Birdland Jazz Club
Jan 06, 2026
The Village Vanguard
Jan 05, 2026
Preservation Hall
Jan 02, 2026
Snug Harbor
Jan 01, 2026
Jazz and the culinary arts
Dec 31, 2025
Gary Burton
Dec 30, 2025
The vibraphone
Dec 29, 2025
Jazz and film
Dec 26, 2025
The Jazz Messengers
Dec 25, 2025
Wes Montgomery
Dec 24, 2025
Nina Simone
Dec 23, 2025
'Bird'
Dec 22, 2025
Women in 'A Great Day in Harlem'
Dec 19, 2025
'A Great Day in Harlem' documentary
Dec 18, 2025
Art Kane's 'A Great Day in Harlem' photograph
Dec 17, 2025
The art of jazz album covers
Dec 16, 2025
Spirituals' influence on jazz
Dec 15, 2025
The jazz vinyl renaissance
Dec 12, 2025
Coltrane's 'Alabama'
Dec 11, 2025
Charles Mingus
Dec 10, 2025
Jazz in the 80s and 90s
Dec 09, 2025
The 1970s jazz revival
Dec 08, 2025
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, pt. III
Dec 05, 2025
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, pt. II
Dec 04, 2025
Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, pt. I
Dec 03, 2025
John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, pt. II
Dec 02, 2025
John Coltrane and Thelonious Monk, pt. I
Dec 01, 2025
Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, pt. III
Nov 28, 2025
Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, pt. II
Nov 27, 2025
Billy Strayhorn and Duke Ellington, pt. I
Nov 26, 2025
Jazz's legacy in rock
Nov 25, 2025
Steely Dan and jazz
Nov 24, 2025
Rock songs that reflect jazz
Nov 21, 2025
Rock and jazz, pt. II
Nov 20, 2025
Rock and jazz, pt. I
Nov 19, 2025
Civil rights and jazz
Nov 18, 2025
Jazz and Broadway
Nov 17, 2025
Pearl Woods
Nov 14, 2025
Webster Young
Nov 13, 2025
Nick Ashford
Nov 12, 2025
Mac Arnold
Nov 11, 2025
Ken Burns' 'Jazz'
Nov 10, 2025
'Lady Sings the Blues,' the autobiography
Nov 07, 2025
The musical elements of 'Lady Sings the Blues'
Nov 06, 2025
Jazz and virtual art
Nov 05, 2025
Colson Whitehead and jazz
Nov 04, 2025
Jazz in American literature
Nov 03, 2025
Ralph Ellison and jazz
Oct 31, 2025
Toni Morrison and jazz
Oct 30, 2025
Allen Ginsberg and jazz
Oct 29, 2025
Jack Kerouac and jazz
Oct 28, 2025
Duke Ellington's influence on Langston Hughes
Oct 27, 2025
Langston Hughes and jazz
Oct 24, 2025
'The Sound and the Fury'
Oct 23, 2025
'The Great Gatsby'
Oct 22, 2025
The role of basslines in jazz
Oct 21, 2025
Blue notes
Oct 20, 2025
The structure of jazz standards
Oct 17, 2025
Jazz fusion
Oct 16, 2025
Resilience and innovation
Oct 15, 2025
The rise of global jazz
Oct 14, 2025
Modal jazz
Oct 13, 2025
Jazz after World War II
Oct 10, 2025
Jazz and World War II
Oct 09, 2025
Jazz and the Great Depression
Oct 08, 2025
Jazz and Prohibition
Oct 07, 2025
Fred Wesley
Oct 06, 2025
Pee Wee Ellis
Oct 03, 2025
James Brown: From the Apollo to icon
Oct 02, 2025
James Brown: His roots and rise
Oct 01, 2025
Tommy Benford
Sep 30, 2025
Bill Benford
Sep 29, 2025
The rhythm section as an engine
Sep 26, 2025
Top 10 jazz standards
Sep 25, 2025
How jazz musicians improvise
Sep 24, 2025
Modern jazz standards
Sep 23, 2025
The evolution of jazz standards
Sep 22, 2025
Jazz and dance
Sep 19, 2025
Jazz and Hollywood's Golden Age
Sep 18, 2025
Jazz and modern cinema
Sep 17, 2025
Jazz mysteries
Sep 16, 2025
Contrafact
Sep 15, 2025
Bebop in South Carolina
Sep 12, 2025
From ragtime to bebop
Sep 11, 2025
Jim Ferguson
Sep 10, 2025
Terry Rosen
Sep 09, 2025
Bea Foote
Sep 08, 2025
Oscar Lee Mack
Sep 05, 2025
Space in jazz
Sep 04, 2025
Dr. Matt White
Sep 03, 2025
The Left Bank Big Band
Sep 02, 2025
University of South Carolina School of Music
Aug 29, 2025
George Kenny
Aug 28, 2025
Jabbo Smith
Aug 27, 2025
Bill Evans Trio
Aug 26, 2025
Ballads
Aug 25, 2025
Women's influence on jazz
Aug 22, 2025
Jazz trios
Aug 21, 2025
Jazz on South Carolina campuses
Aug 20, 2025
South Carolina jazz venues
Aug 19, 2025
Terri Lyne Carrington
Aug 18, 2025
Elvin Jones
Aug 15, 2025
Max Roach
Aug 14, 2025
Polyrhythms
Aug 13, 2025
Charleston Jazz Foundation
Aug 12, 2025
Greenville Jazz Collective
Aug 11, 2025
The Harlem Hellfighters
Aug 08, 2025
Jazz and Southern literature
Aug 07, 2025
Jazz and video games
Aug 06, 2025
Jazz in commercials
Aug 05, 2025
Jazz and fashion
Aug 04, 2025
Chano Pozo
Aug 01, 2025
Clave
Jul 31, 2025
Jenkins Orphanage Band
Jul 30, 2025
Charleston Jazz Initiative
Jul 29, 2025
Dr. Karen Chandler
Jul 28, 2025
The guitar in jazz
Jul 25, 2025
B.B. King
Jul 24, 2025
The blues and jazz
Jul 23, 2025
'Piano Jazz'
Jul 22, 2025
Marian McPartland
Jul 21, 2025
Jazz education in South Carolina
Jul 18, 2025
South Carolina contributions to jazz
Jul 17, 2025
Jazz in South Carolina
Jul 16, 2025
Keith Jarrett
Jul 15, 2025
Unique jazz cities
Jul 14, 2025
South Carolina women in jazz
Jul 11, 2025
Women in jazz
Jul 10, 2025
Jazz festivals in America
Jul 09, 2025
Nina Simone
Jul 08, 2025
How jazz musicians know when to play
Jul 07, 2025
Wes Mackey
Jul 04, 2025
Jazz on the radio
Jul 03, 2025
South Carolina in the Jazz Age
Jul 02, 2025
Gospel music
Jul 01, 2025
Song form
Jun 30, 2025
Scat singing
Jun 27, 2025
Jazz in classical music
Jun 26, 2025
Trading fours
Jun 25, 2025
Playing for presidents
Jun 24, 2025
Dizzy Gillespie for president
Jun 23, 2025
Little Pink Anderson
Jun 20, 2025
Mabel King
Jun 19, 2025
Dick Goodwin
Jun 18, 2025
Quentin E. Baxter
Jun 17, 2025
Pink Anderson
Jun 16, 2025
Etta Jones
Jun 13, 2025
Maurice Williams
Jun 12, 2025
Mose Allison
Jun 11, 2025
Bob Alberti
Jun 10, 2025
Gus Aiken
Jun 09, 2025
Johnny Acey
Jun 06, 2025
Jimmy Witherspoon
Jun 05, 2025
Joe Williams
Jun 04, 2025
Thelma Carpenter
Jun 03, 2025
Helen Humes
Jun 02, 2025
Jimmy Rushing
May 30, 2025
Al Grey
May 29, 2025
Harry Edison
May 28, 2025
Buck Clayton
May 27, 2025
Lester Young
May 26, 2025
Herschel 'Tex' Evans
May 23, 2025
Wynton Marsalis
May 22, 2025
Esperanza Spalding
May 21, 2025
Buddy Bolden
May 20, 2025
Jazz royalty
May 19, 2025
John Henry Hammond
May 16, 2025
Who coined 'jazz'?
May 15, 2025
Charlie Christian and the Electric Guitar
May 14, 2025
'Strange Fruit'
May 13, 2025
Ella Fitzgerald
May 12, 2025
Sarah Vaughan
May 09, 2025
Pat Metheny
May 08, 2025
Chick Corea
May 07, 2025
Sonny Rollins
May 06, 2025
Herbie Hancock
May 05, 2025
Wayne Shorter
May 02, 2025
Art Blakey
May 01, 2025
Horace Silver
Apr 30, 2025
Frank Sinatra
Apr 29, 2025
Nat King Cole
Apr 28, 2025
Billie Holiday
Apr 25, 2025
Dave Brubeck
Apr 24, 2025
Stan Getz
Apr 23, 2025
Chet Baker
Apr 22, 2025
Bud Powell
Apr 21, 2025
Miles Davis
Apr 18, 2025
Thelonious Monk
Apr 17, 2025
Charlie Parker
Apr 16, 2025
Duke Ellington
Apr 15, 2025
Art Tatum
Apr 14, 2025
Count Basie
Apr 11, 2025
Benny Goodman
Apr 10, 2025
Louis Armstrong
Apr 09, 2025
The 1964 Berlin Jazz Festival and Martin Luther King, Jr.
Apr 08, 2025
Gullah music and jazz
Apr 07, 2025
Clint Eastwood
Apr 04, 2025
Dudley Moore
Apr 03, 2025
Vince Guaraldi and A Charlie Brown Christmas
Apr 02, 2025
Jazz in sitcoms
Apr 01, 2025
The Jazz Appreciation postage stamp
Mar 31, 2025