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Rapp on Jazz

South Carolina Public Radio

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

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Jazz and World War II

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2025/10/09

World War II left a profound mark on jazz. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Jazz and the Great Depression

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2025/10/08

The Great Depression of the 1930s was a time of hardship, but it was also the era when jazz became America’s popular music. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Jazz and Prohibition

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2025/10/07

When Prohibition went into effect in 1920, it was meant to end the nation’s drinking habits.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Fred Wesley

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2025/10/06

Fred Wesley is a key figure in funk and jazz history. As music director and arranger for James Brown, he helped shape the explosive horn sound that defined Brown’s band in the late 1960s and early '70s.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Pee Wee Ellis

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2025/10/03

Pee Wee Ellis, born Alfred Ellis in Bradenton, Florida, was a saxophonist and composer who significantly influenced James Brown's sound. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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James Brown: From the Apollo to icon

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2025/10/02

In 1962, James Brown made the leap from rising star to musical icon with a single performance at midnight in the Apollo Theater. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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James Brown: His roots and rise

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2025/10/01

Before he became known as the Godfather of Soul, James Brown was a musically talented child growing up near the South Carolina-Georgia border.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Tommy Benford

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2025/09/30

Tommy Benford, born in 1905, was a remarkable jazz drummer whose journey began—like his brother Bill’s—at the Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Bill Benford

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2025/09/29

William “Bill” Benford, born in 1902, found his musical path through the legendary Jenkins Orphanage in Charleston, South Carolina. As a child, he toured with the orphanage band’s musical revue as early as 1915, gaining early exposure to jazz on the move.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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The rhythm section as an engine

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2025/09/26

In jazz, the rhythm section is more than just backup—it’s the engine, the compass, and the canvas for improvisation.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Top 10 jazz standards

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2025/09/25

If you’re learning jazz—or want to know the tunes musicians call at every jam session—there are 10 jazz standards everyone should know.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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How jazz musicians improvise

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2025/09/24

Improvisation may sound spontaneous, but jazz musicians spend countless hours preparing for that freedom.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Modern jazz standards

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2025/09/23

Jazz musicians continue to expand the canon with modern tunes that have become new standards. Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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The evolution of jazz standards

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2025/09/22

Jazz standards are the songs every jazz musician knows—the shared language of the genre. But those standards didn’t all come from jazz.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Jazz and dance

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2025/09/19

From the jump, jazz and dance have been inseparable—born in the same spaces of joy, resistance, and rhythm.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Jazz and Hollywood's Golden Age

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2025/09/18

During Hollywood’s Golden Age—from the 1930s to the 1950s—jazz didn’t just play in the background. It shaped the mood, style, and swagger of American cinema.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Jazz and modern cinema

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2025/09/17

Jazz is alive in modern cinema—shaping stories with its soul, swing, and spontaneity.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Jazz mysteries

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2025/09/16

Jazz has always danced with mystery—on stage, in the music, and even in its history.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Contrafact

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2025/09/15

If you’ve ever heard a jazz tune that sounds familiar—but not quite—there’s a good chance it’s a contrafact.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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Bebop in South Carolina

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2025/09/12

Bebop may have been born in the clubs of New York, but South Carolina musicians were right there in the mix—bringing that fast, fiery, intellectual style home.Visit southcarolinapublicradio.org/rapponjazz for full transcripts.

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