Monthly Archives: March 2008

Talented orchestra brings local jazz to the spotlight

March 27, 2008
To say Charlton Singleton is a musician is basically the same as saying that an alligator is a reptile or that the sea is salty.
I truly believe that if one were to look at Singleton’s DNA under a microscope, one would see actual musical notes connecting the strands together. All through high school [...]

THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIT PARADE

THE SOUTH CAROLINA HIT PARADE, produced by CJI’s Jack McCray, featured musical arrangements, for the first time, by jazz musicians native to Charleston and other places in South Carolina who left an historic jazz legacy. This music was performed by some of the finest musicians who actively work Charleston’s contemporary jazz scene. They make up the Charlton Singleton Orchestra, the debut of a 20-piece big band led by CJI musician, Lowcountry native, trumpeter, composer and arranger, Charlton Singleton.

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