This four-day festival draws music lovers from around the globe to celebrate the Holy City’s jazz heritage and a lineup of stellar musical talent. Listen to eight-time Grammy Award winner Terrence Blanchard perform standards and original compositions to narrate the intricacies of African American life through operatic jazz. Other acts include the Donald Harrison Quartet, whose bandleader earned the National Endowment for the Arts Jazz Master fellowship for his role in musical preservation. Locations, times, & prices vary. (843)745-5908, www.charlestonjazz.com
