Celebrate the roots of modern music with infectious rhythms, soulful sounds, and high energy performances at the Arts Council of York County’s 17th Annual Blues & Jazz Festival. Get your groove on with Groove Masters’ hot jazz and smooth soul sounds in Baxter Village’s Springmaid Park, 980 Market St., Fort Mill, SC from 7 – 10 PM on Thursday, March 24! On Friday, March 25, the Blues & Jazz Festival’s signature Old Town Crawl returns to Rock Hill where festival-goers can enjoy live music by nine acts at seven Old Town restaurants & venues throughout the night. | https://www.yorkcountyarts.
The 17th Annual Blues & Jazz Festival
March 24 – 25, 2022 | Rain or Shine
KICKOFF | BAXTER VILLAGE
Thursday, March 24, 2022 | 7 – 10 PM | FREE
SPRINGMAID PARK at BAXTER VILLAGE | 980 MARKET STREET | FORT MILL, SC
Sponsored by The Pump House Restaurant
Groove Masters | https://www.reverbnation.com/
OLD TOWN CRAWL
Friday, March 25, 2022 | 7 – 11 PM | $10 wristband
OLD TOWN ROCK HILL, SC | EAST MAIN & CALDWELL STREETS
One $10 wristband gets festivalgoers into all 7 venues all evening long!
Sponsored by City of Rock Hill • Comporium/CN2 • Williams & Fudge
Player 1 Up
Sponsored by Comporium
Cotton Blue
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The Hickory Post Back Courtyard
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Pam Taylor
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Tom S. Gettys Center | Courtroom
Sponsored by City of Rock Hill
Plair
Opening Act: Judith Porter Jazz
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Black & White Alley | Behind Jimmy John’s and Main Street Bottle Shop
Mellogroove
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Rock Hill Brewing Company
Weekends
Opening Act: The Oneppo Brothers
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The Flipside Restaurant
Eric Brown
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The Mercantile HQ
J’Michael Peeples
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TICKETS
Tickets are available in advance online: https://www.yorkcountyarts.
VOLUNTEERS NEEDED | 2-hour shifts are available during the Old Town Crawl on Friday, March 25. Volunteers will check admission bracelets at the doors of the venues and sell wristbands to patrons who haven’t yet purchased them. In thanks, volunteers will receive a 17th Annual Blues & Jazz t-shirt and will also receive an event wristband for entry to the festival either before or after their shift. Contact the Arts Council at (803) 328-2787 for more information.