Our Mission

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To present jazz concerts at the highest artistic level and to support jazz and jazz education in South Carolina.

To authentically present and preserve the music of Duke Ellington, Count Basie, other historically important composers and to present the works of modern composers of merit.

The South Carolina Jazz Foundation was created to support the Jazz Masterworks Ensemble and to build a network of support for jazz and jazz education in South Carolina.

The SC Jazz Foundation is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization - all donations are tax deductible. 

 

2018 South Carolina Jazz Festival - SC Jazz Masterworks Ensemble

About the Ensemble

The Jazz Masterworks Ensemble is comprised of 18 of the most outstanding jazz musicians, soloists, and bandleaders from across South Carolina and into North Carolina. The group was created to perform an original American art form, jazz, at the highest artistic level.

 

South Carolina Jazz Foundation Board of Directors

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Robert Gardiner
Robert Gardiner

President

Reggie Sullivan
Reggie Sullivan

Secretary

Tony Lee
Tony Lee

Treasurer

Chaye Alexander
Chaye Alexander

Board Member

Derrick J. Vaz
Derrick J. Vaz

Board Member

Joni Tindall Chaney
Joni Tindall Chaney

Board Member - Joni Tindall Chaney is a native of South Carolina who grew up singing and dancing locally and has performed in both capacities throughout the country. While singing for 16 years as a member & soloist of Columbia’s First Baptist Church, Joni independently recorded Christian Gospel CD’s available in select stores and online. Joni retired from Lexington Medical Center in 2022 and has dedicated her time & support to The Friends of The University of South Carolina School of Music Board of Directors, The SC Philharmonic’s Advisory Council, and the SC Jazz Foundation’s Board. Joni and her husband Roy Chaney of Dick Dyer & Associates both desire now to do their part in seeing music and the arts thrive throughout the state of South Carolina.

Mary Green Brush
Mary Green Brush

Board Member - Mary Green Brush, a native of Columbia, graduated from the University of South Carolina with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English. She worked as a reporter and editor with The Times & Democrat in Orangeburg for nine years before joining South Carolina Electric & Gas in the communications department. During her 30-year career with the company, she created and produced SCANA’s award-winning Insights magazine for 25 years, supervised publications and video production, and managed the corporate philanthropy department. Mary Green served as president of Media Women of South Carolina and as founding president of the International Association of Business Communicators, South Carolina chapter. After serving with the Volunteer Professionals of the Cultural Council and as a community representative on the council, she joined the board of the S.C. Philharmonic Orchestra. She served as vice president of leadership development and later oversaw the Tasting Notes annual fundraiser silent auction. She recently retired from the board after 25 years. A founding member of the A.C. Moore Education Foundation, she also served on the YMCA Board of Directors for nine years and was a member of the Five Points Rotary Club for a number of years. Mary Green is married to Carroll Allen and has one son, Ashton Brown, an IT specialist in Atlanta. Mary Green and Carroll are active supporters of Columbia’s growing jazz community.