The Monterey Jazz Festival has a rich history and deep links to South Carolina.

This website is part of a larger network of resources organized by the Charleston Jazz Iniatiative (CJI) to help the organization to achieve its educational goals. Please use the menu to the left to learn more about the 50th Anniversary tour, the Monterey Jazz Festival and its relationship to South Carolina.

The Charleston Jazz Initiative is a multiyear research project that documents the African American jazz tradition in Charleston, the South Carolina Lowcountry, and its diasporic movement throughout the United States and Europe between the late 19th century through today.