Upstate Live Music Calendar Palmetto Showcase

Nicole Marie Quinn Live @ Better Than Sex - A Dessert Restaurant
2025-12-05 19:30 - 21:30 (America/New_York) | Better Than Sex Dessert Restaurant-Greenville, 23-25 College St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Nicole Marie Quinn will be performing at Better Than Sex – A Dessert Restaurant Greenville, SC! Nicole is a singer, pianist & songwriter with a wide vocal range and diversity of styles from sultry to powerhouse. Her list of genres include Blues, Rock, Pop, R&B, Country, Jazz, Classics & Originals. Her unique show will keep you wondering what she’ll do next! Bring your favorite person to experience a special date night with candlelight, cocktails, chocolate & live music to complete the perfect ambiance!

Reservations are highly recommended. https://www.betterthansexdesserts.com/location/greenville/

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GJC Big Band Ellington Nutcracker Suite at Poe Mill
2025-12-06 20:00 - 21:30 | Poe Mill Music-Greenville, 904 Pinckney St, Greenville, SC, 29609, United States
Last year, the Greenville Jazz Collective Big Band performed the Greenville premiere of the complete original score of the Duke Ellington re-creation of the Tchaikovsky Nutcracker Suite. Since then one of our most asked questions has been “Are you all doing the Nutcracker again this year”?
Great news…last year’s premiere is becoming this year’s holiday tradition! Make it yours!
In 1960 Duke Ellington and Billy Strayhorn arranged 9 of the original Tchaikovsky dances from his Nutcracker Suite for his big band. But when Duke Ellington wrote for his band, he wrote every note with specific musicians (some of the greatest jazz musicians ever) in mind.
This places unusual demands on all the musicians in a band seeking to perform his Nutcracker Suite. It’s not enough to just read the notes on the 3rd trumpet or lead alto part – each musician needs to create an interpretation that Duke might have expected from his great musicians like Ray Nance or Johnny Hodges. That’s why this important work is rarely heard live and complete in its original score…it demands much from even the best of musicians!
The musicians of the Greenville Jazz Collective Big Band are stepping up to play the Ellington Nutcracker again this year. And they will play a few other pieces of jazz holiday music as the perfect wrapper for this suite! So it will definitely be a swinging, toe-tapping evening.
You’ll hear familiar melodies in a new way…even with new titles to match the imaginative twist put on them (can you guess what “Sugar Rum Cherry” is based on?). Fanfares, tambourines, a bamboo whistle, and a hard-swinging rhythm section all make their appearances in this dreamworld “melting pot of musical styles past and present” (NY Times). Truly, his 1960 Christmas gift for the ages!
Poe Mill Music is a performance venue (and recording studio) just over a mile northwest of downtown Greenville off of Pete Hollis (SC=183). (You’ve probably driven by it…but never noticed it). Poe Mill is accessible (no steps) and offers plenty of onsite parking.
Admission is $30.00 through Eventbrite, or at the door until tickets are sold out (Poe Mill is smaller than last year’s venue, so the seats may go fast!)

Jazz Jam at Fireforge Crafted Beer
2025-12-07 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-14 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-21 16:00 - 18:00, 2025-12-28 16:00 - 18:00 | Fireforge Crafted Beer-Greenville, 311 E Washington St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
The long-running Greenville Jazz Collective Sunday Jazz Jam has a new home. We’re now in the Fireforge Crafted Beer Taproom at 311 E Washington St. in downtown Greenville!
Our Jazz Jam continues to run from 4-7pm on most Sundays. It’s an open jam for musicians of all ages and skill levels interested in improvising jazz with a house band of local jazz professionals.
Not only is it a great place to play, it’s also a great place to relax on a Sunday afternoon and listen to some great jazz with no cover (contributions accepted), award winning beers, and amazing food and drink.

Shane Pruitt and Friends at Delaney's
2025-12-10 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-17 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-24 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-12-31 19:00 - 22:00 | Delaney’s Irish Pub-Spartanburg, 117 W Main St, Spartanburg, SC, 29306, United States
Local Legend, Shane Pruitt, takes the stage with a handpicked featured artist every Wednesday!

Jorge Garcia Quartet at Blues boulevard
2025-12-10 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-17 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-24 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-31 20:00 - 23:00 | Blues Boulevard-Greenville, 300 River St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
Guitarist Jorge Garcia’s intense passion for his instrument is immediately visible and equally audible through his soulful original compositions. Impeccable, melodic solos and supportive, rhythmic guitar work are Garcia’s trademarks and are always a joy to experience.

Thursday Night Jazz at Topsoil
2025-12-11 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-18 18:00 - 20:00, 2025-12-25 18:00 - 20:00 | Topsoil Kitchen – Travelers Rest, 12 S Main St, Travelers Rest, SC, 29690, United States
Join us for live jazz duos each Thursday at Topsoil in TR!

Steven Galloway at Blues Boulevard
2025-12-11 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-18 20:00 - 23:00, 2025-12-25 20:00 - 23:00 | Blues Boulevard-Greenville, 300 River St, Greenville, SC, 29601, United States
This Greenwood, SC based, smooth jazz saxophonist has an impeccable degree — specifically a music degree from Lander University where he studied under Columbia jazz mainstay Robert A. Gardiner, whom he’ll still sit in with on occasion when passing through Columbia.
