Sisters Singing Jazz: Quiana Parler

Name: Sisters Singing Jazz: Quiana Parler
Start: 2026-04-14T19:00:00-0400
End: 2026-04-14T21:00:00-0400
Location: 701 Whaley

Tue, Apr 14, 7pm - 9pm EDT

701 Whaley

Columbia SC, United States

ColaJazz Foundation

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Description

Enjoy an elegant, soulful night of music brought to you by 701 Whaley and the ColaJazz Foundation with support from 701CCA. This is a jazz listening-room concert series at the 701 Whaley Market—an elegant, soulful night out built for grown folks who love great music and a great vibe. With individual seating plus a limited number of premium 2-, 4-, and 8-top tables, you can settle in, grab refreshments, and enjoy world-class sound in one of Columbia’s coolest rooms.

Interested in being a sponsor?
https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/sister-singing-jazz-sponsorship

Questions?
specialevents701whaley@gmail.com

APR 14, 2026
QUIANA PARLER

Quiana Parler is the two-time Grammy Award-winning lead vocalist, composer, and lyricist for the internationally acclaimed roots music group, Ranky Tanky. A native of Charleston, South Carolina, Parler rose to prominence on American Idol, eventually touring with stars like Kelly Clarkson and Maroon 5 and performing on Saturday Night Live and The Tonight Show. Today, she uses her artistry to bring Gullah Geechee culture to global stages, including Lincoln Center and Carnegie Hall, where she currently serves on the Musical Explorers Advisory Board.

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MISSION.

The ColaJazz Foundation is dedicated to growing, supporting and promoting jazz in the Midlands through events, education, recordings, resources and advocacy in order to create a thriving culturally rich community.

VISION.

We aim to be the driving beat in jazz education, performance and outreach providing opportunities for all from the musician to the student to the audience. We strive to serve our community, create cultural enrichment and make our capital city a premiere jazz destination in the southeast.

DESIGN & STRUCTURE.

The ColaJazz Foundation is a 2021 Governor Award winning community-minded 501(c)(3) not-for-profit organization. ColaJazz serves through cultural enrichment making our capital city and South Carolina a premiere jazz destination in the southeast. ColaJazz brings world-renowned jazz educators and performers face to face with our students and the public offering diverse and exciting experiences!

ColaJazz produces an annual season including the ColaJazz Summer Camps, Main Street Jazz Fest, Live in the Lobby (Koger Center for the Arts), Loft Sessions (monthly listening room concerts), statewide SC Public Radio programs, Jazz for Young People concerts, jazz workshops, after-school jazz curriculum, Great Day in Columbia, Jazz Appreciation Month ColaJazz Crawl and International Jazz Day concert, Virtual Concerts and more bringing people together from across the state and beyond to enjoy our capital city.

ColaJazz provides access to world class musicians, supports our own, invests in our future and does everything we can to ensure jazz has a home here in Columbia, SC. The ColaJazz community is comprised of musicians, educators, patrons, students, and anyone who desires to support jazz and develop our capital city’s cultural heritage.

ColaJazz remains committed to jazz which reveals the best of American culture. Jazz music from the beginning has taught us to persevere with intelligence, style and grace, be creative, work with others, celebrate differences, respect tradition while breaking new ground, be your best self while advancing the group, and jazz brings people together.