The Mark Rapp Group presents hip, sophisticated and cool jazz at The Joint. Rapp has released 8 diverse recordings and appears as a sideman on a myriad of projects including Disney’s “Everybody Wants to be a Cat” alongside Roy Hargrove, Dave Brubeck, Esperanza Spalding and others. Rapp has performed in jazz clubs and festivals around the world from Croatia, Brasil, Austria, New Orleans, New York and more. Rapp was a “Top Emerging Trumpeter” in Downbeat Magazine and debuted at the Newport Jazz Festival.

The Joint is crafted after traditional Jazz Halls that were popular in the heartland of the US in the 1940’s. Set in the historical district of Main Street, in downtown Columbia, SC, it is located in the turn of the century Walker Building.