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JULY-AUGUST 2018 NEWSLETTER IS NOW AVAILABLE FOR DOWNLOAD

There is info on the July 15th performance of Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles Jazz Band, and the August 19th Your Father’s Mustache Band performance at the Annual Potluck Picnic.

Jul-Aug 2018

You will find columns by Ed Danielson, Peter Robinson and John Sobott.  There is also information on the upcoming Evergreen Jazz Festival, and the exciting July Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars’ New York City Concert Tour. The Youth All-Stars also have an article explaining auditions for their final banjo vacancy spot. Information is also included about a new performance venue, WildeFire Bistro.

Say, do you want an easy way to help out the club? It’s simple – just give us your email address! The club can contact you via email quickly and easily. For those of you who have already supplied us with your email address, THANK YOU!

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FOOTHILLS PARKS CONCERT SERIES TO FEATURE THE DENVER JAZZ CLUB YOUTH ALL-STARS ON THURSDAY, JUNE 21ST (7-8:30PM) AT CLEMENT PARK’S GRANT AMPHITHEATER IN LITTLETON

Performance Details:
  • Artist: DJC Youth All Stars
  • Date: 06/21/18
  • Time: 7:00pm
  • Venue: Clement Park Outdoor Amphitheatre
  • City: Littleton, CO
  • Address: 7306 W. Bowles Ave.
  • Admission: Free
  • Age restrictions: All Ages
  • Notes: 7-8:30pm Foothills Parks Concert Series Performance in Clement Park’s Grant Amphitheater (Take Long Drive into the park, and the stage is south of the Columbine Library, and just east of the lake).
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Neil Bridge 7+ with Karen Lee will be Featured at the June 15th Denver Jazz Club Session

On Sunday, June 15th, you’re in for a real treat – The Neil Bridge 7+ and Karen Lee. They will perform from 1:30 until 5pm at the Westminster Elks Club. Neil Bridge is a classic American jazz musician, who has accompanied Mel Torme, Anita O’Day, Nancy Wilson, Dakota Staton, Johnny Smith, the Mills Brothers, Clark Terry, Sonny Stitt and many more. He was a pianist with the Denver Symphony, and performed with Henry Mancini, Richard Hayman, Steve Allen, Rich Little and Nelson Riddle. This seven piece band consists of Neil Bridge, piano, Ron Bland, bass, Larry “LT” Thompson, drums, Derek Banach, trumpet, Al Hermann, trombone, Chuck Schneider, reeds, and Karen Lee, vocals. All the musical arrangements for The Neil Bridge 7+ are written by Neil himself.

The Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars will perform at approximately 3:50pm. This will be the DJC Youth All-Stars’ final Club performance before they depart on their July 7th through 13th New York City Concert Tour! 

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Syncopated Times Article on the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars

From Joe Bebco (Syncopated Times):

Here’s the link to the on-line version of the story, feel free to share it, we’re posting it now because we need some positive news every once in awhile!

A somewhat different version will appear in the July issue. 
Thanks Everyone,
CONGRATULATIONS!!!!!!!!!!
Take care,
Ed

Dr. Ed Cannava                   

Director                                    

Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars

ecan11@msn.com                                    

303-328-7277                                         

www.youthallstars.denverjazzclub.com