Author: Eric Staffeldt

YOUR DENVER JAZZ CLUB YOUTH ALL-STARS HAVE NOW BEEN SELECTED TO THE UMBRIA, ITALY; MONTREUX, SWITZERLAND; AND SACRAMENTO, CALIFORNIA JAZZ FESTIVALS!!! PERFORMANCES WILL TAKE PLACE THIS SUMMER!!!

A Special thanks to all of you in the Denver Jazz Club for your unending support!

Early Bird Tickets are now on sale (through April 30th) for our benefit concert at Ziggies on Sunday, June 9^th from 3 until 6pm ($20 Adults; $10 Students; Children under 10 are Free; and Corporate Tables for a max of 10 people cost $400); Regularly Priced Admissions sold after April 30th will cost: $25 Adults; $15 Students; $10 Children under 10; and $500 Corporate Tables for a max of 10 people; and Admissions sold at the door will cost an additional $5. All proceeds will help us meet our goal of performing at the 2013 Montreux, Switzerland International Jazz Festival this coming July! 16 professional musicians will be invited to join the All-Stars for this concert. So far we have commitments from:

Bill Clark – Tuba, Queen City Jazz Band

Gary Buss – Reeds, Your Father’s Mustache Band

John Bredenberg – Reeds, Queen City Jazz Band

Mat Aschenberg – Clarinet, 101st Army Dixieland Band

Madison Munn – Clarinet, Jazz Cookers

Chuck Schneider – Reeds, Free Lance Musician

Dallas Perrault – Clarinet, ’12 Alumni

Jim Hurlbut – Bass Clarinet, Your Father’s Mustache Band

Colton Crandell – Trumpet, Jazz Cookers

Lance Christensen – Trumpet/Banjo, 101st Army Dixieland Band

Len Kellogg – Trombone, Poudre River Irregulars

George Darling – Trombone, ’11 Alumni

Rory Thomas – Banjo, Queen City Jazz Band

Hank Troy – Piano, Queen City Jazz Band

Rebecca Lugg – Piano, ’11 Alumni

Todd Reid – Drums, Free Lance Musician

Tony Pantelis – Drums, Queen City Jazz Band

Please go to: http://youthallstars.denverjazzclub.com/donate/ to order your tickets via PayPal today! You will receive a receipt for your tickets and your name will be added to the paid guest list (no physical tickets will be issued). Thanks so much for all your support!!

Click Here for the June 9th Benefit Concert Poster

 

On Sunday, April 21st be sure to attend the Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 1:30 until 5:00pm! It’s the annual Ron Cope Scholarship Benefit featuring the Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra, the Queen City Jazz Band, the UC Denver Claim Jumpers, and the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars. They are all wonderful, so don’t miss it! Each of the pro and college bands will perform a set, and the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars will perform an abbreviated set around 4:00pm. See you on April 21st!

Be sure to attend the Sunday, March 17th Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 2:00 until 5:00pm! The Crystal Swing Band will be the performance group. Current band members include Kristin Anderson-Bohan, drums, leader; Jenny Karel, bass; Del Mollenhauer, piano; Chaz Bowles, trumpet; Rex Spease, alto sax; and Roger Topliff, tenor sax. They are fantastic, so don’t miss it! There will also be a performance by the UC Denver Claim Jumpers at 1:30pm.

Then come on over to the Bull & Bush Pub from 6 until 9pm. The Queen City Jazz Band will be featured along with the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars!

THE DJC YOUTH ALL-STARS ARE LOOKING FOR DEDICATED, HARD-WORKING, 9^TH, 10^TH and 11^TH GRADE CLARINET, TENOR SAX, TRUMPET, TROMBONE, TUBA OR STRING BASS, AND DRUM SET PLAYERS – THE AUDITION MUSIC AND RECORDING HAVE NOW BEEN POSTED AT: www.bandresourcesunlimited.com.

We have 6 players graduating this year, so we’re looking for replacement 9^th, 10^th and 11^th grade musicians to take their spots.

WHEN WILL AUDITIONS TAKE PLACE? Sundays, April 14th (6:30-9pm), April 21st (11:15am-1:45pm), and April 28th (6:30-9pm), at Flesher-Hinton Music Store (3936 Tennyson St. in Denver). 

WHAT EXPERIENCE IS NEEDED? Intermediate to advanced jazz experience is necessary.

MONTHLY CLINICIANS: Retired UC-Denver Music Professor Bill Clark, tuba player/leader of the Queen City Jazz Band, is a regular clinician. Additional professional jazz musicians  will be doing clinics from time to time as well.

REHEARSALS: Weekly rehearsals take place at Flesher-Hinton Music Store, from 6:30 until 9:00 pm, each Sunday. Some holiday weekends and a few other Sundays may need to be skipped.

PERFORMANCE GIGS? We feature this all star-band during each monthly Denver Jazz Club sessions, professional jazz festivals, and performance gigs throughout the area. The  Youth All-Stars will be performing at the 2013 Montreux (Switzerland), Sacramento, Evergreen and Summit Jazz Festivals! We are hoping to take a national performance tour to NYC during the summer of 2014.

SCHOOL CONFLICTS? The Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars only agree to do performances that do not conflict with school activities.

COST: Each selected student will be required to become a member of the Denver Jazz Club ($10 yearly fee). The monthly dues (4 weekly sessions) run $120, and are payable at the start of each month.

WILL PAID GIGS REDUCE FUTURE TRIP COSTS? Any money the band is paid will go towards future trip expenses.

FINANCIAL ASSISTANCE AVAILABLE? The Denver Jazz Club does have financial assistance available for students who need help with monthly dues and/or private jazz lessons.

MORE INFORMATION & AUDITION SCHEDULING: ecan11@msn.com or 303-328-7277. Ed’s complete resume, audition music, and audition recordings can be found at: www.bandresourcesunlimited.com.

The March/April 2013 Denver Jazz Club Newsletter is now available for download. There is info on the March 17th performances of the Crystal Swing Band and the CU-Denver Claim Jumpers, as well as the April 21st Annual Ron Cope Fundraiser session featuring the Hot Tomatoes, Queen City Jazz Band, CU-Denver Claim Jumpers, and the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars.

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There is also breaking news about the DJC Youth All-Star upcoming auditions for the new 2013-14 band! You will also find columns by Walt Hewitt, Peter Robinson, and Ed Danielson. John Sobott’s, “Prez Sez” article rounds out the newsletter.

Say, do you want an easy way to help out the club? It’s simple – just give us your email address! The club can save up to $2,000.00 in expenses simply by emailing the newsletter instead of printing and mailing it. For those of you who have already supplied us with your email address, THANK YOU!