On Sunday, April 15th be sure to attend the Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 2:00 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 at 4:00pm. See you on April 15th!
Sunday, March 18th Denver Jazz Club Session – Rich Chiaraluce and Jack LaForte (The Swing Brothers)
Be sure to attend the Sunday, March 18th Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 2:00 until 5:00pm! The Swing Brothers will be the performance group. The Swing Brothers consist of: Rich Chiaraluce, reeds; Jack LaForte, reeds; Gary Dempsey, piano; Joe Lopez, bass; and Jack McCutcheon, drums. Rich and Jack’s credits include – the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. They are wonderful, so don’t miss it!
The Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars are Looking for Dedicated, Hard Working HS Clarinet, Trumpet/Cornet, Guitar/Banjo and Piano Players
THERE WILL BE DJC YOUTH ALL-STAR OPENINGS ON CLARINET, TRUMPET/CORNET, GUITAR/BANJO, PIANO AND DRUMS STARTING IN AUGUST.
WE WILL BE HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR THESE POSITIONS DURING APRIL.
PLEASE CONTACT ED CANNAVA, DIRECTOR, at: ECAN11@MSN.COM or 303-328-7277, to SCHEDULE an AUDITION.
AUDITION MUSIC and RECORDINGS CAN BE FOUND on the Downloads page.
FOR MORE INFORMATION & AUDITION SCHEDULING: ecan11@msn.com or 303-328-7277
The March/April 2012 Denver Jazz Club Newsletter is Here!
The March/April Denver Jazz Club Newsletter is now available for download. There is info on the March performance of the Swing Brothers (Rich Chiaraluce/Jack LaForte), as well as the Denver Jazz Club’s April “Annual Ron Cope Scholarship Fundraiser,” featuring the Hot Tomatoes, Queen City Jazz Band, the CU-Denver Claim Jumpers, and the DJC Youth All-Stars.
There is also information on our Youth All-Stars’ upcoming performance tours to Sacramento and New Orleans, along with their 2012-13 vacancy audition announcements. Columns by Walt Hewitt, Peter Robinson, Ed Danielson, John Sobott, Eric Staffeldt, Paul Chamberlin’s remembrance of Birch Musselman, and the “Prez Sez” column round 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!
Sunday, March 18th Denver Jazz Club Session – Rich Chiaraluce and Jack LaForte (The Swing Brothers)
Be sure to attend the Sunday, March 18th Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 2:00 until 5:00pm! The Swing Brothers will be the performance group. The Swing Brothers consist of: Rich Chiaraluce, reeds; Jack LaForte, reeds; Gary Dempsey, piano; Joe Lopez, bass; and Jack McCutcheon, drums. Rich and Jack’s credits include – the Tommy Dorsey Orchestra, the Artie Shaw Orchestra, Sammy Davis Jr., Sarah Vaughan and Ella Fitzgerald. They are wonderful, so don’t miss it!