Category: Club News

THE DJC YOUTH ALL-STARS ARE LOOKING FOR A DEDICATED HIGH SCHOOL BASS, TUBA OR LOW BRASS PLAYER! 

THE AUDITION MUSIC AND RECORDING HAVE NOW BEEN POSTED AT: http://bandresourcesunlimited.com/downloads/.

WHEN WILL AUDITIONS TAKE PLACE? Sunday, April 28th (2:15-4:45pm), at Denver Percussion (7399 S. Tucson Way, Suite B2, Centennial).

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

MONTHLY CLINICIANS: Professional jazz musicians do clinics from time to time.

REHEARSALS: Weekly rehearsals take place at Denver Percussion, from 6:15 until 9:00 pm, each Sunday. Some rehearsals will take place earlier on Sundays, when necessary.

PERFORMANCE GIGS? We feature our band during each monthly Denver Jazz Club session, professional jazz festivals, and performance gigs throughout the area. The Youth All-Stars will be performing at the 2019 Evergreen, Denver Vintage, and Sacramento, California Hot Jazz Jubilee Festivals! We will also be performing on a concert tour to New Orleans during next summer!!

SCHOOL CONFLICTS? No performances or rehearsals 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 $140, and are payable at the start of each month. Due to the invitation to perform in the 2019 Sacramento, California Hot Jazz Jubilee, over Labor Day Weekend (8/30/19-9/2/19), each selected student will need to pay their $275 airfare as soon as possible, so the plane tickets can be ordered at this lower fare. The remaining balance of the trip ($150) will be prorated monthly, through July (meals and miscellaneous; lodging will be paid by the festival). 

WILL PAID GIGS REDUCE FUTURE TRIP COSTS? Starting on August 1st, any money the band is paid will go towards future trip expenses.

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. Please complete the Pre-Audition Contract and Audition Registration Form in advance. Additional information can be found at: http://youthallstars.denverjazzclub.com/.

On Sunday, April 14th be sure to attend the Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 1:00 until 5:00pm! It’s the annual Ron Cope Scholarship Benefit featuring the Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra. They are a nine piece big band that specializes in swing, dance music, and big band jazz, at home with music for dancers and listeners, playing everything from R & B to Sinatra. The Ron Cope Scholarship was named for the late pianist and founder of the Hot Tomatoes, Ron Cope (who also led the UCD Claim Jumpers). The Denver Jazz Club is happy to continue this tradition each year with one of Denver’s most popular bands (donating their performance)!  

The Claim Jumpers will perform until 2pm, followed by the Hot Tomatoes for the duration of the day. The Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars will perform at approximately 3pm. The session will end with a jam session! It will be a wonderful day of jazz, so don’t miss it! See you on April 14th!!

Note: Because of Easter Sunday, our club date is the Second Sunday of April.

EMAs of April 1st, the King Soopers Gift cards will no longer be the way for the Denver Jazz Club to receive profits. The gift cards can still be used to use up your available balances, but you now simply need to enroll in the rewards program, using the link below. The beauty of this change will be the fact that you can now use your own credit card or cash at the check-out counter. As long as you also swipe your rewards card, or enter your registered phone number, before paying, we will be credited the 5% profit. If you don’t as of yet have a King Soopers or City Market rewards card, please realize that they are available for free at the customer service desk at any King Soopers or City Market. That means you can also earn points on your personal credit card, while helping our organization profit from your purchases!

Sincerely, The Denver Jazz Club Board

Dear Denver Jazz Club, Congratulationson your enrollment into the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program. Your participants may begin enrolling upon receipt of this email. You have been assigned a new NPO (Non-Profit Organization) number  WM129. Please refer to this number in all future correspondence. To Use the King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Program: Simply encourage your participants to visit the appropriate link below.. For King Soopers Stores – go to http://www.kingsoopers.com For City Market Stores – go to http://www.citymarket.com Once logged into their King Soopers or City Market account they can search for Denver Jazz Club either by name or WM129 and then click Enroll. New users will need to create an account which requires some basic information, a valid email address and arewardscard. *Customers must have a registered King Soopers or City Market rewards card account to link to your organization. *If a member does not yet have a King Soopers or City Market rewards card, please let them know they are available at the customer service desk at any King Soopers or City Market REMEMBER, purchases will not count for your organization until after your participants register theirrewardscard. Participants must swipe their registered King Soopers or City Market  rewardscard or use the phone number that is related to their registered King Soopers or City Marketrewardscard when shopping for each purchase to count. Thank you! King Soopers or City Market Community Rewards Department

Be sure to attend the Sunday, March 17th Denver Jazz Club Session at the Westminster Elks Lodge from 1:00 until 5:00pm! The Crystal Swing Band will be the featured performance group. They play music of the big band era: Glenn Miller, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Count Basie, Harry James and others. Current band members include Kristin Anderson-Bohan, drums, leader; Jenny Schulte, bass; Eric Leonard, piano; Chaz Bowles, trumpet/vocals; Rex Spease, alto sax; and Eric McGregor, tenor sax.

They are fantastic, so don’t miss it! There will also be a performance by the UC Denver Claim Jumpers from 1-2pm.