Category: Club News

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! 

From Joe Bebco (Syncopated Times):

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