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Mile High Spirits Sunday Jazz

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Mile High Spirits Sunday Jazz

The Gift of Jazz presents jazz on Sunday nights at Mile High Spirits. Sundays alternate with the Funky Fresh Trio and Greg Harris Trio. Jazz begins at 7 pm and ends at 10. Sunday, May 12 features the Greg Harris Trio. Music is from 7 to 10 and NO COVER.

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Teresa Carroll • Jazz at the Crossroads

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Teresa Carroll • Jazz at the Crossroads

Join us for an evening of live jazz at the Crossroads Theater in Denver Colorado, May 15th at 7:30 pm. Lineup to include: Billy Wallace – Piano Teresa Carroll -  Vocals Drew Morell -  Bass Todd Reid – Drums. 10$

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Jazz for the Schools

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Jazz for the Schools

The Gift of Jazz continues our support of the past, present and future of jazz in the Rocky Mountain Region next season with our Jazz in the Schools program. This monthly series will provide an educational and musical experience for Denver public school music students, many of whom may have never had the opportunity to be inspired by the sound of live jazz music. Each program of jazz history and performance will be presented by local professional jazz artists who are invested in moving this genre forward and securing its future with the next generation.  Presenters will be chosen based on...

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Saturday Jazz Education

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Saturday Jazz Education

Jazz Composition, Improvisation & Performance Courses with Marc Sabatella ~ Spring 2013 ~ Latin Jazz ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Gift of Jazz winter courses offered by professional pianist, composer, and educator Marc Sabatella begin on April 20, 2013. The theme to this series of courses is Latin Jazz.  Afro-Cuban music has long been a part of the jazz tradition, and Latin jazz has been enjoying even greater popularity in recent years.  In these classes, we explore the rhythms and other aspects of the most important Latin jazz traditions such as the mambo, cha-cha-cha, and rumba. ...

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Education

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Education

  Saturday Jazz Education: A different jazz theme/genre each semester, we offer classes in jazz composition and arranging, theory and improvisation and performance for all ages. Jazz for the Schools: In partnership with Denver Public Schools, this interactive jazz education program provides a glimpse into what jazz is all about…for 4th-8th...

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