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 26 features the Funky Fresh Trio. Music is from 7 to 10 and NO COVER.
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The 2013 Five Points Jazz Festival will be held on May 18th from 11a.m. – 8p.m. This free community event celebrates the music, culture and history of Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood, with performances highlighting many of Denver’s finest jazz musicians. Performances and activities take place in numerous venues in Historic Five Points, with food and art vendors along Welton Street. Vendor booth registration now is open! Reserve a booth space and place your businesses’ products and services in front of the 17,500 people we expect for this one day event. Register today! 2013...
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Wednesday, May 15th, 7:30pm An Evening of Jazz Standards with Vocalist Teresa Carroll Billy Wallace - Piano Drew Morell - Bass Todd Reid - Drums $10 Tickets The Crossroads Theater:: 2590 Washington Street Located in the historic Five Points neighborhood at the corner of Welton and Washington Streets. Covered parking is available (entering from Washington Street) and light rail access is just steps away. Take the D train to the 27th and exit at Welton. The theater is located one half block west next to Coffee at The Point across from the Rossonian Hotel. View ...
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Vocal Jazz Workshops with Ellyn Rucker and Linda Lewellyn Iowa born Ellyn Rucker has been performing in Denver, Colorado and beyond, with tours in Europe and the U.K.. This includes three consecutive performances in the North Sea Jazz Festival, 15 European countries and a 5 month gig in Shanghai, China. Ellyn was also a guest on “The Marian McPartland Piano Jazz show”. She has recorded 5 cds for Capri records and Leisure Jazz. She has appeared on 3 other cds as part of an ensemble. She was encouraged by the great jazz singer Mark Murphy, who urged her to get into the...
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Jazz Education Programs 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,...
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