Ed Cannava

2022-23 DJC Youth All-Stars Family Celebration Dinner – Tuesday, August 1st (5-8pm) at the Musson’s Home

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Aug 012023
 

Thank you everyone for an incredible “One Last Time” Performance/Party Celebration! You all sounded so good!!

Just a reminder – that we’ll see everyone, on Tuesday, August 1st, at the 5-8pm 2022-23 DJC Youth All-Stars Family Celebration Dinner (Musson’s Home – 7056 S. Kline St, Littleton). Please bring beverages.

Take Good Care,

Ed

Dr. Ed Cannava                   

Director                                    

Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars

ecan11@msn.com                                     

303-328-7277                                          www.youthallstars.denverjazzclub.com

Monday, July 31st – Final Performance at Q’s Pub & Grille (5-10pm, 6-9pm Performance; Blue/Shorts)

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On Monday, July 31st, we’ll meet at 5pm, to set up for our “One Last Time” 6-9pm performance at Q’s Pub & Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton). Please wear your blue/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. Luna is also bringing a tuba. We should be good to go by 10pm.

Please realize that you may be needed to perform on any of the selections on Monday, even if you’re not listed. You may be needed to double parts or help players with the form for various selections.

Joey, please give the banjo to Eric at the end of the night.

Available Performance Dates (Please let me know of any future conflict as soon as possible):

July 31

2022-23 BAND UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Monday, July 31 (5-10pm, 6-9pm Performances; Blue/Shorts) Final Performance of the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars at Q’s Pub and Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton); All alumni and professionals who have worked, and/or played, with the band are invited to perform.

Tuesday, August 1 (5-8pm) 2022-23 DJC Youth All-Stars Family Celebration Dinner (Musson’s Home, 7056 S. Kline St, Littleton; No Lena)

Sunday, July 30th (11am-2pm, Noon-1:30pm Performance; No Luna; Maroon/Shorts) – Buffalo Bill Days at Parfet Park; (6-8:45pm, 7-8pm Performance; No Luna & Caedon; Maroon/Shorts) – Holly Creek Retirement Community

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Jul 302023
 

CONGRATULATIONS EVERYONE FOR GREAT PERFORMANCES ON FRIDAY AT THE EVERGREEN JAZZ FESTIVAL, AND ON SATURDAY NIGHT AT THE MERCURY CAFE!!

On Sunday, July 30th, we’ll see everyone at Parfet Park, in Golden (701 10th St; No Luna), by 11am, for our Noon-1:30pm Performance at Buffalo Bill Days. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mute & stand, and reed stand. Gear drop off is at the stage, on Washington Ave. Then park in the Visitor Center Parking across the street. We should be able to dismiss around 2pm.

Then, we’ll see everyone (No Luna & Caedon), by 6pm, at Holly Creek Retirement Community (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial), for our 7-8pm performance. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, drum set, bass amp, brass mute & stand, and reed stand. We should be good to go by 8:45pm.

On Monday, July 31st, we’ll meet at 5pm, to set up for our “One Last Time” 6-9pm performance at Q’s Pub & Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton). Please wear your blue/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. Luna is also bringing a tuba. We should be good to go around 9:30pm.

Available Performance Dates (Please let me know of any future conflicts as soon as possible):

July 30 (No Luna; No Caedon after 2pm), 31

2022-23 BAND UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Sunday, July 30 (11am-2pm, Noon-1:30pm Performance; Maroon/Shorts; No Luna) Buffalo Bill Days (Parfet Park, 701 10th St, Golden)

Sunday, July 30 (6-8:45pm, 7-8pm Performance; No Luna & Caedon; Maroon/Shorts) Holly Creek Retirement Center (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial) [No rehearsal]

Monday, July 31 (5-10pm, 6-9pm Performances; Blue/Shorts) Final Performance of the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars at Q’s Pub and Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton); All alumni and professionals who have worked, and/or played, with the band are invited to perform.

Tuesday, August 1 (5-8pm) 2022-23 DJC Youth All-Stars Family Celebration Dinner (Musson’s Home, 7056 S. Kline St, Littleton; No Lena)

Saturday, July 29th (5:30-9pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) – FINAL Performance at the Mercury Cafe (Bow Ties)

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Jul 292023
 

We’ll see everyone by 5:30pm today, for our 6:30-8:30pm performance at the Mercury Cafe (2199 California St, Denver), for the very last time! 

THE MERCURY CAFE HAS INFORMED US THAT THEIR KITCHEN WILL BE CLOSED TODAY, SO ONLY BEVERAGES AND BAKED GOODS WILL BE AVAILABLE! PLEASE EAT AN EARLY DINNER BEFORE YOU ARRIVE!!

Please wear your bow tie band outfit, and bring the PA System, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, reed stand, and drum set. Please be sure all 18 tunes are memorized for tonight’s performance. We’ll be able to dismiss around 9pm, as usual.

Once again, the Mercury Cafe will be collecting the $10 per person cover charge, so each musician will get $8 of the cover, for every person they bring to the performance tonight.

On Sunday, July 30th, we’ll see everyone at Parfet Park, in Golden (701 10th St; No Luna), by 11am, for our Noon-1:30pm Performance at Buffalo Bill Days. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mute & stand, and reed stand. Gear drop off is at the stage, on Washington Ave. Then park in the Visitor Center Parking across the street. We should be able to dismiss around 2pm.

Then, we’ll see everyone (No Luna & Caedon), by 6pm, at Holly Creek Retirement Community (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial), for our 7-8pm performance. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. We should be good to go around 8:30pm.

On Monday, July 31st, we’ll meet at 5pm, to set up for our “One Last Time” 6-9pm performance at Q’s Pub & Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton). Please wear your blue/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. Luna is also bringing a tuba. We should be good to go around 9:30pm.

Available Performance Dates (Please let me know of any future conflicts as soon as possible):

July 29, 30 (No Luna; No Caedon after 2pm), 31

2022-23 BAND UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Saturday, July 29 (5:30-9pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance; Bow Ties) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver; No Food Available)

Sunday, July 30 (11am-2pm, Noon-1:30pm Performance; Maroon/Shorts; No Luna) Buffalo Bill Days (Parfet Park, 701 10th St, Golden)

Sunday, July 30 (6-8:45pm, 7-8pm Performance; No Luna & Caedon; Maroon/Shorts) Holly Creek Retirement Center (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial) [No rehearsal]

Monday, July 31 (5-10pm, 6-9pm Performances; Blue/Shorts) Final Performance of the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars at Q’s Pub and Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton); All alumni and professionals who have worked, and/or played, with the band are invited to perform.

Tuesday, August 1 (5-8pm) 2022-23 DJC Youth All-Stars Family Celebration Dinner (Musson’s Home, 7056 S. Kline St, Littleton; No Lena)

Friday, July 28th (9:30am-7:30pm; No Luna; Blue/Shorts) – Evergreen Jazz Festival Performances

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Jul 282023
 

Be sure and catch my KUVO 89.3 Jazz Radio live interview at 7:30am on Friday, regarding the “One Last Time Celebration” on Monday, at Q’s!!

We’re in the final push everyone! We’ll see everyone on Friday, July 28th, by 9:30am, at the Evergreen Christian Church (27772 Iris Dr, Evergreen), for the 9:30-11:30am Friday Student Band rehearsal. Please wear your blue/shorts outfit (or performance outfit), and bring everything for performance – bass amp, cymbals, reed stand, and brass stands and mutes. A complimentary lunch will be served over at the Elks Lodge Ballroom. The Friday Student Band will perform around 1pm, during the Noon-2:15pm Opening Festival Session. No festival badges are required for this first educational festival session, at the Elks Lodge (27972 Iris Dr, Evergreen).

We will then car pool to our featured performance set at the Evergreen Lake House (29612 Upper Bear Creek Rd, Evergreen; Blue/Shorts), from 2:30 until 3:30pm. Festival badges are required, but each student will receive a complimentary companion badge for participating in the workshop.

We’ll then shuttle back to the Elks Ballroom and listen to some festival performances, before our appearance with the Holland/Coots Jazz Quintet at 5-6pm (Blue/Shorts).

A Quick shuttle transfer then will need to be made back to the Lake House for our performance with the Queen City Jazz Band, during their 6:15-7:15pm set (Blue/Shorts). We should be able to dismiss around 7:30pm.

On Saturday, July 29th, we’ll see everyone by 5:30pm, for our 6:30-8:30pm performance at the Mercury Cafe (2199 California St, Denver), for the very last time! 

THE MERCURY CAFE HAS INFORMED US THAT THEIR KITCHEN WILL BE CLOSED ON SATURDAY, SO ONLY BEVERAGES AND BALED GOODS WILL BE AVAILABLE! PLEASE EAT AN EARLY DINNER BEFORE YOU ARRIVE!!

Please wear your bow tie band outfit, and bring the PA System, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, reed stand, and drum set. Please be sure all 18 tunes are memorized for Saturday’s performance. We’ll be able to dismiss around 9pm, as usual.

Once again, the Mercury Cafe will be collecting the $10 per person cover charge, so each musician will get $8 of the cover, for every person they bring to the performance on Saturday night.

On Sunday, July 30th, we’ll see everyone at Parfet Park, in Golden (701 10th St.), by 11am, for our Noon-1:30pm Performance at Buffalo Bill Days. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. Gear drop off is at the stage, on Washington Ave. Then park in the Visitor Center Parking across the street. We should be able to dismiss around 2pm.

Then, we’ll see everyone (No Caedon), by 6pm, at Holly Creek Retirement Community (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial), for our 7-8pm performance. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. We should be good to go around 8:30pm.

On Monday, July 31st, we’ll meet at 5pm, to set up for our “One Last Time” 6-9pm performance at Q’s Pub & Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton). Please wear your blue/shorts band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System, keyboard, drum set, bass amp, brass mutes & stands, and reed stand. Luna is also bringing a tuba. We should be good to go around 9:30pm.

Available Performance Dates (Please let me know of any future conflicts as soon as possible):

July 28 (No Luna), 29, 30 (No Luna; No Caedon after 2pm), 31

2022-23 BAND UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Friday, July 28 (9:30am-7:30pm; Blue/Shorts; No Luna) Evergreen Jazz Festival Performances (Selected Students in the Friday Student Band Perform Between Noon and 2:15pm at the Evergreen Elks Ballroom; DJCYAS Set then takes place at the Evergreen Lake House, 2:30-3:30pm; A couple tunes will be performed with the Holland-Coots Quartet at their 5 to 6pm Elks Ballroom Set; and a performance will take place with the Queen City Jazz Band sometime during their 6:15 to 7:15pm Set at the Evergreen Lake House.

Saturday, July 29 (5:30-9pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance; Bow Ties) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver; No Food Available)

Sunday, July 30 (11am-2pm, Noon-1:30pm Performance; Maroon/Shorts; No Luna) Buffalo Bill Days (Parfet Park, 701 10th St, Golden)

Sunday, July 30 (6-8:45pm, 7-8pm Performance; No Luna & Caedon; Maroon/Shorts) Holly Creek Retirement Center (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial) [No rehearsal]

Monday, July 31 (5-10pm, 6-9pm Performances; Blue/Shorts) Final Performance of the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars at Q’s Pub and Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton); All alumni and professionals who have worked, and/or played, with the band are invited to perform.

Tuesday, August 1 (5-8pm) 2022-23 DJC Youth All-Stars Family Celebration Dinner (Musson’s Home, 7056 S. Kline St, Littleton; No Lena)