Next Performance – Sunday, April 18th (2:15-5:15pm, 2:50-4:20pm Performances at Westminster Elks Lodge; Maroon Band Outfit)

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Apr 172021
 

Great job at the Mercury Cafe Tonight!! Congrats to Nolan, Dylan, Jonny and Ryan for your excellent first performance with our band!!!


We’ll see everybody on Sunday, April 18th, from 2:15 until 5:15pm, for our 2:50-4:20pm performances at the Denver Jazz Club’s monthly session at Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 W. 69th Place, Westminster). Please be sure all 6 selections are prepared (everyone) and memorized (20-21 Band) for Sunday’s performance.

Please wear your maroon band outfit, including the maroon band shirt, khaki uniform pants, black belt, long dress socks and black dress shoes. Please bring cymbals; keyboard (with long cable, amplifier and stool), brass mutes and stands; woodwind stands; tuba stools, music and music stands. Also, horn players please always have your bell covers on your instrument, and wear slitted masks (Double mask when not playing your instrument).

We perform in between the sets of the pro band, at approximately 2:50-3:20 and 3:50-4:20pm. After our first performance, we’ll take a photo of the 21-22 band outside. We’ll listen to the pro band until the end of the session at 5pm. We all then help put the tables and chairs away, before we dismiss around 5:15pm.

Guests are encouraged to attend. Admission is free to all parents. Other guests pay $10 (or $8 if they are a jazz club member). The Westminster Elks Lodge requires everyone to wear masks. Socially distanced parties are also required. Dancing is allowed, as long as couples are socially distanced on the dance floor.

If time, on Sunday, April 25th, we’ll rehearse: After You’ve Gone, West End Blues,Nostalgia in Times Square, On the Sunny Side of the Street (Audio Attached), Manteca (Audio Attached), When It’s Sleepy Time Down South, Moment’s Notice, Easy Living, Stars Fell on Alabama, and Dear Old Southland. Andrew will have the listening.

ADDED PERFORMANCES:

Thursday, June 17 (3-9pm, 4-8pm Performances; No Jonny) Preview Performance of our 2021 New Orleans Concert Tour on the Pearl Street Mall (By Wells Fargo Bank, 1242 Pearl St, Boulder)

Saturday, June 26 (2-5pm; 3-4pm Performance; No Jonny) Performance at Serra’s Graduation Party (6048 E. 163rd Ave, Brighton; Garage/Barn to the Left of the House That Leads to the Backyard)

PERFORMANCE DATE CHANGE:

Saturday, July 24 (2-9:30pm, 3-8:30pm Performance; No Jonny) Preview Performance of our 2021 New Orleans Concert Tour (17th St. Mall, Between Glenarm and Welton Streets) [Was originally scheduled for Saturday, July 17th]

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

April 17 (No Bennett), 18-19, 20 (No Isaiah until after 6pm), 21, 23, 24 (No Serra), 25, 27 (No Isaiah until after 6pm), 30

May 1-3, 4 (No Andrew), 5-7, 8 (No Dylan), 9-14, 15 (No Dylan), 16 (No Serra), 23, 24-26 ( No Isaiah until after 7pm), 27 (No Isaiah), 28 (No Isaiah until after 2:30pm), 29-31

June 1 (No Isaiah until after 5pm), 2 (No Isaiah until after 5pm) 3-4 (No Isaiah), 5 (No Isaiah until after 5pm), 6-13, 14-28 (No Jonny)

July 4-9 (No Joanna, Jonny & Jacob), 10 (No Joanna & Jonny), 11 (No Jonny & Jacob), 17-23 (No Jonny & Jacob), 24-31 (No Jonny)

August 1

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Saturday April 17 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance; No Bennett; Blue Band Outfit) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, April 18 (2:15-5:15pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr. (Maroon Band Outfit)

Saturday, April 24 (2-4:30pm, 3-4pm Performance; No Serra) Longmont Regent Retirement Community (2210 Main St, Longmont)

Saturday May 1 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Saturday, May 8 (9:30am-12:15pm, 10:30-11:30am Performance; No Dylan) Lakewood Estates (8585 W. Dakota Ave, Lakewood)

Saturday, May 8th (1-3:45pm, 2-3pm Performance; No Dylan) St. Andrew’s Village Retirement Community (13801 E. Yale Ave, Aurora)

Saturday, May 15 (11:00am-3:30pm,1:30-2:45pm Performance; No Dylan) Dazzle @ Baur’s (1512 Curtis St, Denver)Tickets ($20 at the Door) and $11 Student w/ID ($10 at the Door): https://www.venuepilot.co/events/38953/orders/new

Sunday, May 16 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm; No Ben & Serra) Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner(No Ben & Serra) , and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal (No Serra)

Saturday June 5 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance; No Isaiah) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

(20-21 Band Only) Wednesday, June 9 (9:15am-5:15pm) Annual Recording Session (Mighty Fine Productions) 5225 E. 38th Ave, Denver

Thursday, June 10 (4-6:45pm, 5-6pm Performance) Concordia on the Lake Retirement Community, 6155 S. Ammons Way, Littleton

Saturday, June 12 (11:00am-3:30pm,1:30-2:45pm Performance) Dazzle @ Baur’s (1512 Curtis St, Denver)Tickets ($20 at the Door) and $11 Student w/ID ($10 at the Door): 

https://www.venuepilot.co/events/38954/orders/new

Sunday, June 13 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm; No Ben) Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner (No Ben), and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal)

Thursday, June 17 (3-9pm, 4-8pm Performances; No Jonny) Preview Performance of our 2021 New Orleans Concert Tour on the Pearl Street Mall (By Wells Fargo Bank, 1242 Pearl St, Boulder)

Saturday, June 19 (9am-12:30pm, 10-11:30am Performance; No Jonny) Colorado Veterans Community Living Center at Fitzsimons (1919 Quentin St, Aurora)

Thursday, June 24 (4-9pm, 7-8:30pm Concert; No Jonny) Foothills Parks and Recreation Concert Series (Clement Park, Grant Amphitheater, 7306 W. Bowles Ave, Littleton)

Saturday, June 26 (2-5pm; 3-4pm Performance; No Jonny) Performance at Serra’s Graduation Party (6048 E. 163rd Ave, Brighton; Garage/Barn to the Left of the House That Leads to the Backyard)

Sunday, July 4 (6-8:30pm, 7-8pm Performance; No Joanna, Jonny & Jacob) Holly Creek Retirement Community (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial)

Saturday, July 10 (11:00am-3:30pm,1:30-2:45pm Performance; No Joanna & Jonny) Dazzle @ Baur’s (1512 Curtis St, Denver)Tickets ($20 at the Door) and $11 Student w/ID ($10 at the Door): https://www.venuepilot.co/events/38955/orders/new

Sunday, July 18 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm; No Ben, Jonny & Jacob) Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm (No Ben, Jonny & Jacob) Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal; No Jonny & Jacob)

Saturday, July 24 (2-9:30pm, 3-8:30pm Performance; No Jonny) Preview Performance of our 2021 New Orleans Concert Tour (17th St. Mall, Between Glenarm and Welton Streets)

(20-21 Band Only) Monday, July 26-Sunday, August 1: New Orleans Performance Tour

NO REHEARSAL ON SUNDAY, 12/27 – HAPPY HOLIDAYS! NEXT POSSIBLE PERFORMANCE – SATURDAY, JANUARY 2ND (5:30-9:15pm; POSSIBLY NO BEN; MAROON BAND OUTFIT) – MERCURY CAFE JUNGLE ROOM

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Dec 232020
 

Excellent rehearsal with the quartet in attendance on Sunday with Charlie Smith! Well done!!

Happy Holidays everyone! Just a reminder that we have no rehearsal on Sunday, December 27th.

Marilyn, at the Mercury Cafe, would like us to keep the January 2nd performance date on our calendar. She is hoping to be open again by then. I’ll keep you posted next week.

We’ll see everyone (Possibly No Ben), from 5:30 until 9:15pm, on Saturday, January 2nd, for our 6:30 to 8:30pm performance at the Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver).

Please wear your maroon band outfit, and bring all equipment, including the PA System; drum set and carpet; brass mutes and stands; woodwind stands; and music stands to hold your set sheet. There is a piano on stage.

Guests are encouraged to attend. The cover charge is $10, but we get to keep $8 on each one. Depending on how many people you bring in, will determine how much money will be deposited into your personal account. The Mercury Cafe has limited capacity and requires everyone to wear masks. Socially distanced parties are also required at the Mercury Cafe.

Be sure you have all 16 tunes prepared and memorized for the January 2nd performance.

Please remember that the $165 January 3-24 monthly dues are due on Sunday, January 3rd.

Once again – Due to Tri County Health’s Level Red public health order, some additional safety protocols will need to continue to take place at each rehearsal until further notice. Please check your temperature before you leave for rehearsal. Please wear a mask at all times, even when playing a wind instrument (Please put a small slit in your mask, so you can just slip your mouthpiece in when playing). A 2nd mask should be worn over the slitted mask, when not playing. Please also have your bell covers on at all times. We’ll continue to be socially distanced a minimum of 6 feet apart.

Jacob has the January 3rd listening. 

We’ll need to rehearse the following on Sunday, January 3rd: 

Improv Book – Pg. 20 – I viio/ii ii V7 Turnaround Exercise

On Sunday, January 3rd, we’ll also rehearse the following tunes: What a Wonderful World, Tiger Rag, Tenor Madness, Sweetest Gal, Ory’s Creole Trombone, Midnight in Moscow, I Ain’t Got Nobody, Fly Me to the Moon, Dr. Jazz, Creole Love Call, Caravan, Basin Street Blues, and All of Me (Let’s see how many of these can be done from memory).

CANCELLED PERFORMANCE:

Sunday, January 17 (2:15-6:15pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets) Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner.

REHEARSAL TIME CHANGE:

Sunday, January 17 (2:45-5:30pm) Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]

ADDED PERFORMANCE:

Saturday, May 8th (1-3:45pm, 2-3pm Performance) St. Andrew’s Village Retirement Community (13801 E. Yale Ave, Aurora)

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

December 30-31 (No Ben)

January 1 (No Ben), 2-10, 12, 15-19, 22-26, 31 

February 1-2, 5-8, 9 (No Andrew), 12-16 (No Ben), 19-23, 26-28 

March 1-9, 12-16, 19-23, 27-30 

April 2-5, 6 (No Andrew), 10-13, 16-21, 23-30 

May 1-3, 4 (No Andrew), 5-31 

June 1-28 

July 4-10 (No Joanna), 11, 17-31 

August 1 

UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Saturday, January 2 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance; Possibly No Ben; Maroon Band Outfit) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, January 10 (12:15-3pm) Early Rehearsal at Denver Percussion (7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial)

Saturday, February 6 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, February 21 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal) 

Saturday March 6 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, March 21 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal) 

Saturday April 3 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, April 18 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal) 

Saturday May 1 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Saturday, May 8th (1-3:45pm, 2-3pm Performance) St. Andrew’s Village Retirement Community (13801 E. Yale Ave, Aurora)

Sunday, May 16 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal) 

Saturday June 5 (5:30-9:15pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Thursday, June 10 (4-6:45pm, 5-6pm Performance) Concordia on the Lake Retirement Community, 6155 S. Ammons Way, Littleton 

Sunday, June 20 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal) 

Sunday, July 18 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion [7399 S. Tucson Way, Centennial]; 6:15-9pm Rehearsal) 

Thursday, July 22 (9:30am-5pm) Annual Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop (Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Dr, Evergreen) 

Friday, July 23 (9am-9pm, Selected students rehearse and perform at 10am-2pm; Band Performance Time TBA) Evergreen Jazz Festival (Evergreen Elks Lodge, 27972 Iris Dr, Evergreen) 

Saturday, July 24 (10am-10pm, Possible Band Performance – TBA) Evergreen Jazz Festival (Evergreen Elks Lodge Patio, 27972 Iris Dr, Evergreen) 

Monday, July 26-Sunday, August 1: Possible New Orleans Performance Tour 

WEDNESDAY, MAY 25TH (PEARL ST. MALL, BOULDER: 3-10:30PM, 4-9:30PM PERFORMANCES; No Alex, Braeden & Mike; No Ben H before 3:45pm and after 8pm; No Jon U after 5:30pm)

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May 242016
 

CONGRATULATIONS TO JOJO RITA – OUR NEW PIANO PLAYER FOR THE 2016-17 BAND!!!!!!!! SHE IS A SOPHOMORE AT DENVER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS – WELCOME JOJO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

See you by 3pm on Wednesday, May 25th (3-10:30pm, 4-9:30pm performances, No Alex, Braeden & Mike, No Ben H before 3:45pm and after 8pm; No Jon U after 5:30pm) at the Pearl St. Boulder Mall (Breezeway on the 1200 block (south side), just west of the Wells Fargo Bank (Maroon/shorts; bring slacks). Please bring dinner money and all equipment (PA System, generator, drum kit, carpet, keyboard, and bass amps). The shorts outfit consists of your maroon band shirt, the band shorts, a black belt, low cut socks and tennis shoes. The slacks outfit consists of the maroon band shirt, khaki band slacks, a black belt, long dress socks, and black dress shoes.

Mika, I’ll pick you up at the car pool spot at 1:30pm.

Gabby – please bring the copies of your health insurance card – I haven’t gotten them yet!.

Jon H – Please bring your signed trip expectations form – I haven’t received it yet!

Paige – Please remember that the rental bass needs to be returned to Flesher-Hinton Music Store, 5890 44th Ave, Wheat Ridge, on Thursday, May 26th (or sooner). They are open from 9am until 6pm.

These are our available performance dates. PLEASE, PLEASE, PLEASE let me know as soon as possible if you have a conflict with any of these dates:

May 25 (No Ben H before 3:45pm and after 8pm; No Jon U after 5:30pm; No Alex, Braeden & Mike), 26-27 (No Ben H & Mike), 28-30 (No Ben H)

June 1 (No Spencer until after 5:30pm, No Mike), 2-3, 4 (No Braeden until after 3pm), 5, 6 (No Mike until after 4pm), 7, 8 (No Mike & Jon H), 9 (No Jon H), 10 (No Braeden & Jon H), 12 (No Braeden), 19 (No Spencer, Ben T & Jon H), 26 (No Ben T & Jon H)

July 3-4 (No Ellington), 5 (No Ellington & Braeden), 6 (No Ellington, Braeden & Jon H) 7-8 (No Ellington, Braeden, Ben H & Jon H), 10 (No Ellington, Jon U, Ben H, Ben T & Jon H), 11 (No Michael until after 4pm, No Ellington, Jon U, Ben T & Jon H), 12 (No Ellington, Jon U & Ben T), 16 (No Spencer & Jon U), 17 (No Spencer), 18 (No Mike until after 4pm, No Spencer), 19, (No Spencer), 20 (No Mike until after 4pm, No Spencer), 21-24 (No Spencer), 25 (No Spencer, No Jon U, until after 6pm, No Mike until after 7pm) 26-27 (No Spencer & Ben T, No Jon U until after 6pm, No Mike until after 7pm), 28 (No Spencer, Jon U & Ben T, No Mike until after 7pm), 29 (No Jon U & Mike until after 7pm, No Spencer & Ben T), 30 (No Jon U until after 6pm, No Ben T), 31

August 1-2 (No Jon U & Braeden until after 6pm), 3 (Spencer’s Band Camp Begins, No Jon U & Braeden until after 6pm) 4-5 (No Braeden until after 6pm), 6-7, 8-10 (No Braeden until after 6pm), 11 (No Braeden until after 7pm), 13

2016-17 Band:

No Braeden: 9/20, 10/15, 10/17

Upcoming Performances/Workshops/Special Rehearsals (All new students are expected to attend all dates, unless Vets only is indicated):

Wednesday, May 25 (3-10:30pm, 4-9:30pm performances, No Alex, Braeden & Mike, No Ben H before 3:45pm and after 8pm; No Jon U after 5:30pm) Pearl St. Boulder Mall (Breezeway on the 1200 block (south side), just west of the Wells Fargo Bank (Maroon/shorts; Bring slacks). Bring dinner money.

(Vets only) Friday, May 27-Monday, May 30: Sacramento Music Festival

Friday, June 3: (12:30-7pm, 3-3:45pm Performance, No Braeden until after 1:30pm) Performance for the Northern Colorado Traditional Jazz Society at Avogadro’s Number (605 S. Mason St, Ft. Collins)

(Vets only) Monday, June 6: (9am-4:30pm) Annual Recording Session at Mighty Fine Productions Recording Studio (5225 E. 38th Ave, Denver)

Tuesday, June 7: (5:30-8pm, 7-8pm live broadcast) KUVO Live at the Oasis Radio Show (89.3 FM and live streamed at www.kuvo.com, 2900 Welton St, Suite 200, Denver)

Sunday, June 19: (6:30-9pm, No Spencer, Ben T & Jon H) Rehearsal/Clinic with Bill Clark

Sunday, June 26: (6:30-9pm, No Ben T & Jon H) Rehearsal/Clinic with Bill Clark

Monday, July 4: (10:30am-2:30pm, 11:30am-1:30pm Performance, No Ben) Holly Creek Retirement Community, 5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial

Sunday, July 17: (3:15-9pm, No Spencer) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

Saturday, July 23: (3-10:30pm, 4-9:30pm performances, No Spencer) Downtown Denver 16th St. Mall (Between Stout and California Streets)

Thursday, July 28: (9:30am-1:30pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop (Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Dr; No Spencer, Jon U, Ben T & Mike)

Friday, July 29: (8:30am-12:30pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop (Evergreen Christian Church, 27772 Iris Dr, No Spencer, Jon U, Ben T & Mike); (1:15-3:30pm, No Spencer, Jon U, Ben T & Mike) Performance at the Evergreen Jazz Festival Education Session (Evergreen Elks Lodge, 27972 Iris Dr); (3:30-7pm, No Spencer, Jon U, Ben T & Mike) Attend Evergreen Jazz Festival Performances; (7:30-8:30pm, No Spencer & Ben T, No Mike until after 7pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Performance (Evergreen Elks Lodge Patio)

(Vets only) Sunday, July 31-Saturday, August 6: New Orleans Performance Tour

Saturday, August 15th (3:30-Midnight) Patterson Wedding Performance (Vets & Gabby)

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[Vets Only & Gabby] See you by 3:30pm at Romano’s Italian Restaurant (5666 S. Windermere St, Littleton) for our Farewell Dinner. Please wear your blue/slacks band outfit, and bring all equipment, including keyboard, PA System, bass amp, flugel horn, drum kit & carpet. At 4:30pm, we’ll car pool to the Patterson Wedding Reception at Gleneagles Retirement Community (2 Canongate Lane, Highlands Ranch). This is a gated community, so please use Bill Patterson’s code to open the entrance gate (#4136). Since the wedding ceremony will be going on as we arrive, please load through the street side entryway. The performance sets will go from 6 until 11pm. Bill has provided for us to enjoy a late snack/meal towards the end of the evening. We should finish up by 11:45pm.

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