Mar 222012
 

PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR OUR NEXT REHEARSAL ON SUNDAY, MARCH 25TH: Please arrive at Flesher-Hinton Music Store by        6:15 pm

The set order sheet and reference recordings can be found on the Downloads page

Rico and Tim – please remember to bring your March dues on Sunday.

Please remember to bring your listening CD’s on Sunday.

We’ll continue working on the half step exercises on pg. 9. Please also prepare “Red Wing” on pg. 27.

Please have the following selections memorized and prepared for our upcoming April 1st Performance: New Orleans Stomp, Bye Bye Blackbird, and I’ve Found a New Baby.

Please also prepare the following for our rehearsal on Sunday: Midnight in Moscow, Black Bottom Stomp, Them There Eyes,  Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody, Ain’t Misbehavin, Ory’s Creole Trombone, I’m Gonna Sit Right Down, and Wrap Your Troubles.

Please work really hard, enjoy your private lessons, and be ready for Sunday’s rehearsal.

These are our available performance dates – as far as I can tell so far. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a conflict with any of these dates:

April 1, 4, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29

May 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, 31

June 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 17,18, 19

July 8, 9-13, 14-18 (No Rico), 20-21 (No Rico), 22, 23, 24-25, 26-27 (No Rico or Ben), 28-29 (No Rico, Ben or Mason)

August 4 (No Rico, Ben  or Mason)

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

-Sun, 4/1 – 1:30 – 8:45 pm – Boulder Friends of Jazz April Session (1:15 pm, car pool from Flesher-Hinton [A Spice of Life Event Center (at Flatirons Golf Course), 5706 Arapahoe Avenue, Boulder]; 2:30 – 2:50 pm performance; jam follows until 5:00 pm/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) [blue].
-Sun, 4/15 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s April Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive) [maroon].
-Sun, 5/6 – NO REHEARSAL
-Sun, 5/20 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s May Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Fri, 5/25 – Mon, 5/28 – Sacramento Music Festival Trip.
-Fri, 6/1 – 3:30 – 10:00 pm - Northern Colorado Traditional Jazz Society Performance with the Poudre River Irregulars (5:30 – 7:00 pm performance, bring dinner money) Avo’s [605 S. Mason, Fort Collins]. Driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page
-Mon, 6/11 – Sat, 6/16 – New Orleans Performance Tour.
-Thurs, 7/26 – Sun, 7/29 – Possible Evergreen Jazz Workshop and Festival
-Sat, 8/4 – 1:00 – 3:00 pm – Possible Performance at the Annual Flesher-Hinton Music Store Customer Appreciation Day

-All dates can can be found on the Event Calendar page.
Mar 072012
 

PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR OUR NEXT REHEARSAL ON SUNDAY, MARCH 11TH: Please arrive at Flesher-Hinton Music Store by        6:15 pm

The set order sheet and reference recordings can be found on the Downloads page

Matt and Mason – please remember to bring your March dues on Sunday.

Please remember to bring your listening CD’s on Sunday.

We’ll continue working on the half step exercises on pg. 9. Please also prepare “Hole in the Bucket”.

Please have the following selections memorized and prepared for our upcoming April 1st Performance: New Orleans Stomp, Bye Bye Blackbird, and I’ve Found a New Baby.

Please also prepare the following for our rehearsal on Sunday: Blue Prelude, Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody, Ain’t Misbehavin, Them There Eyes, and Black Bottom Stomp.

Please work really hard, enjoy your private lessons, and be ready for Sunday’s rehearsal.

These are our available performance dates – as far as I can tell so far. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a conflict with any of these dates:

March 11 (No Rico), 25 (No Tim)

April 1, 4, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29

May 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, 31

June 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 17,18, 19

July 8, 9-13, 14-18 (No Rico), 20-21 (No Rico), 22, 23, 24-25, 26-27 (No Rico or Ben), 28-29 (No Rico, Ben or Mason)

August 4 (No Rico, Ben  or Mason)

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

-Sun, 3/18 – NO REHEARSAL OR PERFORMANCE
-Sun, 4/1 – 2:00 – 8:45 pm – Boulder Friends of Jazz April Session (2:30 – 2:50 pm performance; jam follows until 5:00 pm/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money)
-Fri, 4/13 – 6:00 – 9:30 pm – Possible Performance at the Englewood Elks Lodge (7-9pm sets, No Rico)
-Sun, 4/15 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s April Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Sun, 5/6 – NO REHEARSAL
-Sun, 5/20 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s May Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Fri, 5/25 – Mon, 5/28 – Sacramento Music Festival Trip.
-Fri, 6/1 – 3:30 – 10:00 pm - Northern Colorado Traditional Jazz Society Performance with the Poudre River Irregulars (5:30 – 7:00 pm performance, bring dinner money) Avo’s [605 S. Mason, Fort Collins]. Driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page
-Mon, 6/11 – Sat, 6/16 – New Orleans Performance Tour.
-Thurs, 7/26 – Sun, 7/29 – Possible Evergreen Jazz Workshop and Festival
-Sat, 8/4 – 1:00 – 3:00 pm – Possible Performance at the Annual Flesher-Hinton Music Store Customer Appreciation Day

-All dates can can be found on the Event Calendar page.
Mar 012012
 

PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR OUR EARLY REHEARSAL ON SUNDAY, MARCH 4TH: Please arrive at Flesher-Hinton Music Store by 1:15 pm.

The set order sheet and reference recordings can be found on the Downloads page

Please remember to bring your listening CD’s on Sunday.

We’ll continue working on the half step exercises on pg. 9. Please also prepare pg. 20.

Please have the following selections prepared and memorized for our upcoming April 1st Performance: New Orleans Stomp, Bye Bye Blackbird, and I’ve Found a New Baby.

Please also prepare the following for our rehearsal on Sunday: Blue Prelude, Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody, Petite Fleur, Ain’t Misbehavin, Indiana, Them There Eyes, and Black Bottom Stomp.

Please work really hard, enjoy your private lessons, and be ready for Sunday’s rehearsal.

These are our available performance dates – as far as I can tell so far. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a conflict with any of these dates:

March 11, 25 (No Tim)

April 1, 4, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29

May 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, 31

June 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 17,18, 19

July 8, 9-13, 14-18 (No Rico), 20-21 (No Rico), 22, 23, 24-25, 26-27 (No Rico or Ben), 28-29 (No Rico, Ben or Mason)

August 4 (No Rico, Ben  or Mason)

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

-Sun, 3/4 – 1:15 – 3:45 pm – Rehearsal
-Sun, 3/18 – NO REHEARSAL OR PERFORMANCE
-Sun, 4/1 – 2:00 – 8:45 pm – Boulder Friends of Jazz April Session (2:30 – 2:50 pm performance; jam follows until 5:00 pm/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money)
-Fri, 4/13 – 6:00 – 9:30 pm – Possible Performance at the Englewood Elks Lodge (7-9pm sets, No Rico)
-Sun, 4/15 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s April Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Sun, 5/6 – NO REHEARSAL
-Sun, 5/20 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s May Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Fri, 5/25 – Mon, 5/28 – Sacramento Music Festival Trip.
-Fri, 6/1 – 3:30 – 10:00 pm - Northern Colorado Traditional Jazz Society Performance with the Poudre River Irregulars (5:30 – 7:00 pm performance, bring dinner money) Avo’s [605 S. Mason, Fort Collins]. Driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page
-Mon, 6/11 – Sat, 6/16 – New Orleans Performance Tour.
-Thurs, 7/26 – Sun, 7/29 – Possible Evergreen Jazz Workshop and Festival
-Sat, 8/4 – 1:00 – 3:00 pm – Possible Performance at the Annual Flesher-Hinton Music Store Customer Appreciation Day

-All dates can can be found on the Event Calendar page.
Feb 212012
 

THERE WILL BE YOUTH ALL-STAR OPENINGS ON CLARINET, TRUMPET/CORNET, GUITAR/BANJO, DRUMS & PIANO STARTING IN AUGUST.

WE WILL BE HOLDING AUDITIONS FOR THESE POSITIONS DURING APRIL. PLEASE CONTACT ED CANNAVA, DIRECTOR, AT: ECAN11@MSN.COM or 303-328-7277, to SCHEDULE AN AUDITION.

AUDITION MUSIC AND RECORDINGS CAN BE FOUND ON THE Downloads page.

FOR MORE INFORMATION & AUDITION SCHEDULING: ecan11@msn.com or 303-328-7277

Feb 212012
 

PLEASE BE PREPARED FOR OUR REHEARSAL, CLINIC, AND TUBA LESSON ON SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 26TH: Please arrive at Flesher-Hinton Music Store by 6:15 pm. Tim’s tuba lesson will take place from 5:30 until 6:15 pm. 

The set order sheet and reference recordings can be found on the Downloads page

Please remember to bring your listening CD’s on Sunday.

We’ll continue working on the half step exercises on pg. 9. Please also prepare pg. 20.

Please prepare the following for our rehearsal on Sunday: New Orleans Stomp (lift the solos), Bye Bye Blackbird, Blue Prelude, Just a Gigolo/I Ain’t Got Nobody, Petite Fleur, Ain’t Misbehavin, I’ve Found a New Baby, Them There Eyes, and Black Bottom Stomp.

We will also read Indiana.

Please work really hard and be ready for Sunday’s tuba lesson, rehearsal and clinic.

These are our available performance dates – as far as I can tell so far. Please let me know as soon as possible if you have a conflict with any of these dates:

Feb. 26

March 11, 25 (No Tim)

April 1, 4, 15, 25, 26, 28, 29

May 13, 18, 19, 20, 22, 29, 30, 31

June 1, 2, 3, 4, 4, 6, 8, 9, 17,18, 19

July 8, 9-13, 14-18 (No Rico), 20-21 (No Rico), 22, 23, 24-25, 26-27 (No Rico or Ben), 28-29 (No Rico, Ben or Mason)

August 4 (No Rico, Ben  or Mason)

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

-Sun, 2/26 – 5:30 – 6:15 pm – Tim’s tuba lesson; 6:15 – 8:45 pm – Rehearsal and Clinic with Bill Clark.
-Sun, 3/4 – 1:15 – 3:45 pm – Rehearsal
-Sun, 3/18 – NO REHEARSAL OR PERFORMANCE
-Sun, 4/1 – 2:00 – 8:45 pm – Boulder Friends of Jazz April Session (2:30 – 2:50 pm performance; jam follows until 5:00 pm/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money)
-Fri, 4/13 – 6:00 – 9:30 pm – Possible Performance at the Englewood Elks Lodge (7-9pm sets, No Rico)
-Sun, 4/15 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s April Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Sun, 5/6 – NO REHEARSAL
-Sun, 5/20 - 3:15 – 8:45 pm - Denver Jazz Club’s May Session (3:15 – 4:15 pm performance/6:15 – 8:45 pm rehearsal, bring dinner money) Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Drive).
-Fri, 5/25 – Mon, 5/28 – Sacramento Music Festival Trip.
-Fri, 6/1 – 3:30 – 10:00 pm - Northern Colorado Traditional Jazz Society Performance with the Poudre River Irregulars (5:30 – 7:00 pm performance, bring dinner money) Avo’s [605 S. Mason, Fort Collins]. Driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page
-Mon, 6/11 – Sat, 6/16 – New Orleans Performance Tour.
-Thurs, 7/26 – Sun, 7/29 – Possible Evergreen Jazz Workshop and Festival
-Sat, 8/4 – 1:00 – 3:00 pm – Possible Performance at the Annual Flesher-Hinton Music Store Customer Appreciation Day

-All dates can can be found on the Event Calendar page.