Dec 182017
 

We’ll see everyone by 2pm on Sunday, December 31st, for our 2:15-4:45pm early rehearsal at Denver Percussion (No Kiyah).

Ben has the listening on Sunday.

Please remember to bring your December Dues/Trip Payment #4 on Sunday, unless you’ve already paid.

Please be prepared to play in the Improv book – pg. 26.

We will need to rehearse the 3 tunes for our January 21st DJC Performance – Sheik of Araby; Midnight, the Stars and You; & Ice Cream.

We need to continue to have everyone perform the melodies to all our tunes from memory. Here are the ones that still need to be checked off:

Ain’t Misbehavin’ – Benj, Kiyah, Ellington & Steve

All of Me – Ellington, Kiyah & Steve

At the Jazz Band Ball – Ellington & Ben 

Avalon – Benj

Bill Bailey – Kiyah & Benj

Bourbon Street Parade – Steve

Caravan – Steve

Creole Love Call – Benj, Charles, Steve, Kiyah & Ben

Drop That Sack – Ellington, Benj, Steve, Charles & Ben

Everybody Loves My Baby – Ellington

Ham and Eggs – Kiyah & Antonio

Ice Cream – Kiyah & Antonio

Is It True What They Say About Dixie – Ellington, Charles, Kiyah & Steve

Mardi Gras in New Orleans – Ellington, Steve & Ben

Midnight in Moscow – Kiyah & Steve

New Orleans Stomp – Ellington, Charles & Ben

Panama – Steve, Ellington, Ben & Charles

Royal Garden Blues – Steve, Ellington, Kiyah, Charles & Benji

Sheik of Araby – Kiyah, Ellington, Charles & Ben

South Rampart Street Parade – Ellington, Steve, Ben & Benji

St. James Infirmary – Ellington & Ben

Take the A Train – Ellington, Ben & Antonio

Washington and Lee Swing – Ellington, Kiyah, Benj, Steve, Charles & Benji

When the Saints Go Marching In – Ellington & Ben

I’ve attached/posted the audio to Potato Head Blues, so you can begin working on it.

We’ll also pursue the suggested new tunes you came up with so far: St. Louis Blues; Alabama Jubilee; Hello Dolly; My Favorite Things; West End Blues; Ory’s Creole Trombone; Just a Closer Walk With Thee; Singing’ the Blues; St. Thomas; and I Don’t Want to Set the World on Fire.

ADDED VOCAL CLINIC/PERFORMANCE/RECORDING STUDIO SESSION:

Sunday, January 21 (6:15-9pm) Rehearsal/Vocal Clinic w/Wende Harston

Monday, June 4 (9:30am-5:30pm) Recording Studio Session (Mighty Fine Productions, 5235 E. 38th Ave, Denver)

CANCELED PERFORMANCE:

Friday, February 9 (5:30-11pm, 6:30-10pm Performance) ACCESS Housing  Mardi Gras Gala Fundraiser (Balistreri Vineyards, 1946 E. 66th Ave, Denver). They decided to go with a different group.

CANCELED MUSIC FESTIVAL and TRIP:

Friday, May 25 – Monday, May 28 Sacramento Music Festival Trip (Alternatives to this will be discussed during the 12/31 rehearsal. This festival was permanently canceled as of December 18th)

NYC TOUR DATE WINDOW CHANGE:

Saturday, July 14 – Saturday, July 21

NYC TRIP PAYMENTS – The NYC Trip window is from Saturday, July 14th through Saturday, July 21st. We are collecting 11 – $275 monthly trip payments due on the last day of each month, or soon thereafter. That will cover the costs of both the Sacramento Music Festival Trip over Memorial Day Weekend, and the NYC Trip. You can use your account to reduce the monthly trip payments. Before each monthly due date, I will send you an account update in case you want to use those funds to go towards that particular monthly payment.

TRIP PAYMENT DUE DATES (If you’re turning a check in at our Sunday rehearsal): 4) 11/26, 5) 1/7, 6) 2/4,   7) 3/4, 8) 4/1, 9) 4/29, 10) 6/3, and 11) 7/1 – If you’re mailing the payments in, or paying via Paypal (email: ecan11@msn.com, or automatic bank payment plan, please plan on making payments by the end of each month, if possible. (Mail to: 6388 S. Dexter St, Centennial, CO 80121-3266).

Some parents prefer to set up recurring monthly trip payments or bank transfers for the trip and/or monthly dues. Here’s the direct deposit info for dues: Wells Fargo Bank; Ed Cannava (Account is in my name and the DJC Youth All-Stars); Routing: 102000076; Account #2223181427. Here’s the direct deposit info for trip payments: Wells Fargo Bank; Ed Cannava (Account is in my name and the DJC Youth All-Stars); Routing #102000076; Account #3419287374.

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 (Steve has band rehearsal & lessons every Monday night, but can be excused with advanced notice; Antonio is not available on Tuesdays through May):

December 31 (No Kiyah)

January 1, 3, 7, 14, 19-23, 27 (No Benji), 28-29, 30 (No Benji)

February 2, 3 (No Charles & Benji until evening), 4-6, 9-10, 11 (No Benji until evening),    12-13, 16-20, 23-27

March 2-6, 10-13, 16-21, 23-27, 30

April 2-3, 6-7, 8 (No Antonio), 9-10, 13-16, 20-23, 27-30

May 1 (No Charles), 2-3, 5-14, 16-18, 19 (No Benji until evening), 20-31

June 1-25

July 1 (No Ben), 2-10, 13-31

Upcoming Performances/Workshops/Special Rehearsals:

Sunday, December 24 NO REHEARSAL

Sunday, December 31 (2-4:45pm) EARLY REHEARSAL (No Kiyah)

Sunday, January 7 (6:15-9pm) Rehearsal/Clinic w/Bill Clark

Sunday, January 14 (3:15-6pm) Special Early Rehearsal/Clinic w/Bill Clark

Sunday, January 21 (3:15-9pm; 3:50-4:15pm Performance) DJC January Monthly Session Performance (Westminster Elks Lodge) & Car pool for a quick dinner, followed by our weekly rehearsal/vocal clinic w/Wende Harston (Denver Percussion)

Sunday, January 28 (2:15-6pm) Early Rehearsal/Transfer to Bull and Bush Pub (4700 Cherry Creek S. Dr, Glendale)

Sunday, January 28 (6-8:45pm) Bull and Bush Pub with Your Father’s Mustache Band

Sunday, February 4 (1:00-3:45pm) Early Rehearsal for Super Bowl Sunday

Tuesday, February 13 (6-9:15pm; 7-8:30pm Performance) Fat Tuesday Mardi Gras Performance at St. Andrew’s Village (13801 E. Yale Ave, Aurora)

Saturday, February 17 (10am-5pm) Special Clinics with Guest Artist Eddie Erickson (Banjo; Black Box Theatre, King Center, 855 Lawrence Way, Denver)

Sunday, February 18 (8:45am-5:15pm; 1:50-5pm Performances) Special Early Clinic/Rehearsal w/Guest Artist Eddie Erickson (Banjo) at Denver Percussion, including a quick stop for lunch (8:45am-1pm); Performances at the DJC February Session (1:50-2:05; 4-4:15 & 4:50-5pm; Westminster Elks Lodge) Last 10 minutes will be a group jam.

Sunday, March 18 – Wednesday, March 21 Trip (Sound check @ 3:30pm and Performance at 7:30pm on Tuesday, March 20th) to Perform at Seton Hall University’s Jazz ‘n the Hall Concert Series (Depart DIA @10:40am on 3/18; Return to DIA @ 11:45amon 3/21; Best Western Plus Robert Treat Hotel, Newark; Performance @ SOPAC, S. Orange, NJ)

Sunday, April 1 NO REHEARSAL

Sunday, April 15 (3:15-9pm; 3:50-4:15pm Performance) DJC April Monthly Session Performance (Westminster Elks Lodge) & Car pool for a quick dinner, followed by our weekly rehearsal (Denver Percussion)

Saturday, May 12 (6:30-10:15pm, 7:30-9:30pm performance) Ken Caryl Concert (St. Philip Lutheran Church, 7531 S. Kendall Blvd, Littleton)

Sunday, May 20 (3:15-9pm; 3:50-4:15pm Performance) DJC May Monthly Session Performance (Westminster Elks Lodge) & Car pool for a quick dinner, followed by our weekly rehearsal (Denver Percussion)

Monday, June 4 (9:30am-5:30pm) Recording Studio Session (Mighty Fine Productions, 5235 E. 38th Ave, Denver)

Sunday, June 17 (3:15-9pm; 3:50-4:15pm Performance) DJC June Monthly Session Performance (Westminster Elks Lodge) & Car pool for a quick dinner, followed by our weekly rehearsal (Denver Percussion)

Sunday, July 15 (3:15-9pm; 3:50-4:15pm Performance) DJC July Monthly Session Performance (Westminster Elks Lodge) & Car pool for a quick dinner, followed by our weekly rehearsal (Denver Percussion)

Saturday, July 14-Saturday, July 21 NYC Performance Tour Window

Thursday, July 26 (9:30am-1:30pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop (Evergreen Christian Church)

Friday, July 27 (8am-8pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop and Performances (Evergreen Christian Church and Elks Lodge)

(Tentative) Saturday, July 28-Sunday, July 29 (Times TBD) Possible Evergreen Jazz Festival Performances (Locations TBD)

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