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CONGRATS TO ALL NEW BAND MEMBERS FOR OUTSTANDING PERFORMANCES ON SUNDAY! YOU GUYS WERE TERRIFIC!! I GOT SO MANY COMPLIMENTS IN YOUR PERFORMANCES – CONGRATULATIONS!!!

New students, please send me a list of any missing selections from our complete set list.

Please remember that we have no rehearsal on Sunday, May 24th.

See you by 6:30pm on Sunday, May 31st, at Flesher-Hinton Music Store (3936 Tennyson St, Denver), for our 6:30 to 9:00pm rehearsal.

We will prepare for our big performance at Avo’s in Ft. Collins on Friday, June 5th.

Please prepare and memorize (if possible): All of Me, Bill Bailey, Blue Skies, Everybody Loves My Baby, Ham and Eggs, Is it True What They Say About Dixie, My Walkin’ Stick, Royal Garden Blues, St. James Infirmary, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Bourbon St. Parade, and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams.

All dates and driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page.

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

All 2015-16 Band Members need to attend ALL rehearsals and performances unless the time/date is indicated [Vets Only]

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 20 (No Spencer & Tom M), 21 (No Andrew), 22 (No Alex in the morning), 23 (No Jake & Ben until mid afternoon), 24-26, 27-31 (No Brent)

June 1-4 (No Jack & Brent), 5 (No Brent), 6-13 (No Jack & Brent), 14-15 (No Brent), 16-19 (No Brent & Leilani), 20 (No Brent), 21 (No Brent & Leilani), 22-26 (No Brent), 27-30 (No Brent & Leilani)

July 1-4 (No Brent & Leilani), 5-10 (No Brent), 11 (No Spencer & Brent), 12-14 (No Spencer, Brent & Tom E), 18-22 (No Jack, Brent & Tom E), 23-25 (No Jack, Brent & Gabby), 26 (No Jack & Brent), 27-31 (No Jack, Brent & Leilani)

New Band:
August 1 (No Jack, Brent & Leilani), 2-6 (No Brent & Leilani), 7-9 (No Brent), 10-31

September 1-11, 13-25, 27-28, 30

October 1-4 (No Leilani), 5-6, 8-13, 15-16, 18-20, 27, 29-31

November 1-3, 5-10, 12-17, 19-25, 27-30

December 3-16, 18-20, 27-31

January 2-19, 21-25, 31

February 1-2, 4-9, 11-16, 18, 19-23 (Possibly No Leilani), 25-28

March 1-8, 10-15, 18-22, 24-25, 28-29, 31

April 1-5, 7-12, 14, 15-18 (No Leilani), 21-30

May 1-31

 

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

Friday, June 5: (1-9pm) Performance at Avo’s (Ft. Collins) [No Brent]
Tuesday, June 9: (5:30-8:30pm) Performance on Live KUVO 89.3 FM Radio Show (No Jack & Brent)
[Vets Only] Wednesday, June 10: (9:30am-4:30pm) Recording Studio Session at Mighty Fine Productions (5225 E. 38th Ave, Denver)
Thursday, June 18: (11am-3pm) Performance at the City of Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center (6363 W. 35th Ave, Lunch at Noon, 1-2pm Performance, No Brent & Leilani)
[Vets Only] Saturday, June 20: (4-11pm) Graduation Party in Broomfield
Sunday, June 21: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal (No Brent & Leilani)
Saturday, June 27: (3-10pm) Performance on the Downtown Denver 16th St. Mall (Stout/California block, No Brent & Leilani)
[Vets Only]Thursday, July 2 – Friday, July 10: Montreux, Switzerland Jazz Festival/Europe Trip
Sunday, July 19: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal w/Steve Immer (No Jack, Brent & Tom E)
Thursday, July 23 (9:30am-1:30pm) – Friday, July 24: (All Day) Evergreen Jazz Festival and Workshop (No Jack, Brent & Gabby) Saturday, July 25: (Noon-2:30pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop Performance (Lake House, No Jack, Brent & Gabby)                                                                                                                                                                                                            [Vets Only] Saturday, July 25 (2:30-overnight) Father Dyer Methodist Church in Breckenridge (Rehearsal/Overnight Stay) [Vets Only] Sunday, July 26 (8am-2pm) Performance of 150th Psalm and spiritual selections (Father Dyer Church in Breckenridge)/Senior Celebration Dinner

NEW BAND:

Sunday, August 16: (1:30-9pm) DJC annual picnic (Westerberg’s home, 310 Shadycroft Dr, Littleton) [w/Ben]              Sunday, August 23: (6:30-7:15pm) Required Parent/Student Yearly Expectations/Trip Planning Meeting; (7:15-9pm) Regular weekly rehearsal
Sunday, September 20: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal
Sunday, September 27: (9am-9pm) Summit Jazz Festival performance (Radisson Hotel Southeast, 3155 S. Vaughn Way, Aurora) and Rehearsal at Flesher-Hinton Music Store                                                                                                                 Sunday, October 18: (9am-5pm) Guest artist Duke Heitger (trumpet) clinic/rehearsal and DJC Youth Day Set at Westminster Elks Lodge                                                                                                                                                                       Sunday, November 15: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal                               Friday, November 20: (4:30-9pm) Performance at St. Louis Catholic Church Party in Englewood                                   Sunday, December 20: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal (Annual Holiday Potluck)                                                                                                                                                                                                    Sunday, January 17: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal                             Thursday, February 4: (5-9pm) Mile High Jazz Festival (Ralston Valley HS)                                                                        Tuesday, February 9: (5-9pm) Fat Tuesday Pancake Supper at St. Andrew’s (Highlands Ranch)                                       Sunday, February 21: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal (Possibly No Leilani) Sunday, March 20: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal                                   Sunday, April 17: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal (No Leilani)                  Sunday, May 15: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

We have now confirmed that our next scheduled rehearsal will be on Sunday, March 8th, from 3 until 5:30pm. We will then have our performance (now confirmed) with Your Father’s Mustache Band, at the Bull and Bush Pub, until 9pm.

See you by 3pm on Sunday, March 8th, at Flesher-Hinton Music Store, for our 3 to 5:30pm early rehearsal. Please wear your blue/slacks band outfit and bring dinner money, as we’ll car pool to the Bull and Bush Pub (4700 Cherry Creek S. Dr, Denver). Our performance sets will run 6:50 until 7:15 & 7:50 to 8:15pm. Additional joint performances will also take place with Your Father’s Mustache Band. We’ll dismiss by 9pm.

Please mail all trip money that is due to:

Ed Cannava

6388 S. Dexter St.

Centennial, CO 80121-3266

The March dues will be due on Sunday, March 8th, so please bring them at that time (unless you’ve paid already).

A CHANGE HAD TO BE MADE TO OUR SUNDAY, MARCH 15TH SCHEDULE. WE WILL NOW HAVE A VERY EARLY 11AM TO 1:30PM REHEARSAL, FOLLOWED BY OUR MARCH CLUB PERFORMANCE, FROM 3:50 UNTIL 4:15PM. WE WILL DISMISS ON THE 15TH AT 5PM.

Please remember that we’re advertising the April auditions for our 2015-16 DJC Youth All-Star Band, starting on March 1st, so let any musicians that you can recommend know. Please let me know any contact information for your recommended students. I’ll send everyone an audition announcement on March 1st.

I’m checking on current passports – so far, I know the Culbertson family, Ben, Mika, Tom E, Andrew, and Tom E. have current passports, or are in the process of obtaining them (can’t expire before February 1, 2016). Everyone must have a current passport by April 1st!

At Sunday’s rehearsal we’ll do Coker Exercises #87 & 88 at the start of rehearsal.
Please be prepared to play pg. 29 and also “Bourbon Street” in all 12 keys.

We will rehearse the 6 selections for the Bull & Bush Pub set.

Bill heard us perform My Walkin’ Stick. He has provided us with Maurie’s personal lead sheet. The chords are what Queen City uses and he feels the melody looks perfect.

On Sunday we will also continue to work on: I Ain’t Got Nobody (lead sheet), Alabama Jubilee and Bye Bye Blackbird.

There will be NO REHEARSAL on Sunday, March 1st!

All dates and driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page.
The set order and reference recordings can be found on the Downloads page.

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:

March 3, 4-6 (No Tom M), 8-9, 10 (No Jake & Alex), 12 (No Spencer), 13-17, 28-30 (No Tom M), 31

April 2-6, 7 (No Spencer), 9-10, 11 (No Jake), 12-14, 16, 17-21 (No Jake), 23-28 (No Jake)

May 1-2 (No Jake), 3-4, 5 (No Jake & Alex), 7 (No Jake & Possibly no Alex), 8-11, 12 (No Spencer), 14-19, 20 (No Spencer & Tom M), 21 (No Andrew), 22 (No Alex in the morning), 23 (No Jake & Ben until mid afternoon), 24-31

June 1-30

July 1-14, 18-31

August (2015) 1-8

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

Sunday, March 1: NO REHEARSAL                                                                                                                                          Sunday, March 8: (3-9pm) Special early rehearsal and performance with Your Father’s Mustache Band at the Bull and Bush Pub (Blue/slacks)                                                                                                                                               Sunday, March 15: (11am-5pm) Special very early rehearsal and DJC monthly performance at the Westminster Elks Lodge

Sunday, March 22: (6:30-9pm) Clinic/rehearsal w/Bill Clark; (5:45-6:30pm)/Andrew’s Private Bass Lesson
Sunday, March 29: (6:30-9pm) Clinic w/Todd Reid (Drummer); (5:45-6:30pm) Tom’s Private Drum Lesson
Sunday, April 5: Easter – NO REHEARSAL
Sunday, April 19: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal (No Jake)                             Friday, May 15: (4-10pm) Performance on the Pearl St. Mall, Boulder; 5-9pm Performance
Sunday, May 17: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal
Friday, May 22 – Monday, May 25: Sacramento Music Festival and Jubilee (Alex departs on Friday aft/Jake C & Ben depart late aft. on Saturday)
Friday, June 5: (1-9pm) Performance at Avo’s (Ft. Collins)
Monday, June 8: (6-9pm) Performance w/MJO at Dazzle Jazz Club
Tuesday, June 9: (5:30-8:30pm) Performance on Live KUVO 89.3 FM Radio Show
Wednesday, June 10: (9:30am-4:30pm) Recording Studio Session at Mighty Fine Productions (5225 E. 38th Ave, Denver)
Thursday, June 18: (11am-3pm) Performance at the City of Wheat Ridge Active Adult Center (6363 W. 35th Ave, Lunch at Noon, 1-2pm Performance) Saturday, June 20: (4-11pm) Graduation Party in Broomfield
Sunday, June 21: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal
Thursday, July 2 – Friday, July 10: Montreux, Switzerland Jazz Festival/Europe Trip
Sunday, July 19: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

See you by 6:30pm on Sunday, January 25th, at Flesher-Hinton Music Store, for our 6:30 to 9pm weekly rehearsal.

The $500 trip payment #4 was due on December 31st, so please bring as much of that as possible, if you haven’t paid yet.

The January dues were due on the 4th, so please bring them on Sunday, unless you’ve already paid.

Please be prepared to play pg. 26 and also “Bourbon Street” in all 12 keys.

The rest of the transcription solos are all due – Spencer (Oriental Strut), Ben (Finish Big Butter and Egg Man), Tom E (Finger Breaker), Andrew (St. James Infirmary), and Tom M (I’ve Found a New Baby).

We will rehearse the Wind Crest Set for Monday’s performance, along with the Mile High Jazz Festival set.

Bill heard us perform My Walkin’ Stick on Sunday. He has provided us with Maurie’s personal lead sheet. The chords are what Queen City uses and he feels the melody looks perfect. Bill has also provided us with Wende’s recording of LuLu.

On Sunday we will also continue to work on: My Walkin’ Stick, Lulu’s Back in Town, Cornet Chop Suey, Exactly Like You, Lazy River, Alabama Jubilee, and Bye Bye Blackbird.

On Monday, January 26th, please arrive to the Wind Crest Retirement Community, Main Building’s front door, 3235 Mill Vista Rd, Highlands Ranch, by 6:15pm. We will need all equipment (bring the keyboard just in case) and please eat dinner before you arrive. Please wear your maroon/slacks band outfit. We perform from 7:30 to 8:30pm. We should finish up there by 9:30pm.

All dates and driving directions can be found on the Event Calendar page.

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

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:

January 25 (No Jake), 26, 27 (No Alex, No Tom M until after 5:30), 31 (No Jake)

February 1, 2 (No Alex), 3 (No Tom M until after 5:30), 5, 6 (No Alex, No Tom M until after 5:30), 7 (No Jake & Alex, No Tom M until after 5:30), 8-9, 10 (No Tom until after 5:30), 12, 13-15 (No Tom M), 16 (No Jake & Tom M), 17 (No Tom M until after 5:30), 19 (No Ben), 20 (No Tom M until after 5:30), 22, 23-24 (No Tom M), 26 (No Alex & Tom M), 27 (No Tom M), 28 (No Jake & Alex)

March 1-2 (No Tom M), 3, 4-6 (No Tom M), 8-9, 10 (No Alex), 12-17, 28-31

April 2-6, 7 (No Spencer), 9-14, 16-21, 23-28

May 1-4, 5 (No Alex), 7 (Possibly no Alex), 8-11, 12 (No Spencer), 14-19, 20 (No Spencer & Tom M), 21 (No Andrew), 22 (No Alex in the morning), 23 (No Jake & Ben until mid afternoon), 24-31

June 1-30

July 1-14, 18-31

August (2015) 1-8

Upcoming Performances/Special Rehearsals:

Monday, January 26: (6:15-9:30pm) Performance at The Wind Crest Retirement Community (3235 Mill Vista Rd, Highlands Ranch, 7:30-8:30pm Performance, Maroon/slacks)

Sunday, February 1: (1-3:30pm) Special early Super Bowl Rehearsal

Thursday, February 5: (4:30-6:15pm) Performance at the Mile High Jazz Festival (Ralston Valley HS, Arvada)

Friday, February 13: (5-9pm, 7-8pm performance at Gleneagles Retirement Community (2 Canongate Lane, Highlands Ranch) No Tom M [Josh will cover]

Sunday, February 15: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal (No Tom M, Josh will cover)

Tuesday, February 17: (5:15-8:30pm, 6:30-7:30pm performance) Fat Tuesday celebration at Arvada Estates Retirement Community

Sunday, March 15: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

Sunday, April 19: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

Sunday, May 17: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

Friday, May 22 – Monday, May 25: Sacramento Music Festival and Jubilee (Alex departs on Friday aft/Jake C & Ben depart late aft. on Saturday)

Monday, June 8: (6-9pm) Performance w/MJO at Dazzle Jazz Club

Tuesday, June 9: (5:30-8:30pm) Performance on Live KUVO 89.3 FM Radio Show

Wednesday, June 10: (9:30am-4:30pm) Recording Studio Session at Mighty Fine Productions (5225 E. 38th Ave, Denver)

Saturday, June 20: (4-11pm) Graduation Party in Broomfield

Sunday, June 21: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal

Thursday, July 2 – Friday, July 10: Montreux, Switzerland Jazz Festival/Europe Trip

Sunday, July 19: (3:15-9pm) DJC monthly performance at Westminster Elks Lodge/Rehearsal