Jun 082023
 

What a fun performance tonight at Joey’s Graduation Party!! Excellent work everyone!!!

We’ll see everyone on Friday, June 9th, at Concordia on the Lake Retirement Community (6155 S. Ammons Way, Littleton), by 4pm, for our 5-6pm performance; No Joanna; Blue/Pants). Please bring all equipment, including PA System, Drum Set and Carpet, Bass Amp, Brass Mute & Stand, and Reed Stands. They do have a baby grand piano there.

We’ll then see everyone on Sunday, June 11th, by 2:15pm, at Westminster Elks Lodge (3850 Elk Dr), for our 2:50-3:15 and 4-4:20pm performances (No Joanna) in between the sets of Jeremy Mohney and his Band. This will be Lena & Joey’s final Denver Jazz Club Session Performance, so let’s make it very special. They will receive their award stars on Sunday. Please wear your maroon/pants band outfit, and bring dinner money, bass amp, brass mute & stand, reed stands, and cymbals. Please be sure all 6 tunes are memorized for Sunday’s performance. 

Parents are always admitted free to the Denver Jazz Club Sessions.

At 5:15pm we’ll car pool to a quick dinner on our way to our very important 6:45-7:15pm Required Parent/Student New York City Trip Meeting (No Joanna & Bennett) at Denver Percussion. If health and/or insurance card changes have taken place, please bring copies of the new insurance card, and complete the attached health forms. 

We will select and rehearse all the tunes we’ll be performing at Mercury Cafe (6/17), 16th St. Mall (6/18), Veterans Community (6/20), Q’s (6/20), and our NYC Concert Tour (6/24-6/30). Please bring all your music, a pencil, and improv book to every rehearsal. We’ll need to perform pg. 36 in our improv book.

Sebastian has Sunday’s Listening.

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

June 9-10 (No Joanna, 11 (No Joanna; No Bennett after 5:15pm), 17-30

July 2-3, 4 (Lena’s Last Day), 6, 9 (No Joey), 16 (No Joey), 22-24, 27-29, 30 (No Caedon after 2pm), 31

2022-23 BAND UPCOMING PERFORMANCES/EVENTS:

Friday, June 9 (4-6:30pm, 5-6pm Performance; No Joanna) Concordia on the Lake Retirement Community, 6155 S. Ammons Way, Littleton; Blue/Pants)

Sunday, June 11 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm; Maroon/Pants) Performance Sets (No Joanna) at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion (6:45-9pm Rehearsal; No Joanna & Bennett)

Sunday, June 11 (6:45-7:15pm; No Joanna & Bennett) Required Parent/Student NYC Trip Meeting (Denver Percussion)

Saturday, June 17 (5:30-9pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, June 18 (2-9:30pm, 3-8:30pm Performance Sets) NYC Preview Concert Tour Performance (16th St. Mall, Downtown Denver, Between California & Stout Streets)

Tuesday, June 20 (9-11:30am, 10-11am Performance) Colorado Veteran’s Community Living Center (1919 Quentin St, Aurora)

Tuesday, June 20 (5:30-9pm, 6:30-8:30pm Performance) Q’s Pub and Grille (10133 W. Chatfield Ave, Littleton)

Saturday, June 24 – Friday, June 30 NYC 2023 Concert Tour

Tuesday, July 4 (Noon-2:30pm, 1-2 pm Outdoor Performance) Brookdale Meridian Westland Retirement Community (10695 W. 17th Ave, Lakewood)

Sunday, July 9 (3:45-6:30pm) Clinic/Rehearsal w/Mike McCulloch (No Joey)

Sunday, July 16, 2022 (2:15-9pm; 2:50-3:20 & 3:50-4:20pm; No Joey) Performance Sets at Westminster Elks Club, 3850 Elk Dr; 5:15-6:15pm Car Pool to a Quick Dinner, and to Denver Percussion (6:15-9pm Rehearsal)

Thursday, July 27 (9:30am-5:00pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Workshop

Friday, July 28 (10:00am-7:30pm) Evergreen Jazz Festival Performances (Selected Students in the Friday Select 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) Mercury Cafe Jungle Room (2199 California St, Denver)

Sunday, July 30 (11am-2pm, Noon-1:30pm Performance) Buffalo Bill Days (Parfet Park, 701 10th St, Golden)

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

Monday, July 31 (5-10pm, 6-9pm Performances) 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)

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