Jul 292017
 

See you on Sunday, July 30th (No Rehearsal; Only Performance), by 7pm, at the Mercury Cafe (2199 California St, Denver; No Ben), for our 8-11pm performance for the weekly Swing Dance Session ($10 cover charge). Please wear your blue/slacks band outfit and bring the keyboard (w/patch cord, bench and stand), music w/music stand (if needed) and drum kit w/carpet. We will finish packing up and loading up by about 11:45pm.

On Monday, July 31st, we will meet, by 4pm, at Holly Creek Retirement Community (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial; No Kiyah, Steve & Antonio), for our 5-7pm performance. Please wear your maroon/shorts band outfit and bring all equipment including the PA System, Keyboard, Bass amp, Drum kit w/carpet, and music w/music stand (if needed). This will be the final performance of the 2016-17 DJC Youth All-Stars! We will be done by around 7:45pm.

(Braeden, Mike and Mika Only) Senior Celebration Dinner – Monday, July 31st 7:45-9:15pm (Location TBD)

2017-18 Band:

On Sunday, August 6th we will meet by 2pm, for our 3-4pm performance at Rosemark at Mayfair Park (No Charles; 833 Jersey St, Denver). Please wear your blue/shorts band outfit and bring dinner and all equipment including the PA System, Keyboard (w/patch cord, bench and stand), Bass amp, Drum kit w/carpet, and music w/music stand (if needed). We will finish up by about 4:45pm and then stop for dinner on the way to our weekly 6:30-9pm rehearsal.

Change of Rehearsal Time: Special Early Clinic/Rehearsal with Eric Staffeldt:

Sunday, August 13th (3:45-6:30pm; No Antonio) Weekly Rehearsal at Denver Percussion

Tunes that were cut from our 2017-18 Set List: Black Bottom Stomp, Happy Feet Blues, Just a Closer Walk With Thee, Oriental Strut, Ory’s Creole Trombone, That’s a Plenty and Wrap Your Troubles in Dreams.

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 (Mike works after school, 4-8pm, & Saturdays, 8am-noon; Steve has band rehearsal & lessons every Monday night, but can be excused with advanced notice; Steve & Antonio have T/R/Fri/Sa during MB season):

July 30 (No Ben), 31 (No Kiyah until after 5; No Steve & Antonio)

2017-18 Band (Steve & Antonio, once school starts: Tuesdays, Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays not available until after 6:30pm through October):

August 1-4 (No Kiyah until after 5; No Charles, Steve & Antonio), 5-6 (No Charles), 13 (No Antonio), 16 (No Steve & Antonio), 17-18 (No Charles & Kiyah), 19 (No Charles), 20, 21 (No Kiyah & Benji), 22 (No Kiyah), 23, 24-25 (No Kiyah), 27, 28-29 (No Kiyah)

September 1 (No Kiyah & Ben), 2-4 (No Ben), 5 (No Kiyah), 8 (No Kiyah), 9-10, 11-12 (No Kiyah), 15 (No Kiyah), 17, 18 (No Kiyah), 22 (No Kiyah), 24, 25-26 (No Kiyah), 29 (No Kiyah)

October 1, 2 (No Kiyah), 3, 6, 8, 9-10 (No Kiyah), 15, 20 (No Kiyah), 21-22, 23-24 (No Kiyah), 29, 31

Upcoming Performances/Workshops/Special Rehearsals:

Sunday, July 30: (7-11:45pm, 8-11pm Performance; No Ben) Sunday Night Jazz at the Mercury Cafe (2199 California St, Denver; Upstairs; Blue/Slacks)

Monday, July 31 (4-7:45pm, 5-7pm Performance; No Kiyah, Steve & Antonio) Holly Creek Retirement Community (5500 E. Peakview Ave, Centennial; Maroon/Shorts)

(Vets Only) Monday, July 31 (7:45-9:15pm) Senior Celebration Dinner (Braeden, Mika and Mike Only) Location TBD

(2017-18 Band) Sunday, August 6: (2-4:45pm, 3-4pm Performance; No Charles; Blue/Shorts) Rosemark at Mayfair Park (833 Jersey St, Denver)

(2017-18 Band) Sunday, August 20 (12:30-5:45pm; 1:30-4:10pm Performance) Annual Denver Jazz Club Potluck Picnic 

(Westerberg’s House, 310 Shadycroft Dr, Littleton)

(2017-18 Band) Sunday, September 17 (3-7pm; 4-6:15pm Performance) Lindy on the Rocks 2017 (City Hall Events Center, 1144 Broadway, Denver)

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