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Cool Jazz for a Hot Summer Night with the CJRO Sextet
June 9
The CJRO Sextet will feature the music of Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and other iconic West Coast Jazz musicians of the time.
Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra presents
Cool Jazz for a Hot Summer Night with the CJRO Sextet
Featuring Marion Powers on vocals
June 9, 2023, at 7:30pm / Parsons Theatre in Northglenn
The CJRO Sextet will feature the music of Dave Brubeck, Miles Davis, and other iconic West Coast Jazz musicians of the time. The concert will be performed at the Parsons Theatre 1 E. Memorial Parkway Northglenn, CO 80233 on Friday, June 9, at 7:30pm. Tickets are $22 – $25 and available at https://www.coloradojazz.org/concerts or by calling the Parsons Theatre Box Office at 303-450-8888.
In the period following the end of WWII, jazz as an independent genre of music went through intense transformations. West Coast Jazz refers to styles of jazz that developed in Los Angeles and San Francisco during the 1950s. The West Coast Jazz cool school was more relaxed, melodic, and generally appealing to a broader audience than its East Coast counterpart. It was easily accessible to the public and received immense airplay on California radio stations and in clubs as the sound spread across the country.
The Sextet is led by CJRO Artistic Director Drew Zaremba (Saxophone). He is joined by Remy LeBoeuf (Saxophone), Shawn Williams (Trumpet), Eric Gunnison (Keyboards), Gonzalo Teppa (Bass), Dru Heller (Drums) and Marion Powers on vocals.
