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OUR MISSION
STATEMENT:
The Queen
City Jazz Foundation has as its mission the preservation of Traditional
Jazz through education, including awarding of scholarships to jazz scholars
and performers, establishment of a jazz camp, and dissemination of jazz
arrangements for jazz bands.
| The QCJF TRAD
JAZZ SCHOLARSHIP: |
The Queen
City Jazz Foundation has as part of its mission the preservation ofTraditional
Jazz through education. The members of the Board of Directors feel strongly
that one way to do this is to support students of traditional jazz at the
college level. One activitiy of the QCJF has been the establishment of
a scholarship for this purpose.
The scholarship
is presented to a college student who demonstrates ability in the area
of Traditional Jazz Performance, and who demonstrates need for monetary
assistance.
Applicants
to date have been students from regional colleges and universities
who have been interested in being involved in the University of Colorado
at Denver traditional jazz program. (They do not need to be students enrolled
at UCD to participate).
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Trad Jazz program, begun in 1980, consists of the annual formation of a
trad band (the current group is called "The Claim Jumpers"). Participants
in the band are instrumentalists and vocalists who have demonstrated a
proficiency in their area of musical study and on their particular instrument,
and who can contribute to and benefit from the ensemble performance opportunities
this band experience offers.
Leadership
is a main criterion for the scholarship. The recipients of the QCJ Foundation
scholarship have been the leaders chosen by fellow students.
The student
who is awarded the scholarship is expected to participate for the full
year in the traditional jazz program at UCD, as a member of the band. The
recipient is also expected to maintain a grade-point average which will
keep him/her in school for the year. The scholarship recipient is expected
to appear at the QCJF annual concert to be recognized from the stage. The
scholarship is currently equivalent to one-half of the annual tuition at
UCD. |
Four young participants
in the first Queen City Jazz Foundation
vocal clinic pose with
members of the Queen City Jazz Band
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Bill Clark presents QCJF
2002-2003
scholarship award to Joel
Van Horne.
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2001-2002 scholarship winner
Steve Illich blows his
horn.
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Bridget Law 2003-2004
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Michael Cryer 2003-2004
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Brad
Jones 2005-2006
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Mike
Smith 2007-2008 |
Recipients
of the Queen City Jazz Foundation Scholarship
1999-2000
J.T. Nolan and Matt Zlaten
2000-2001
Katie Glassman
2001-2002
Steve Illich
2002-2003
Joel Van Horne
2003-2004
Bridget Law
2004-2005
Michael Cryer
2005-2006
Brad Jones
2006-2007
Ryan Speights
2007-2008
Mike Smith
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Scholarship
winner Matt Zlaten holds forth on saxophone,
while
Queen City Jazz Band leader and tuba player,
Bill
Clark, and banjoist Jim Tracy listen admiringly.
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foundation sponsors concerts at public and private schools, usually with
matching funds provided by the host school. Traditional jazz bands are
brought to the school with informative progams about the history and social
origins of jazz. Performances by members of the Queen
City Jazz Band and other area musicians round out the presentations.
Jazz Clinics
and Educational Programs Presented in Colorado by the Queen City Jazz Foundation
School City/District
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Limon High,
Limon
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Boulder High,
Boulder Valley
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Longmont Christian,
Longmont
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Centennial Middle,
Boulder Valley
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Trails West
Elementary, Cherry Creek
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Running Creek
Elementary, Elizaabeth
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Singing HIlls
Elementary, Elizabeth
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Mountain View
Elementary, Parker
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Indian Ridge
Elementary, Aurora
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Edison Elementary,
Denver
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Lafayette Elementary,
Boulder Valley
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Douglas Elementary,
Boulder Valley
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Teller Elementary,
Denver
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Samuels Elementary,
Denver
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McMeen Elementary,
Denver
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Bryant-Webster
Elementary, Denver
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Ebert Elementary,
Denver
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Brown Elementary,
Denver
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Coronado Hills
Elementary, Adams
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Wyman Elementary,
Denver
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Gust Elementary,
Denver
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Fairmont Elementary,
Denver
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Cherry Creek
Christian, Highlands Ranch
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Crofton Elementary,
Denver
(Many of these
programs were funded in part by grants from the Scientific and Cultural
Facilities Tax District)
Telephone,
write or email us for a free brochure about our school programs. |
The Queen City Jazz
Band performs
before an elementary
school audience.
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Annual
Concerts 2008
March
28-29-30
Queen
City Jazz Band
with
vocalist Wende Harston
& alumni from 50
Years of the QCJB
In an era
in which things come and go with great speed and "durable goods" means
3 years of shelf life, it's amazing that a band can last so long. Perhaps
as leader Bill Clark has often said, "the band's like a cockroach, you
can't kill it!" - not that anyone was trying to do that - We chalk it up
to perseverance and dedication to the music. For 50 years the Queen City
Jazz Band has kept its focus on performing the great sounds of New Orleans-style
Dixieland Jazz. Thanks also go to you, our fans and audiences, who have
kept coming back to hear more! |
The
Queen City Jazz Band 50th Anniversary Celebration will be held during the
last weekend of March, 2008. We will present our annual concert at Teikyo-Loretto
Heights Theatre, 3001 South Federal Blvd, on Sunday afternoon, March 30
at 2 p.m. On the Saturday night before, we will be playing at the Ramada
Inn, 2601 Zuni Street, in a cabaret setting, beginning at 7 p.m.
On Friday, March 28, for a limited number of people - the place is still
pretty small - the old Mon-Vue Village, known now as the Gaslamp Grill,
will once again ring with the sounds of traditional jazz.
Alan Frederickson,
founder of the QCJB, will be returning to Denver for the weekend. He will
lead the band at our night at the old Mon-Vue. He will be sure to play
his trombone, sing some songs and "read from the word" just as he did in
the old days. But don't worry if you can't get into that event, because
you can hear Alan and all the alumni we can muster at both the Saturday
cabaret and Sunday concert. As we go to press, the following alumni (and
friends) are confirmed: Alan Frederickson, Jim Calm, Lance Christensen,
Ed Turner, Dave Moldenhauer, Jeanne Peterson, Jon Wiegardt, Lance Acker,
Lindy Scialla, Mark Flory, Maurie Walker, Mike Whited, Ray Leake, Ron Hanscom,
Wes Mix, John Montagnese, Steve Bauman, Ed Grogan, and Lou Ordelheide. |
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March
28, 8:00 p.m.
Mon-Vue Village Night
SOLD OUT
SATURDAY March 29, 7:00
pm
Ramanda Inn
2601 Zuni Street, Denver
Tickets - $25 per person
Seating is first come, first
served. Cabaret seating...dancing.
Cash bar.
Close by on-street & lot
parking.
SUNDAY March 30, 2:00 pm
Teikyo Loretto Heights Theatre
3001 S.. Federal Blvd. Denver
Seating reserved. Free lot
parking & golf cart service.
Tickets:
Groups of 10 or more - $16
per person
Seniors & Students -$18
per person
Adult Non-Seniors - $20
per person
To order tickets or make reservations
call 303.795.8960
or print and send the Ticket
Order Form from the latest Jazz Notes
Order tickets today!
For visa/mastercard orders,
phone 303.795.8960 or 1-800.266.7189
Mail orders to QCJF, P.O.Box
1273, Littleton, CO 80160
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Order Queen
City Jazz Band's Mon-Vue Village CD and 3 DVDs from this
pdf order form
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The Queen
City Jazz Foundation is supported by revenue from concerts and by contributions
from individuals. The QCJF is a 501c3 foundation and contributions
to the QCJF are deductible under the rules of the Internal Revenue Service.
To contribute
to the foundation, you may mail your check, payable to QCJF, to Hank Troy,
4628 South Newton Street, Denver, CO 80236.
You will
promptly receive a letter by U.S. Mail acknowledging your contribution.
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