A Jazz Christmas
Article Contributed on: 5/7/2009 5:45:16 PM
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Cherokee Ranch & Castle
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6:30 p.m. - 9:30 p.m.
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This event takes place on 12/12/2009.
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Concerts
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Saturday, December 12
6:30 p.m., Castle - $105
Lynn Baker, Lamont School of Music
& The Lynn Baker Quintet
present
A Jazz Christmas
The Lynn Baker Quintet performs in this exciting musical holiday adventure-making the Castle come alive with jazz-inspired holiday tunes! Included, among others, are Tenor Saxophonist Dexter Gordon's version of
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; the Heath Brothers' arrangement of
Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem, titled
Our Little Town; Herbie Hancock's arrangement of
Deck the Halls; and Rashaan Roland Kirk's arrangement of
We Three Kings, called
We Free Kings. Mr. Baker, an award-winning composer, performer and educator, is the Director of the Jazz Studies and Commercial Music Program at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music. He also directs the Lamont Jazz Orchestra, coaches combos, and teaches Jazz Improvisation and Composition, Jazz History, and Jazz Techniques classes.
www.cherokeeranch.org
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