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PERFORMANCE SCHEDULE
| KUVO Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio | Coffee at the Point |
| 11:00am Queen City Jazz Band | 11:00am Chris Kroeger Trio |
| 1:00pm Impromptu | |
| Main Stage (29th and Welton) | 1:45pm Minor Disturbance |
| 12:00pm Mary Louise Lee Band | 3:00pm Carmen Sandim |
| 1:30pm Ultraphonic Big Band | 5:00pm Dr. Tone & The Notes |
| 3:30pm Tribute Awards (honoring Carlos Lando, Bob Montgomery and Erica Brown) | |
| 4:15pm Danny Showers Band | Crossroads Theater – Pianorama |
| 5:45pm Jakarta | 12:00pm Sue Downs & Judy Boyd |
| 1:30pm Bill Stephens & Ron Jolly | |
| Five Points Plaza | 3:00pm John Kite & John Hayden |
| 1:00pm Ricky Earl Band | 4:30pm Gayle Leali & Jesse Dawkins |
| 3:00pm Jose Espino & Clave Fusion | |
| 5:00pm Ron Ivory & Members Only | New! Youth Stage (26th and Welton) |
| 12:00pm Five Points Heritage Band | |
| Cervantes’ The Other Side | 1:30pm The Absolute Family |
| 1:00pm Aakash Mittal | 3:00pm The Old Souls |
| 3:00pm Funky Fresh Trio +2 | 4:30pm Back Beat Band |
An annual MUST on every jazz lover's calendar! Over 20 bands and 100 Colorado-based musicians perform on 7 stages along historic Welton Street including children's activities and it's all FREE! Live music begins at 11:00 AM with a jazz89 KUVO Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio broadcast, stage shows and activities start at noon, continuing until 7pm. There will be arts and merchandise vendors, food and beverages (including beer and wine sales will be allowed). Many of the performing artists will be selling their CDs during their concerts.
At 3:30 PM on the KUVO Main Stage at 29th Avenue and Welton Street three individuals who have made significant and lasting contributions to jazz and culture in the Five Points neighborhood and beyond will receive lifetime achievement awards. The 2012 honorees: are vocalist-bandleader Erica Brown, trumpeter-educator Bob Montgomery, and KUVO/KVJZ Program Director/COO Carlos Lando.
NEED MORE JAZZ??? The Five Points Jazz Fest sponsors one more FREE concert on Sunday, May 20 at the Crossroads Theater. Come back to the Points for the CSO Jazz Quintet; doors open at 5:30 and the show begins at 6:30. The group features Rich Chiaraluce on sax and flute, Ron Bland on bass, Neil Haverstick on guitar, Bill Hill on drums, Reggie Berg on piano and Nadya Hill on vocals.
Click here for complete schedule of artists' performance times, stages and other activities.
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MEMBERS make the jazz and weekend music possible! There are levels of membership just right for everyone. JOIN THE FAMILY TODAY and take advantage of CDs, dining certificates and festival tickets!!
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Louis Armstrong "Red Beans & Rice-ly Yours" Smithsonian
Just five months before his passing, the legendary jazz pioneer Louis Armstrong was attending an award ceremony in January, 1971 at the prestigious National Press Club in Washington DC-despite being in poor health-he proved he was still the consummate entertainer by calling his longtime band mates to the stage for an impromptu hour long performance where he showed no signs of frailty while singing and to the amazement of all playing trumpet-a difficult instrument to play even when healthy-on two of the songs from this historic concert finally made available to the public by the collaboration of the Smithsonian Institution, The National Press Club and the Louis Armstrong Educational Foundation. After “Pops” performance captured on this CD, he made 2 brief TV appearances and passed away on July 6th at 69 years of age.
This CD documents Louis Armstrong’s final recording on trumpet. According to Wynton Marsalis, “This is a great find, not so much for the virtuosity of his playing, but for the joy of his presence at that age and at that stage of his life. I'd heard those songs many times. But that he could play with this type of energy and intensity with that amount of time off. It was shocking." I agree with NEA Jazz Master Marsalis, this is a truly remarkable recording!
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