A festive cocktail-style party featuring fresh jazz takes on your holiday favorites by the Tenia Nelson Trio. Hor d’oeuvres with seasonal beverages and wine will be available as well. Come enjoy two sets of holiday inspired music in the beautiful Bud Wells board room at the Colorado Auto Dealers Association.

Featuring:
TENIA NELSON – Piano
BRENDAN O’DONOGHUE – Bass
ALEX TRIPP – Drums

Tenia Nelson lives, eats, and breathes music! Tenia is the creator, bandleader, and pianist of the incredible Tenia Nelson Trio, affectionately known as TNT – because they’re dynamite! She performs regularly at jazz venues in the Denver metro area including Dazzle at Baur’s and Nocturne. In addition to leading TNT, Tenia co-leads a well-known Denver-based jazz group, Spherio, which focuses on arranging and playing the music of Thelonious Sphere Monk. Tenia is also a freelance artist and plays all types of music. Tenia has played with Dianne Reeves, Ron Miles, Tia Fuller, Hugh Ragin, Kenny Walker, Brad Goode, Rico Jones, Gabe Mervine, Greg Harris, Greg Gisbert and Adam Deitch to name a few. In addition to performing, as a LifeForce Jazz Records artists Tenia has 20 years plus teaching experience in all levels of education. She received her Bachelor of Music Education Degree from Metropolitan State University of Denver in 2004, and her Master of Music Degree from the University of Colorado at Boulder in 2010. At the present time, she teaches privately in her music studio, and she also teaches classes at Neighborhood Music at Stanley Marketplace. Tenia currently lives in Denver, Colorado, with her husband Tim, son Thelonious, and dog Snowball.GET TICKETS! Seating is limited so make your reservation today!