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Freddy Rodriguez Jr. & the Jazz Connection - Celebrating Freddy Rodriguez Sr.

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Best known for and beloved by Denverites as the house band leader at El Chapultepec, Freddy Sr. was the first musician ever to play jazz there and the last before it shut down in 2020. February 9 would have been Denver Jazz Legend Freddy Rodriguez Senior’s 94th birthday. Celebrate this legendary jazz alto & tenor saxophonist and composer with his son, Freddy Rodriguez Junior, and the Jazz Connection.

A piece of history: On Sunday, July 10, 1983, The Rocky Mountain News ran a front-page story with the headline, “Music Packs ‘Em in at El Chapultepec.” In the article, Jerry [Krantz, owner of El Chapultepec] talked about how he chose house bands who had chops and could hang with any of the best in the world. And sometimes, they did. Jerry recalled a time that the Tommy Dorsey Band was in Denver for a gig. Afterward, they showed up in three cab loads and stayed for two days playing with the house band. When asked about the success he said, “We did it right. We got the best local musicians - people like Freddy Rodriguez [Sr.], Bob Montgomery, Bruno Carr, Gene Bass, and Phil Urso. And though I never told anyone what to play, they concentrated on the standards. Tunes people know. Straight-ahead jazz. Not too much fusion music. And I refuse to charge a cover at the door or $4 for a drink. Now everybody comes here.” That was a recipe that served up over four decades of live jazz at El Chapultepec.

Freddy Jr. carries on the great music from Denver’s legendary jazz club, El Chapultepec, with Jazz standards, pop, to Latin classics. Freddy also sings and plays songs from his legendary father’s songbook. The show will get you up dancing and singing along!!

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Freddy Rodriguez Jr. - piano, vocals, & keyboards

Andrew Hudson - acoustic/electric bass

Chad Schneider - trombone (Freddy Sr.’s last protege)

Skip Lynch - drums

Carlos Chavez - sax

Date

February 5, 2025 at 6:30 pm

Price

$10 - 15

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