KUVO’s High School Collegiate Performance Series presents the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars on Tuesday, May 9 at 7 p.m.
It’s one of Denver’s longest-running youth ensembles, under the direction of Dr. Ed Cannava (CAN-ah-vah), performing in the Masterpiece Studio!

KUVO Studio Club & Beat Collective members, you will receive an invitation via email, be sure to click on the RSVP button. Space is limited. If you’re not in the Studio Club and are interested in learning more about our clubs, click here.

The Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars have performed at jazz festivals around Colorado, including the Evergreen Jazz Festival and the Denver Vintage Jazz Festival. National tours have taken the Youth All-Stars to the the Sacramento Jazz Festival, Sacramento Hot Jazz Jubilee, Seton Hall (New Jersey) in New Orleans, and most recently at the February 2023 Sounds of Mardi Gras Jazz Festival in Fresno. Internationally, they’ve played at the Montreux, Switzerland Jazz Festival, the Tunnel-Vienna-Live-Club, the Assisi, Italy Music Festival, the Umbria Jazz Festival, the Expo in Citta Festival (Milan), and the Kongsberg, Norway Jazz Festival. The DJC Youth All-Stars will be performing on a Concert Tour to New York City in June 2023.

The 2023 Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars are:
Clarinet: Joanna Toy, Senior, Golden HS,
Tenor Sax: Lena Musson, Junior, Chatfield HS,
Trombone: Noah Kangley, Junior, Castle View HS,
Banjo: Joey Crooks, Senior, East HS,
Piano: Sebastian Maa, Freshman, Denver School of the Arts,
Bass: Caedon Hynum, Sophomore, Lutheran HS,
Drums: Bennett Miller, Senior, East HS.

LIVE performances on KUVO JAZZ are supported by Bonfils Stanton FoundationDrum City GuitarlandGrace Design Pro AudioListen UpSchmitt Music – Englewood, and made possible by KUVO’s Studio Club and Beat Collective members.

Join us for this LIVE broadcast from the Masterpiece Studio at the Buell Public Media Center, featuring the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars on Tuesday, May 9, 2023 at 7:00 p.m.

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