Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA)

ALBUM OF THE WEEK 🎹

This week we’re highlighting pianist and composer, Chick Corea’s 1968 release “Now He Sings, Now He Sobs”! This incredible trio album highlights Corea’s intricate and agile playing ability and compositional prowess. Featuring Roy Haines and Miroslav Vitous this is an album you will become absolute obsessed with!

Have you heard this album before? Tell us what albums you love!!

ALUMNI SPOTLIGHT: today we’re highlighting pianist, composer, and arranger, Annie Booth and her new album “Here, There, and Everywhere: The Beatles Songbook (Live)”. This album also features fellow CCJA alumni, Alejandro Castaño and Patrick McDevitt.

Recorded in Denver in front of a live audience in summer 2023, the latest album from the Annie Booth Trio features 11 expansive and imaginative reinterpretations of beloved Beatles classics for jazz trio, capturing the energy and intimacy of a live audience. The album is available now on all digital platforms, cd, and limited edition vinyl. The Annie Booth Trio will be celebrating with album release shows at Dazzle Denver on September 13th and September
14th (6:30pm & 9pm each night).

ALBUM OF THE WEEK 🎸🎺🥁 this weeks album is “John Coltrane and Johnny Hartman” featuring virtuosic saxophonist John Coltrane and legendary vocalist Johnny Hartman originally recorded on Impluse! This album illustrates the intertwining of warm, rich vocals and intricate sax solos. The two title musicians create a symphony in their simplicity and a unique sound that carried them to the Grammy Hall of Fame in 2013. Check out this incredible album today!

We still have lots of spots available for ensembles for Fall Session! Are you or someone you know interested in growing their craft? Sign up today at jazzarts.org! All ages and levels welcome! 🎺🎷🎸🥁

ONE WEEK til rehearsals start ✨ register today at jazzarts.org!

Album of the Week 🎺 Tom Harrell’s “Colors of a Dream” is a musical sequence that explores instrumentation and expands on the experience in which instruments are used. Some of these concepts are Harrell’s use of two bass players, wordless vocals, and block horn chords instead of a traditional chordal instrument (piano or guitar). This innovative album is not only transcending of the times but also INCREDIBLY thoughtful and entrancing. Check it out today!!

Another successful summer in the Sangres! Here’s a little insight into the magic that happened in Westcliffe this last July! Thank you all to attended and supported! Be on the lookout for more pictures and videos coming soon!

Fall Session is right around the corner! Rehearsals start Tuesday August 27th! Find more details at the link in bio or at JazzArts.org 🎺✨

🎵Album of the Week🎵: “Nancy Wilson/Cannonball Adderely” by vocalist Nancy Wilson and sax-player Cannonball Adderely. This 1962 released was recorded over the summer of 1961 and highlights the vocal prowess of Wilson and playful melodic sound of Adderely.

This album became one of the most iconic sounds in jazz voice of the 20th century. Wilson’s voice acts as almost a third horn while Adderly’s deep listening and attention to detail highlights his musical depth. Check out Nancy Wilson Cannonball Adderly today!

Registration is LIVE! Sign up today for our fall session starting August 27th at JazzArts.org! Rehearsals are Tuesday or Thursday nights and ensembles are available for all levels and all instruments! Students and adults welcome! Check out the link in our bio for more!!

Fall session registration will be live very soon! Keep an eye out for when we launch! Starting August 27th, sessions will be every Tuesday/Thursday!

Adult jazz learners 📣 🎵 This SUNDAY AUGUST 4th from 3-4:30 is our Adult Jazz Jam at ! Come play a few tunes and bring a friend! You won’t want to miss this fun opportunity to play with fellow musicians!

🎵 Album of the Week🎵: “Where Do You Start” by acclaimed pianist, Brad Mehldau. This album was released in 2012 under Nonesuch Records recieving critical acclaim, even being described as “an intimate, impressionistic, and probing release that should certainly appeal to longtime fans.” Featuring bass player, Larry Grenadier and drummer, Jeff Ballard, Mehldau’s album is one to inspire musicians for years to come.

THANK YOU 🎉 With your help, we were able to reach our $7,000 goal to support our campers currently at Jazz in the Sangres! Your generosity will give them the experience of a lifetime up in Westcliffe, creating lifelong memories and musical connections 🫶

Today is the last day of our Jazz in the Sangres 2024 scholarship campaign! Your generosity helps us allow young musicians to have the summer music opportunity of a lifetime, no matter their financial situation. We're soooo close to our $7,000 goal, but we need your help! Donate today at jazzarts.org 🎷

We still need your help! Support a life changing experience for a young musician and donate to our scholarship campaign. Our goal is $7,000 with only 8 days left to go - donate today at jazzarts.org!

We need your help! Give a teen the opportunity of a lifetime with a donation to our Jazz in the Sangres scholarship fund. This life changing week allows students to meet new mentors, make new lifelong friendships, and collaborate in a unique and tight knit group. Your gift of any size makes a difference - donate today at jazzarts.org!

Record of the week: Double Rainbow: The Music of Antonio Carlos Jobim by Joe Henderson 🎧 It was released in 1995 on Verve records featuring Henderson on tenor saxophone, Eliane Elias and Herbie Hancock on piano, Christian McBride on bass, and Jack DeJohnette on drums.

Fun fact: this was originally intended to be a collaboration between Henderson and Jobim, but was restructured following Jobim's death.

Give a teen the gift of jazz by donating to our 2024 Westcliffe Scholarship Fund! Each summer, a group of 25-45 talented high school students gathers in the beautiful Sangres mountains to learn, play, and hang with some of Denver's finest musicians on faculty. This is a life-changing experience for them, but we need YOUR help to make it happen! Donate today at jazzarts.org 🫶

It's Westcliffe month!!! Who are we gonna see at this summer's Jazz in the Sangres camp? Comment below ⤵️

Album of the week: 'Them Dirty Blues' from the Cannonball Adderley Quintet! Recorded in 1960 on Riverside Records, featuring Nat Adderley on trumpet, Bobby Timmons & Barry Harris on piano, Sam Jones on bass, and Louis Hayes on drums. Let us know what you think!

We're thrilled to have legendary bassist Jay Anderson joining our faculty for this summer's Jazz in the Sangres camp! Anderson has been a regular member in the bands of Red Rodney & Ira Sullivan, Michael Brecker, T***s Thielemans, Maria Schneider, Vic Juris, Bob Mintzer, Michael Franks, Eliane Elias, Bennie Wallace, Lew Tabackin, Steve Khan, Lynne Arriale, Stanley Cowell, and was with Joe Sample from 1992 to 2006.

There are still a few spots left - send us a message if you'd like to register!