City Park West Neighborhood Association

City Park Jazz

This year's lineup

City Park Jazz Announces Lineup for Summer Series 2001
Half the performers are new to the series

DENVER: Great jazz-and plenty of it. That's what this summer's free City
Park Jazz concert series has in store. Last year City Park Jazz marked its 11th
season by doubling its concert series to 10 events. The enthusiastic response
from fans has inspired the series' volunteers to match last year's
successful series. And organizers are mixing it up: Half of the performers set to
entertain in summer 2001 are new to the City Park series. The expanded
program introduces a cross-section of jazz styles to audiences for whom
Sunday evening picnics at the bandstand have become a tradition.

The lineup kicks off with straight-ahead jazz from Mary Ann Moore and the
Big Swing Trio on June 3. The series continues every Sunday til August 5. Also
on tap:

June 10--jazz and blues sounds from the Billy Tolles Blues Express
June 17--Hazel Miller's rhythm and blues
June 24--swing music from Mr. David Booker and the Swingtet
July 1--Chris Daniels and the Kings' funky rhythm and blues
July 8--reggae with The Healers
July 15--traditional New Orleans-style jazz from the Alan Frederickson Jazz
ensemble
July 22-straight-ahead jazz with Bob Montgomery and Friends
July 29--self-styled Latin Exotica with Cabaret Diosa
August 5-groove, blues and jazz from Laura Newman and AOA

All concert times are 7:00 p.m. to 8:30-9:00 p.m. on Sunday evenings. There
are no rain dates. In case of rain, the concerts will be held in the covered
area of the Pavilion.

The founders of City Park Jazz created the free concert series in 1986 to
showcase the park and diverse character of its surrounding historic
neighborhoods. In doing so, organizers continued a tradition of concerts in
the park dating from the early 1900s. Ferrill Lake provides the backdrop as
jazz enthusiasts of all ages-from toddlers to grandmas-kick back on the
grass near City Park bandstand and sample Denver's music scene. Picnics are
welcome; concertgoers can also purchase food and drinks at nearby City Park
Pavilion.

Visitors can access handicap and limited close-in parking by entering the
park from the Colorado Blvd. entrances at 20th and 22nd, winding through the

Natural History Museum and Denver Zoo parking lots to the south shore of
Duck Lake. The parking lot is adjacent to the Pavilion. Parking is also available
in the zoo and museum lots along 23rd Ave or along 17th Ave.