Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors

NOV. 25th at 11:00 AM

George Bailey & Purnell Steen

Two Musical Brothers, George Morrison Bailey and Purnell Levant Steen, both born in Denver on April 15th (Purnell 1941, and George 1944) were raised and schooled here. George and his parents were University of Denver graduates, and Purnell graduated from the University of Colorado, Boulder. Both studied music following in the footsteps of their mentor George Morrison, Sr., the legendary Jazz violinist and first Black Jazz Orchestra Conductor of the 1920s, during Denver’s Five Points Swinging 20’s Jazz Boom era.

The two met again during the 1960s in Heidelberg, Germany, performing with the 7th U.S. Army Soldiers’ Chorus. After being honorably discharged, they managed a Boutique in Heidelberg.

George stayed in Germany and has had a 41-year career as pianist with the Stuttgart Ballet, hired by John Cranko, former Director and Choreographer. Purnell returned to Denver to make his career in Jazz performing as Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors. Lifelong friends, the two Musical Brothers recently met in Denver’s Sister City of Brest, France, sharing their talents and performing together.

On November 25th, the two Jazz Brothers will perform together “Four-handed-JOY!”

Come and share their Brotherly Musical Talents making GOOD MUSIC! “Friendship through music.”

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Mission Statement: To preserve the "Sounds of Five Points"...

Denver has always had a thriving jazz community, and between the 1920s and 1950s, the Five Points neighborhood was the heart of the scene. Known as the "Harlem of the West," at its peak Five Points had over fifty bars and clubs, and played host to all the greats: pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, singers Billie Holiday and Ella Fitzgerald, saxophonist Charlie Parker, and trumpeter Miles Davis, just to name a few. Local players also kept things cooking, and soon enough the Five Points sound emerged, a brand of jazz characterized by red-hot swing and boundless joie de vivre.

Purnell Steen and The Five Points Ambassadors

Recorded for 2020 City Park Jazz Festival

Purnell Steen.......................................piano

Ron Bland............................................bass

Derek Banach......................................trumpet

Carlos Chavez..................................... reeds alto/tenor

Ed Stephen..........................................guitar

Vohn Regensburger............................Brazilian guitar

Todd Reid........................drums

Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors

Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors

NOV. 25th at 11:00 AM

George Bailey & Purnell Steen

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Mission Statement: To preserve the "Sounds of Five Points"...

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Purnell Steen and THE FIVE POINTS AMBASSADORS

The Band

Ron Bland - Bass

Purnell Steen - Piano

Purnell Steen - Piano

Purnell Steen - Piano

Purnell Steen - Piano

Purnell Steen - Piano

Ed Stephen - Guitar

Purnell Steen - Piano

Vohn Regensburger - Guitar

Vohn Regensburger - Guitar

Vohn Regensburger - Guitar

Vohn Regensburger - Guitar

Derek Banach - Trumpet

Vohn Regensburger - Guitar

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Vohn Regensburger - Guitar

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Bill Larson - Drums

Bill Larson - Drums

Bill Larson - Drums

Myra Warren - Special Guest Vocalist