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Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors

Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors
Meet the Band

Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors

Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors Welcome to Purnell Steen and the five points ambassadors
Meet the Band

A TRIBUTE To Charlie

Friday, July 18, 2025, STARTING AT 11:00 AM at DAZZLE

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DAZZLE DENVER

Colorado Public Radio broke the news.

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https://www.cpr.org/2025/06/17/classical-bass-legend-charlie-burrell-dies-at-104/

interview and music Celebrating Black History MONTH

FIVE POINTS STYLE!

 Replays will be available at 

  

 www.KGNU.org 

Replay of this Conversation ARE NOW available online

KGNU - Swing Shift & Jazz Lives (first 22 minutes) with DJ RoDger Hara

URLs to Shows

Part 1 :   

  

https://aa.kgnu.net/audioarchives/SwingShift/2023/SwingShift_2023-02-23.mp3?x-kgnu=kgnu-org-shows-download

Part 2 (first 22 minutes):    

https://aa.kgnu.net/audioarchives/JazzLives/2023/JazzLives_2023-02-23.mp3?x-kgnu=after-fm-download

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Check out this great video

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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.  

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Purnell Steen and THE FIVE POINTS AMBASSADORS

Thankfully the Five Points sound is still alive today, and the main keeper of the flame is    pianist Purnell Steen and his group Le Jazz Machine. Now in his early seventies, Steen is a consummate performer who has a legion of devoted fans in his native Denver. Steen is
also part of a musical dynasty, with relatives including vocalist Dianne Reeves, pianist George Duke, saxophonist Eddie "Cleanhead" Vinson, and bassist Charlie Burrell. 

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

Imagine Count Basie's swing combined with Duke Ellington's "Love you madly" charm, topped off with a healthy dollop of Wild West spirit, and that's Purnell Steen and  The Five Points Ambassadors  

Juneteenth Performance from Dazzle on June 19, 2019.

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

Derek Banach - Trumpet

Max Wagner - Saxophone

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Bill Larson - Drums

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

Carlos Chavez - Saxophone

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Myra Warren - Special Guest Vocalist

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