The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra’s (CJRO) sextet is featured in a tribute night of music honoring the legendary “Lady Day,” Billie Holiday. Many of Holiday’s songs will be performed including “Summertime” and “God Bless This Child” along with a few numbers that will be played note by note as originally performed by the Lady herself! Led by vocalist Heidi Schmidt, the sextet features CJRO artistic director, Drew Zaremba on alto sax and flute; Shane Endsley (trumpet); Eric Erhardt (tenor sax/clarinet); Ken Walker (bass); Justin Adams (piano), and Todd Reid on drums.
Founded in 2012 by bandleader, Art Bouton, with a mission to perform the best music with the best musicians, the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra does just that and more. Exciting world-renowned guest artists and many of the finest regional musicians perform anything from rollicking big band classics to contemporary large and small ensemble jazz to sold-out crowds across Colorado. Audiences at the Arvada Center, PACE Center in Parker, Lakewood Cultural Center, Rialto Theater in Loveland, and beyond have heard the CJRO perform music from Count Basie, Stan Kenton, Duke Ellington, Maynard Ferguson, and Buddy Rich as well as original arrangements by CJRO composers and other artists.
Tickets are $24, purchase online here or call the Parker Arts box office at 303-805-6800.
