Gin & Jazz with Gino Rael & The Mighty Nice Band

Schedule

Thu Jul 22 2021 at 07:30 pm to 09:30 pm

Location

EXDO | Denver, CO

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Join us for Gin & Jazz with Gino Rael & The Mighty Nice Band on July 22nd in the Rainbow Alley outside of Tracks from 7:30 - 9:30pm.
About this Event

You may know Five Points as the trendy neighborhood where you can go get a great bagel and window shop down Welton St., but did you know it was once referred to by many across the country as the “Harlem of the West”? That’s right — we had one of the hottest Jazz scenes in the country during the 30s, 40s, and 50s. We had legends like Duke Ellington, Billie Holiday, and Ella Fitzgerald playing in the 50+ jazz clubs that once made up the Five Points neighborhood. Many people don’t know that though — and it’s because we haven’t been very good listeners and we haven’t been the best neighbors either. We have a responsibility to be custodians and caretakers of the past and the Five Points jazz legacy is too prominent and profound to forget about.

For that reason, we’ve created Gin & Jazz — a community-driven Jazz Series that champions and celebrates artists who embody and carry forth the Five Points jazz legacy in modern-day Mile High. Since musicians have been some of the most severely impacted by the pandemic, Gin & Jazz is an opportunity to spotlight and support community artists, most intentionally artists from marginalized communities (ie. BIPOC/LGBTQ), and those who have ties to the Five Points neighborhood.

In addition to live music, we've also compiled a Five Points Resources page that is accessible to attendees via QR code at the shows. This page will help us share the storied past of the Five Points neighborhood with integrated resources, materials, and articles. We will also be donating 15% of our proceeds from each show to a community organization/nonprofit that aligns with the values and mission of this series. For July, we're teaming up with Urban League Young Professionals of Metro Denver. The mission of the DULYP is to engage young professionals in the Urban League Movement towards the achievement of social and economic equality. They support the goals of the National Urban League by serving our community and developing our members through mentoring, community service/volunteering, scholarships, economic development, political action, and leadership development.

We hope you’ll join us every Thursday this summer in The Rainbow Alley outside of Tracks from 7:30 - 9:30pm for some Gin & Jazz!

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Where is it happening?

EXDO, 1399 35th Street, Denver, United States

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Tickets

USD 20.00

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