A Centennial Tribute to Philly Joe Jones featuring Clare Church

The Gift of Jazz is excited to partner with The Muse Performance Space in Lafayette for an amazing night of music!

Join Gift of Jazz and Clare Church on Saturday, January 7 at 7:30 pm for a swinging tribute to one of jazz’s greatest drummers, Philly Joe Jones. The Centennial Concert Series is presented by the Gift of Jazz to honor some of the greatest jazz legends and the music they gave us. Each year Gift of Jazz chooses past musicians who would celebrate their centenary and presents a tribute concert in their honor; performed by some of the best Denver-based jazz musicians.

Featuring:
CLARE CHURCH – Drums
JEFF JENKINS – Piano
KIM BIRD – Bass
GREG GISBERT – Trumpet
PETE LEWIS – Saxophone

Clare Church played her very first gigs with Tony Bennett, the Temptations and the Four Tops. In her 30-plus years as a professional musician, she has performed all different styles and genres of music. On the jazz side, she was a regular with the Joe Henderson Big Band and performed with Dizzy Gillespie, Benny Carter, Nancy Wilson, Mel Torme, Doc Severinsen, and many more. A versatile musician, she also could be heard in pit orchestras, as well as in the horn sections of traveling artists such as Tito Puente Jr., Natalie Cole, The Temptations, the Four Tops, Gladys Knight and the Pips, Frankie Vallee and the Four Seasons. She has played with all the Denver luminaries, including Ron Miles, Greg Gisbert, Art Lande, Eric Gunnison, Annie Booth, Gabe Mervine, and many more. She has been described as a sensitive, “music-first” drummer, and her many years of experience as a horn player make her drumming unique.