A Jazz Christmas at Cherokee Ranch and Castle: 6:30 p.m
The Lynn Baker Quintet performs in this exciting musical holiday adventure—making the Castle come alive with jazz-inspired holiday tunes! Included, among others, are Tenor Saxophonist Dexter Gordon’s version of Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas; the Heath Brothers’ arrangement of Oh, Little Town of Bethlehem, titled Our Little Town; Herbie Hancock’s arrangement of Deck the Halls; and Rashaan Roland Kirk’s arrangement of We Three Kings, called We Free Kings. Mr. Baker, an award-winning composer, performer and educator and Masterful Musician is the Director of the Jazz Studies and Commercial Music Program at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music. He also directs the Lamont Jazz Orchestra, coaches combos, and teaches Jazz Improvisation and Composition, Jazz History, and Jazz Techniques classes.
