Second Sunday Jazz Affairs
1:00-4:00 p.m. at
The Olympian Reception & Event Center
975 S Union Blvd., Colorado Springs, CO
  • January 12th      PPJASS 35th Birthday Celebration with the PPJASS All-Stars & Jam Session
  • February 9th      Mississippi Mudders & presentation of 23rd annual Alice Award
  • March 8th           Nelson Rangell Quartet & student band Draw Five      
  • April 12th            CANCELLED - Double McGuffin Quartet        
  • May 10th             CANCELLED - JoRiCa Trio - John Turner, Leader
  • June 14th            CANCELLED - Gentle Rain - featuring vocalist Marci Hureau
  • July 12th              NO Second Sunday Jazz Affair​
  • August 9th          NO Second Sunday Jazz Affair
  • September 13th HOPEFULLY, we can return! 
  • October 11th      
  • November 8th       
  • December 13th    
2020 Alice Award Presented to Trip Ziegler (holding award)
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Joined by previous Alice Award recipients in attendance: Mark Raphael, Ed Hureau, Laura Davis, Rick Crafts, Chris Walters, John Turner, Al Eberhardt and Tom Fowler

​Jazz in the Parks
The 2020 season of Jazz In The Parks will be reduced to a few concerts in August--if we can hold events at all by then. We will update information here as we have it!

Wednesday evening summer concert series in parks throughout the region! 2019 was our 
35th Annual JITP Season and featured these great bands:
           
  • "Peak Big Band" - Fred Martinez, Leader - Foothills Park, Rockrimmon
  • "The Mississippi Mudders" - The Glen @ Broadmoor Community Church
  • "All In Jazz" - Bear Creek Regional Park Pavilions       
  •  New Horizons "Kicks Band"  - Tom Fowler, Director - Bear Creek     
  • "The Swing Connection" w/ Laura Davis, Vocalist - Bear Creek
  • "Springs Contemporary Jazz Big Band" - Bear Creek
  • "Triple Play Quartet" - Bear Creek
  •  "Academy Jazz Ensemble" - Bear Creek 
  •  "JoRiCa +1" - Bear Creek
  •  USAF Academy Band "Falconaires" & "The Alumni Band" - Bear Creek
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