Move to the Music - Purnell Steen & the Five Points Ambassadors: Celebrate a Cool Yule & Joyeux Noël

‘Move To the Music’ is an explosion of large ensemble performances. Weekly shows have taken place since July 11th and continue through the end of 2023. Each of these large ensembles is made up of a combination of full-time, professional musicians and highly skilled amateur musicians, playing side by side to create music. Community music-making has long been a part of the arts-and-culture fabric in Colorado, from big band to mariachi. Dazzle is thrilled to present large ensembles in all of their modern forms, celebrating Denver’s jazz roots in the Historic Five Points neighborhood.

Purnell Steen & the Five Points Ambassadors: Celebrate a Cool Yule & Joyeux Noël
December 13 – 6PM
Purnell Steen and The Five Points Ambassadors is a band dedicated to playing and preserving the music of Denver’s legendary Five Points neighborhood. The Blues-oriented Hard Bop music is basically Swing style. Their chanteuse, the scintillating Myra Warren, rounds out the ensemble. Having recently spent a week in Denver’s Sister City, Brest, France, for their 2022 Cool Yule & Joyeux Noël Holiday Show they will definitely Swing and Sway the Five Points Way, with maybe a hint of a French accent! The band has performed for many dignitaries, and during the 2008 National Convention, played for the Clintons, and other notables. Purnell is a cousin to Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, George Duke, five-time Grammy Award winner Dianne Reeves, and the legendary 102-year-old bassist Charles Burrell.

This event is supported by Denver Arts & Venues through a Five Points Jazz Activation grant.