Results for "Purnell Steen"

Purnell Steen

Birthday Tribute For Charles Burrell

by Steven Roby
September 29, 2023

In the special edition of Backstage Jazz, musician Purnell Steen pays tribute to music icon Charles Burrell in preparation for his 103rd birthday at Dazzle's Jazz Club in Denver. Burrell is a classical and jazz bassist and best known for being the first African American to be signed to a full-time contract in a ...

This Little Light

By Purnell Steen

Label: Self Produced
Released: 2012
Track listing: This Little Light of Mine; A Night in Tunisia; Sister Sadie; Georgia; Shiny Stockings; Sugar; Caravan.

Purnell Steen and Le Jazz Machine: This Little Light

by Florence Wetzel
May 12, 2012

Denver has always had a thriving jazz community, and between the 1920s and 1950s, the Five Points neighborhood was the heart of the scene. Known as the “Harlem of the West," at its peak Five Points had over fifty bars and clubs, and played host to all the greats: pianist and bandleader Duke Ellington, singers Billie ...