By Shannon Ogden, Denver7.com | A celebration of life for the late, local jazz great, Purnell Steen, has been scheduled for 11:00 a.m. Saturday, Jan. 10, at Denver’s historic Zion Baptist Church. The public is invited to attend. Steen died last month after a fall.
A Denver East High School graduate, Steen performed all over the world during his storied career. He and his band The Five Points Ambassadors still regularly held their regular Friday brunch gigs at Dazzle Denver Jazz Club.
Steen recently performed a tribute concert for his late cousin Charles Burrell, the groundbreaking Denver bassist who was the first Black person hired by a symphony orchestra.
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When we asked him if he thought Five Points got the credit it deserves for its music and culture, he said it does not.
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Read more here and/or watch a video with Mr. Shannon and Mr. Steen:
https://www.denver7.com/news/front-range/denver/celebration-of-life-scheduled-for-late-denver-jazz-great-purnell-steen
https://www.zionbaptistchurchdenver.org
Zion Baptist Church, 933 East 24th Avenue, Denver, CO 80205 | Phone: 303-861-4958
Photo: Purnell Steen