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Junior Mance at Dazzle Jazz Club

Courtesy of Mike Zubrinic | Posted on June 4, 2012

Where

Dazzle Jazz Club
1080 14th Street
Denver, CO
Map
(303) 839-5100

When

Sat, July 14, 2012
7 & 9 pm

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Musicians

About

Junior Mance - piano
Hide' Tanaka - bass
Michi Fuji - violin

JUNIOR MANCE, born Julian Clifford Mance, Jr., in Chicago, Illinois on October 10, 1928 is a jazz pianist, composer, author of "HOW TO PLAY BLUES PIANO", and recording artist of thirty plus albums as a leader and numerous recordings as a sideman. Junior began playing the piano at the age of five, but did not begin formal training until the age of eight. He started playing professionally during his early teens. He attended Roosevelt College in Chicago as a music major.

In 1947 Junior left Roosevelt College to join Gene Ammons' band and began his recording career with Gene. He joined Lester Young in 1949 for almost two years, and rejoined Ammons several months in 1951 before being drafted into the U. S. Army. He served in the 36th Army Band at Fort Knox, Kentucky along with Julian "Cannonball" Adderley....

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