Windjammers Jazz Orchestra August 2, 2008

Windjammers Jazz Orchestra
Big Band Sound and Ballroom Dancing
Featuring Vocalist Jean Duane

(Littleton, CO) The Windjammers Jazz Orchestra (WJO) presents an evening of live Big Band and Ballroom Dancing, featuring vocalist Jean Duane on Saturday, August 2 from 6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. at the Buck Recreation Center, 2004 W. Powers Ave. in Littleton. Tickets are $10 per person ($8 District Rate) and includes a free dance lesson at 7:15 p.m. Call for tickets or more information at 303-730-4612

Jean Duane started performing when she was five in front of the elementary school and she hasn’t stopped since. Highlights of her singing career include traveling as a featured soloist in the IBM Players – entertaining at exotic resorts; toured Europe with the Denver Chamber Chorale and regularly soloing with Windjammers Jazz Orchestra, Blues 88 and the Jazz Quartet. With a repertoire includes blues, jazz, folk, country, rock, pop, standards and classical, Jean has performed at events such as the Fireman’s Ball, the Moonlight Classic, MS 100 and the Carnation Festival. She was a featured soloist with the Arapahoe Philharmonic.

Jean studied voice with Dr. Scott Martin in Colorado and with Dr. Robert Kintner in Kentucky. Additionally she studied improv with Edith Weiss, performed in musical theater and has sung with various bands over the years.

Jean Duane is also an award-winning entrepreneur, guest TV cook, author, and food evangelist who currently produces DVDs to show how to cook without gluten and dairy in her company called Alternative Cook, LLC (www.alternativecook.com)


The Windjammers Jazz Orchestra has performed for 10th Mountain Division Reunion, Race for the Cure, Ft. Logan Memorial and Veterans Day Ceremonies, Littleton Firefighters Ball, Littleton Historical Museum, Denver Art Museum, Capitol Hill People's Fair, National Federation of the Blind, U.S. Air Force, American Diabetes Foundation, and many corporate and private functions.

Windjammers Jazz Orchestra performs under the umbrella of the Littleton Community Music Association (LCMA). LCMA provides performance opportunities for adults and youth in a supportive community setting. For more information or to see upcoming events visit the Littleton Community Music Association at www.littletonmusic.org.

Windjammers Jazz Orchestra
Featuring Vocalist Jean Duane
Ballroom dancing\free dance lesson.
Saturday, August 2
6:30 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. 
Buck Recreation Center
2004 W. Powers Ave. (northeast of Court Pl. & Littleton Blvd) in Littleton
Fee: $10 per person ($8 District Rate)
Free Dance Lesson at 7:15 p.m.
Call for tickets or more information at 303-730-4612