Performances

For 12 years (2004-2015), the Ritenuto Foundation presented the Wall Street Jazz Festival, in Kingston, NY, a free outdoor festival featuring women-led bands. Since relocating to Austin, the Foundation’s CArtistic Director, Peggy Stern, has become inspired to continue the festival here, possibly in an altered form, but keeping the founding principle intact. The bands are always led by women, free to make their own choices of personnel, free to present their own unique musical concept.

Trombonist (and vocalist for this night!) Louis Bonilla joins Dena DeRose and a fine rhythm section of Hrvoje Kralj and Karlheinz Miklin to celebrate some tracks from the classic recording of Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong ‘Ella and Louis Together’ and ‘Together Again’ …along with some spontaneous takes of the Great American Songbook and Jazz Standard repertoire!

Quartet with Bassist Goran Rukavina, Primož Grašič on guitar, and Tijan Grašič on drums

No reservations, come early for a seat!!

Dena gives a Vocal/Instrumental Workshop on July 3rd and a Concert on July 4th – Dena will be playing new songs from her latest HighNote recording ‘Mellow Tones’ along with songs from her over 15 records as a leader

Dena will be in Concert with Boris Koslov (bs) and Karlheinzmiklin (drms) for this wonderful festival!!

Workshops, Masterclasses, ScatLab, and lots of music, fun, and singing!!

3 NIGHTS of TRIO with drummer Xaver Hellmeier and bassist Markus Schieferdecker!!