The Young Razzcals Jazz Project Summer Tour 2004

In July / August of  2004 the YRJP completed a twelve day tour in New Mexico and Colorado. We spent 25 hours working on our newest CD at the Broadway Recording Studio in Albuquerque, NM.
The tour began in Albuquerque at Rex's Hamburgers where manager, Michael Alderson, former Young Razzcal, sat in on a couple numbers. (See scrapbook for photos) Then to Holy Rosary Catholic Church, where we received a very warm welcome, nice tips too. Our final concert in Albuquerque was at the world's largest Mexican restaurant, El Pinto, where we performed two sets.
By now, we were sounding pretty good. The saxes were flying through Donna Lee and Commin' Home Baby.  Spain was sounding great, and Pick up the Pieces was always a crowd pleaser. 
It was time to move on, so we headed to Silverton, CO. What a beautiful little town. Here we played two nights at the Trail's End. The place was packed both nights and folks were buying the CD's. Our pictures were up all over town. Very cool for a group of middle and high school kids from Virginia. 
We continued up and around the beautiful Colorado mountains to Telluride after a dip in the hot springs in Ouray. In Telluride we had several engagements start with a small ensemble at the VIP reception held at Gray Head. This was a party for all of the jazz greats who were in town for the festival.  We also had two concerts in City Park, the Elks Lodge and of course Main Stage on Sunday. 
In Telluride we had the opportunity to play along side jazz greats like Richie Cole, Larry Coryelle and Hod O'Brien to name a few. Hod actually traveled with us and accompanied our vocal numbers on the road and on our CD. What a great experience for all of us, students and parents. 

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