The Hot Tomatoes Jazz Orchestra in Concert

3500 Mountain Lion Drive,Loveland CO 80537

05 May, 2022

Description

A Concert to Benefit the Mountain View High School Instrumental Music Program Come and enjoy the high powered swingin' sounds of Denver's premier Jazz Orchestra. Featuring music from the 40's all the way to current BigBand Jazz standards, the Hot Tomatoes Jazz Orchestra was formed in 1982 by former leader and founder, Ron Cope. Ron was part of a Downbeat award winning Traditional Jazz Band at the University Of Colorado – Denver. This group toured the country appearing on television and radio programs along with performing at traditional jazz festivals. Through Ron’s travels and performances in Jazz Festival circuits on the West Coast, he was enamored with The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra out of the Bay area, which performed “flapper” music of the 1920s and early 1930s. In 1982, Ron formed a new group in the spirit of The Royal Society Jazz Orchestra and originally named it the 9th Street Flappers, after Denver’s 9th Street which borders the University of Colorado – Denver. The name of this group soon changed to The Hot Tomatoes Dance Orchestra. With the advent of renewed interest in the Swing Era and swing dancing, the Hot Tomatoes transformed themselves to a Swing-Era band performing numbers from Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Duke Ellington and many others. The Hot Tomatoes Jazz Orchestra soon became a regional favorite for concert goers and dancers alike and has performed not only in the Denver metro area, but also across the Western U.S. and Canada.