The Rent Project Fundraiser At Dazzle Jazz Club.
Artwork by Mia Nogueira
On Tuesday November 10th TJ had the first Cabaret performance at Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge at 930 Lincoln St., in Denver. Dazzle hosts many local artists, with live music performances every night of the week. Dazzle opened up their doors to help TJ raise money for the spring musical Rent. “We decided to have a Cabaret as a new form of raising money,” said Choir Teacher Edwina Hebert. With tickets selling at $15 per person, they had high hopes for the night.
“I was very excited to perform at Dazzle because it is a professional gig. It was a good precursor for my studies in music during college,” said Senior Elizabeth Hays, one of the eight students who performed. A Jazz Trio accompanied the vocalists in the performance.
“Cabaret was saucey. Everyone was having so much fun,” said Senior Cassie Cherry, an audience member. “You could tell that every singer really chose their songs carefully.”
Eight of the best vocalists at TJ performed: Mina Bradley, Taylor Jacobson, Gina Pinson, Anna Romero, London Thatch, D’Aaron Moore, Brittany Ferguson, and Elizabeth Hays.
“I got to sing La Vie En Rose by Edith Piaf,” said Hays. “I was really nervous when I got on stage, but once I started singing all the butterflies went away.”
With a sold-out performance that raised The Rent Project $3000, the show was a success. “It was a fabulous show,” said Michael Palmari, the Rent Project coordinator and director.
With TJ Social Studies Teacher Jon Poole as the M.C. those in attendance said that the night was exciting. “Poole did a good job. I think that his presence helped a lot with promoting the fundraiser,” said Cherry.
