A voice so sweet she will send you on a heavenly journey… that’s Jennifer Burks. Her performance experience extends continuously from early childhood in Houston, TX through her degree in Vocal Performance at the University of Arkansas. While there, Jennifer studied privately with Elaine Cencel and Dr. Moon Sook Park. She also performed in the ensemble Schola Cantorum, under the direction of Dr. Stephen Caldwell, where she had several solo opportunities. Upon graduation in 2015, she and her husband moved to Boulder where she has performed in a variety of choral ensembles. Regional solo performances include the part of soprano soloist in Vaughan Williams’ Dona Nobis Pacem as well as the first soprano in the duet The Lord is my strength from Handel’s Israel in Egypt.  Jennifer has been a part of the Boulder Symphony Chorus and Cantabile Singers and regularly performs in regional competitions and in the Colorado/Wyoming Chapter competition of NATS. Jennifer is interested in exploring Early Music and 20th Century music and is currently a student of Dana V Music instructor Bjorn Arvidsson.

Try a little bit of that voice and see what we mean!

 

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Billboard Magazine award recipient, Laurie Dameron, has been playing the guitar for nearly 50 years and singing even longer. Between solo performances and performances with her band, Laurie D and the Blues Babes, she has performed for hundreds of venues in and out of Colorado over the past 25 years. A broad repertoire folk, blues, and jazz allows her to perform many different venues. She has produced three CDs.

Laurie is also an environmental activist and in 2012 started her project “What Can I Do?” Multimedia Environmental Presentations hoping to inspire everyone to be a better steward to our beautiful planet Earth! Her song “What Can I Do?” made it to the top ten finalists in the 2011 Tipperary World Peace Song Contest. More recently she passed the first round of auditions for America’s Got Talent in Denver in December of 2013.

Daniel Médal is a Boulder native who was raised on New Orleans Jazz and Funk, while growing up in the vibrant Colorado music scene.  He has been writing songs since the days of cassette tape recording, and enjoys composing on the guitar, drums, bass, piano, trumpet and whatever unique instruments he can get his hands on. Médal’s most recent album, Highwater, was composed entirely solo over the course of 2016 and will be available once mastering is complete.

Pro-Leisure resides in a state of constant evolution. Comprised of talented musicians and friends, Pro Leisure has been delighting audiences for over 10 years. Originally conceived in Marin County California, the group’s nomadic adventures have taken them to stages across the globe. The band’s recent roots have been planted in the town of Boulder, Colorado where they have been seen gracing the stages of the Fox Theater, Boulder Theater, many of Boulder’s finest breweries, and several venues in Summit County.

Pro-Leisure will get you rockin’ to their funky grooves and grab your attention with their semi-sensational improv lyrics. Various members of the band have been fortunate enough to perform with great artists such as; Bob Weir, Mark Karan, Jeff Chimenti, Rob Wasserman, Stu Allen, Barry Sless, Billy Nershi, Tom Marshall, Nick Forster and Dave Grusin. Pro-Leisure will put on a show you won’t