Purnell Steen & LeJazz Machine

Purnell Steen is a consummate performer who has a legion of devoted fans in his native Denver. Steen is also part of a musical dynasty, with relatives including vocalist Dianne Reeves, pianist George Duke, saxophonist Eddie “Cleanhead” Vinson, and bassist Charlie Burrell. While several of the individual members of the band are also internationally known musicians in their own right, the main musical thrust of LeJazz Machine is from the era when “Swing was King”, leaning heavily on Basie, Ellington and the Tin Pan Alley Army of Broadway Composers.