Tag: Purnell Steen
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Purnell Steen, ‘the elder statesman of jazz music in Denver,’ has died
Founder of The Five Points Ambassadors was a cousin of Charles Burrell, Dianne Reeves Storied piano player Purnell Steen, a member of Denver’s first family of jazz, died Tuesday (Nov. 18), it was announced today on his website. Steen, 84, was a first cousin to legendary bassist Charles Burrell, who died on June 17 at…