Ron Jolly & Jean-Marie Jazz

Ron Jolly Ron Jolly (piano and keyboards) is a Denver native who received his Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education from the University of Denver where he studied with Gene Rush and Steven Lee. Ron taught in the Jazz Department at DU's Lamont School of Music from 1979-1987. Ron was a Denver Public Schools teacher from 1987 to 2018, teaching Music, Digital Film and Audio Engineering at the Career Education Center. He led the Denver Citywide High School Jazz Combo for 31 years. He has recently retired from teaching. Ron is one of the busiest pianists in the Denver area, performing with many local bands including Mollie O'Brien and the Blue Tips, What’s Cookin’, the Denver Jazz Orchestra, the Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra, Diamond Orchestra and Next of Kin. He performed with Moment’s Notice at …