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Javon Jackson - "Jazz By 5"

“Jazz By 5” is a musical collaboration of jazz giants that celebrates the eras of swing, bebop, avant-garde, and beyond. Initially formed by Javon Jackson in an effort to perform,…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

For this week, let’s get things started with two area-based musicians – singer Ed Battle and trumpeter Bob Montgomery. Born in New Jersey (with time spent in Philadelphia), Battle settled…

Studio Club: The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra featuring Deborah Stafford

The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra featuring Deborah Stafford, is a traditional 18-piece big band, that authentically recreates the great Jazz-Era music of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Stan…

R&B Jukebox "Blue Plate Special"

Easy Bill

The R & B Jukebox presents its annual Thanksgiving program, "The Blue Plate Special" on Saturday, November 23 at 6pm hosted by Easy Bill. Fats Domino’s “Blueberry Hill,” Little Richard’s…

Wine and Food Pairing: Duck Leg Confit and a Cheverny red wine meet

  This month’s Wine, Beer, and Food Pairing features Chef Eric Olson from CHOW Catering sharing  Duck Leg Confit with Israeli cous cous prepared with saffron, olives and pomegranate seeds…

Gabriel Mervine Sextet: Miles & More

Gabriel Mervine digs deep into the Miles Davis catalogue alongside bassist Patrick McDevitt, drummer Alejandro Castaño, pianist Tom Amend, and saxophonists Daryl Gott and Taylor Clay. The sextet format made…

Vinyl Vault: "Lucifer" by Kenny Barron

Geoff Anderson

By the mid-1970s, electronic instruments were becoming more and more common in jazz leaving musicians and audiences divided on the wisdom of their inclusion in what had previously been an…

Stories of Standards: "I Want to Be Happy"

Linda Hillshafer

Tune in weekday mornings for Stories of Standards to hear our favorite versions of “I Want to Be Happy.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

Just about a decade ago, the MacArthur Foundation named alto saxophonist Miguel Zenon a MacArthur Fellow noting, “This young musician and composer is at once reestablishing the artistic, cultural, and…

In the Shadow of History: Teresita Sandoval, 1811-1894

Join Deborah Espinosa as she tells the history of one of Colorado's most important trailblazers: Teresita Sandoval. Deborah will highlight how Teresita, who may never have called herself a Chicana,…

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