Upcoming Events

History Colorado is collaborating with members of the Five Points community and the Black American West Museum & Heritage Center on a Museum of Memory project that showcases the human stories and collective memory of this important neighborhood. Built on narratives about living, working, and growing up in Five Points, it features a mural created by artist Adri Norris in partnership with residents, artifacts from a variety of different Five Points eras, a sound installation featuring the voices of the…

Bread & Jam, a weekly funk jam at Dazzle on Wednesday nights in June, is led by members of the VIP's, a Denver based funk group comprised of a rotating cast of musicians that includes Eric Imbrosciano, Taylor Scott, Todd Smallie, Patrick McDevitt, and AJ Salas. In piecing the group together, drummer Eric Imbrosciano says he carefully picked a combination of area musicians including players who may not have worked together before but whose personal sounds and backgrounds would mix…

Two performances at 6 pm and 9 pm. Join us for "Same Cloth every last Saturday of each month through December 2021. Same Cloth is a project led by prolific pianist, Solomon J. Chapman Sr. and inventive vocalist, JoFoKe. Embarking upon a new, eclectic musical journey, the charismatic duo combines their peculiarities, perspectives, and talents to share meaningful art. Same Cloth's debut commercial release is expected late 2021. JoFoKe – vocals Solomon Chapman Sr. – keyboards Aaron Daniels – bass…

Two performances at 6:00pm and 9:00pm. Doors open at 5:00pm. Same Cloth is happy to welcome their incredibly musical friends, husband & wife team, Monique & Aaron Brooks-Roberts as special guests. Same Cloth is a project led by prolific pianist, Solomon J. Chapman Sr. and inventive vocalist, JoFoKe. Embarking upon a new, eclectic musical journey, the charismatic duo combines their peculiarities, perspectives and talents to share meaningful art. Same Cloth’s debut commercial release is expected late 2021. JoFoKe – vocals…

The Bar at Plaza 38 known locally as "Bar 38" is a unique neighborhood bar and is open safely for live music. Live music lineup for September 2021: Times of shows vary Friday, September 3 - 8 pm:  Soul Food – Old School Funk Saturday, September 4 - 8 pm:   Conjunto Colores – Salsa Sunday, September 5 - 6 pm:  Doc Brown – Sunday Night Blues Jam Monday, September 6 - CLOSED Tuesday, September 7 - 7 pm:  Trivia…

Community-Minded Dance, hosts 3 nights of live music with jazz and blues of the 1920’s, 30’s and 40’s where you can dance, attend workshops and lectures. September 17 through September 20 at Ellie Caulkins Opera House. This event is run concurrently with Lindy on the Rocks, and the Hot Night Fusion Weekend, two events focused on dance. An All Access Pass will include dance workshops in swing, blues, tango, and street dance. The All Access Pass ranges from $139-$239 for…

In addition to Adam Bodine’s eclectic catalog of original instrumental material, the genre-fusing pianist and composer is highly regarded for his jazz trio’s fun and creative interpretations of decade-spanning cover tunes. Sometimes Bodine’s trio treats the audience to a unique performance that embraces a particular theme, holiday, or artist. The latest installment of such a celebrated motif features a tribute to the great Bob Marley. Jammin’ beyond the realm of reggae, the Adam Bodine Trio puts their imaginative and jazzy…

Two performances at 6:30pm and 9pm. As an acclaimed trombonist, composer, and producer, Delfeayo Marsalis has also dedicated his prolific career to music theatre and education. Along with the Marsalis family of musicians including his father Ellis, the artist was destined to a life in music. Marsalis has toured internationally with jazz legends such as Ray Charles, Art Blakey, Max Roach, Elvin Jones and Slide Hampton, as well as leading his own groups. Delfeayo also formed the Uptown Music Theatre…

The Tenia Nelson Trio just is three talented homies that love to play all kinds of music together. If the "Tenia Nelson Trio" is a mouthful, you can just call them "TNT" because they're dynamite! Tenia Nelson- piano Brendan O' Donoghue- bass Alex Tripp- drums

The Heath Walton Band  is having their their second residency at Nocturne. This residency will feature original compositions, new arrangements, and selections from their debut album “Brooklyn’s Bridge.”  This project began in 2016 after Heath won a Pathway to Jazz Grant from the Boulder County Arts Alliance. The grant helped fund their previously mentioned album and is Heath’s second recording as a band leader. The Heath Walton Band’s music represents the modern jazz idiom albeit with rock, hip-hop, and R&B…

Americana/folk singer-songwriter, Andy Sydow is a jack-of-all-trades. As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who's lyrics paint a picture of poetic realism, the Colorado native tours constantly both solo and with a backing band. Throughout the course of a show he’s known to croon an audience with acoustic guitar ballads, sing a few numbers on his lap steel, and even sit down at the keys to show off his surprising boogie-woogie piano chops. When he's not touring, writing, or recording, Sydow spends time…

Come pARTy at the Littleton Museum! Celebrate the opening of Print Renaissance: Mid-century Masters of American Printmaking. Enjoy gallery tours with guest curator, Dan Jacobs (co-curator of MOA’s recent Rauschenberg exhibit), and see works by Andy Warhol, Louise Nevelson, Frank Stella, Helen Frankenthaler, and more. The evening will include a lithography demonstration by Gregory Santos, Printmaking Director at Art Gym Denver. Guests will have an opportunity to try their hand at relief printmaking with guidance from the museum’s Curator of…

Tom Amend is an organist, pianist, composer, and arranger from Denver, Colorado. Performing and recording often throughout the Rocky Mountain Region in various settings as both a leader and a sideman, he can be heard with with Colorado based Soul/Blues artists: The Burroughs and the Taylor Scott Band. Tom was selected as a semifinalist for the American Jazz Pianist Competition in 2014 and 2015, and was a finalist in concert in 2017. Amend received a Bachelor of Music in Jazz Studies…

DiningVenezuelan bassist Gonzalo Teppa presents a month residency featuring his most recent compositions that draw from the musical wells of contemporary jazz, Latin American music (Venezuelan, Brazilian and Afro-Cuban) blues, free jazz and more. Teppa obtained his Bachelor of Music and Master in Jazz Studies degrees at The University of Colorado and has performed with: Wynton Marsalis, Jeff “Tain” Watts, Matt Wilson, Ed Simon, Chris Potter, Tom Harrell, Bobby Shew, Ron Miles, Art Lande, Slide Hampton, Don Byron, Jeremy Pelt,…

Join Clare Church on drums, Eric Gunnison on piano, and Ron Bland on bass for an evening of jazz standards. Muse is now open at full capacity! Get tickets HERE. The performance will also be live-streamed on Facebook Live and YouTube Live.

The Ken Walker Sextet is an iconic and beloved jazz group which has played together for more than two decades. The music is always swinging, often funky, and sometimes even profound. The repertoire ranges from jazz standards, to post bop tunes, original compositions, and always, always inspired by Eddie Harris! Hearing the band is always an experience to remember! Ken Walker - Bass Paul Romaine - Drums Dave Corbus - Guitar Jeff Jenkins - Piano Al Hood - Trumpet Peter…

"The unique talent of Butler is that he is equally at home as an R&B crooner as well as a guitar extraordinaire with his sweet yet stylistic instrumentals." - MainlyPiano.com  Ever since boyhood, Butler has been using his gifts of song, composition, and instrumentation to communicate the messages of his soul. Butler, an acclaimed guitarist and vocalist, has used music as a springboard from that boyhood in which he shared a three-bedroom shack with his parents, 12 siblings, and another…

Jazz Piano Class with Jack Dunlevie Study how to internalize the lines of famous pianist and how to apply them to your own playing Saturdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am Tickets In this class we’ll learn how to incorporate the language of the great masters of Jazz piano into our own playing. Rather than memorizing licks and voicings from the page, we’ll go over the process of familiarization, transcription, analysis, and adoption. This technique treats Jazz as a language which leads to better internalization and will…

Jazz Composition Class with Dave Hanson Explore how to take an initial tune idea and expand it into a fully developed song Saturdays 11:30 am – 1:00 pm Get Tickets In this course we will explore ways to generate and develop musical ideas that are personal to each student, even when the source of the idea might be a standard song (writing a “contrafact”, for instance), or a work by a model composer such as Thelonious Monk, Wayne Shorter, or Herbie…

Jazz Fan 101 with Allen Adinoff Study the development of jazz and blues throughout the 20th Century Saturdays 1:00 pm – 2:30 pm Tickets This course is designed for the jazz listener who would like to develop a deeper understanding of the music; its history, and the common language jazz musicians share, as a means of furthering the enjoyment of their listening and viewing experience. Together we will explore the history and evolution of jazz and blues, and develop a better understanding of…