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Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Daryl Gott will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info A comprehensive approach to understanding and applying jazz theory to improvisation Saturdays 10:00 am – 11:30 am This eight week class, taught by saxophonist Daryl Gott, will develop your understanding of the connection between jazz theory and its application in improvisation. Students will learn fluidity on basic triads, seventh chords…

Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Tom Amend will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info Jazz Piano: An Idiomatic Approach with Tom Amend Techniques central to the jazz piano idiom including improvisation, accompaniment, voicing styles, and rhythm Saturdays 11:45 am – 1:15 pm This course, taught by Tom Amend, will approach techniques central to the jazz piano idiom including: improvisation, accompaniment, theory, technique, voicing styles,…

Gift of Jazz Autumn online classes - Saturdays, September 26-November 14 Stu MacAskie will lead classes this semester Offered Online through Zoom’s Web Conferencing Application! Click here for more info A classic approach to composition and its application to jazz Saturdays 1:30 pm – 3:00 pm This class, taught by Stu MacAskie will take a classic, traditional approach to composition, and look at how this can be applied to modern jazz. Tunes from different eras will be studied and broken…

More than two years in the making, Museo de las Americas, in collaboration with the Mexican Cultural Center, is pleased to announce a powerful, deeply moving and timely exhibit. Testigos / Witnesses is a portrait-based exhibition born out of a friendship that developed between the artist Gaal D. Cohen and artisan Genaro Fuentes Trejo of the indigenous Otomi community of San Pablito Pahuatlán, Mexico. It is a study of life, death, and the universal mysteries that connect us all. The…

On Thursday afternoons at 3:30 p.m. families with little ones are welcome to join for a craft and story time. Bestselling Children’s Book Author Marianne Richmond led our Creative Corners in April. Take a look at our YouTube page to watch all five sessions from our Thursday afternoons with Marianne HERE.    

The Center on Colfax Honors LGBTQ Victims of Violence with Día de los Muertos (Day of the Dead) Altar and Virtual Programming This year, The Center on Colfax remembers victims of hate crimes, police violence, and other bias related attacks. WHEN: Now through November 6 – 5 to 8 pm WHERE: The Center on Colfax at 1301 E Colfax Ave, Denver WHAT: The Center on Colfax, the Rocky Mountain region’s largest LGBTQ community center, will celebrate the lives of LGBTQ…

Pianist/Vocalist/Composer Dawn Clement has established herself as one of the most sought after musicians working today. With her joyful presence, consummate technique and distinctive sound, Clement has gained the attention and respect of musicians, critics and fans through the US and abroad. “In all this world of jazz, there are very few individual voices, no matter what the instrument, but Dawn has come up with a voice that’s unique…” says legendary jazz trombonist Julian Priester. With 5 CD’s under her…

Dazzle Presents: Witches Brew! Fly in on your best broom for an evening of witchy jazz tunes brewed up by Denver women musicians! This cast of witchy women musicians has a collective resume of professional performances across the Front Range and beyond for many decades. The Witches Brew band came together in 2017 to celebrate the Halloween season with old and new jazz tunes that reflect the fun and humor of the fall holiday. You will hear some of those expected tunes like…

Guitarists Howard Slavin and Doug Switzer have been making music together for over two decades. Active in the jazz community they have in individually performed in many settings from duos to big bands. For this project they are joined by bassist Greg Clough. To see/listen to The Paleolithic String Trio click on this link. https://www.100nightsofjazz.com/ This is a collaboration between Classic Pianos and La Cour To tip the performing musicians, use either PayPal or Venmo depending on the musicians choice.…

Denver Brass presents Night of Sequestered Brass featuring Rick Seaton on organ. All Hallows’ Eve finds the Brass sequestered in the desolate hall, haunted by the spirits of audiences past. As if by magic, chilling and thrilling sounds emanate from organ pipes and mellifluous brass tubing, making their way into homes far and near. Take in spooktacular YouTube sound via computer or Smart TV, and revel in mesmerizing emotion – Phantom of the Opera, Haunted Highland Cathedral, Thriller, Mars from…

You are cordially invited to virtually attend Little Joe's 80th Birthday Bash hosted by comedian Paul Rodriguez. Special birthday guests include: Oscar do La Rosa & Armando Lichtenberger Jr. of La Mafia Ruben Ramos Roberto Pulido Raulito Navaira Rechard Bean (Malo) Tony Plana Jess Lopez Exclusive Little Joe y La Familia Live Performance! All-Star Musical Tribute! The epic virtual celebration will be part of the three-day (October 27-29) Onda Live! Chicano Music + Culture Fest co-hosted by Cheech Marin and…

Small group jazz does not get any better than this. Each of these members are regulars on the Nocturne stage, appearing in a number of bands, but Nocturne is especially honored to host this truly world-class ensemble when they come together as Convergence. This will be the band's first Nocturne Residency series, and they could not be more excited to see what kind of sparks fly over the course of five performances. Convergence was formed in 1991, performing and teaching…

100 Nights of Jazz presents Denver’s great jazz vocalist Teresa Carroll and jazz pianist Stuart MacAskie. Teresa and Stuart will perform “Songs Rarely Sung” from the Great American Song Book. Featuring music by Johnny Mercer, Richard Rodgers, Cole Porter and other American composers. The 100 Nights of Jazz series is a collaboration between Classic Pianos and La Cour. To see/listen to Teresa Carroll and Stuart MacAskie click here. The live stream will go live just before 7pm. To tip the…

The Larry Fuller Trio performs livestream from Princeton, NJ with very special guest, Harry Allen on saxophone! Also featuring Matthew Parrish on bass and Jason Tiemann on drums! Join the livestream on Saturday, October 31, at 1 pm MT and 3 pm ET. We hope you’ll swing by and join us! Tickets are on a “pay what you can” basis. Larry Fuller is one of the premier mainstream jazz pianists living today. He was musical director and pianist for vocalist…

The fourth year running - this is a fun and freaky treat of a show. This night will hold tricks - many treats - many creative interpretations of a wide variety of sounds. Expect a haunting and humorous concoction of funky surprises and psychedelic soundscapes from a bubbling cauldron of rock and pop Halloween tunes, as well as theme songs, all with a slight improvisational accent. ADAM BODINE - PIANO/COMMENTARY/SOUND EFFECTS, JEAN-LUC DAVIS - BASS, KEVIN MATTHEWS - DRUMS Genre-fusing…

Dazzle Presents: Alfonzo Live R&B and Funk - Halloween Costume Bash!The band is comprised of some of the best musicians around including guitarist Aidan Roberts, bassist Charlie Chilson, keyboardists Eli Baumgarten and Erique Johnson, and drummer Adam Darby. Alfonzo began in 2018 and has gone on to play all across the United States and has received airplay in Canada. Currently the band is working on a debut album. Alfonzo is known for having a very energetic and dynamic live show…

This special Sunday series features the music of Oscar Peterson performed by the Tom Amend Trio and our four-course Renditions Menu inspired by the music of Oscar. This Renditions Menu is available only on these four Sunday nights in October - reservations are highly recommended! Tom Amend is a pianist, organist, 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…

Gary and Miles perform a selection of original songs to benefit the Musicians Relief Fund and the Muse. This concert will be streamed from the Muse. It will be available to view on Facebook and Youtube. Donations: Venmo @museperformancespace or Muse website donation. 70% goes to musicians and 30% goes to helping the Muse pay the rent.

Thankfully the Five Points sound is still alive today, and the main keeper of the flame is pianist Purnell Steen and his groups. Now in his early seventies, Steen is a consummate performer who has a legion of devoted fans in his native Denver. https://purnellsteenmusic.com/

Drawing inspiration from decades of experience in jazz, classical music, and world music traditions, the Nalanda Ensemble specializes in spontaneous composition , an intensely focused approach to improvisation, celebrating musical community in an exploration of the unknown. Elena Camerin Young:voice, Mark Miller:flute,saxophone & shakuhachi, Bill McCrossen:bass, Guembri, Mbira & Kora Special Guest: Clare Church, drums and EWI This concert will be streamed from the Muse. It will be available to view on Facebook and Youtube. Donations: Venmo @museperformancespace or Muse…