Upcoming Events

The Andrew Vogt Quartet performs a tribute to Gerry Mulligan and Art Pepper. Gerry Mulligan's baritone saxophone and Art Pepper's alto saxophone helped lead and define the west coast jazz sound of the 1950's. The Andrew Vogt Jazz Quartet will present many of their great compositions as well as select jazz standards they both favored. Being heavily influenced by both musicians, Andrew Vogt has also written and recorded a couple of pieces dedicated to Gerry and Art, and will perform…

Denver Brass presents A Night at the Movies Hooray for Hollywood! It’s an evening of glitz, glamour and great sounds from the silver screen. Revel in the greatest moments of classic American movies as unforgettable films scores paint pictures of heroes, adventures, challenges and triumph. Streaming Live on YouTube from Bethany Lutheran Church WATCH ON YOUTUBE CHECK BACK FOR PROGRAM Suggested Donation: $25 Our 2021 Virtual Series requires no tickets and is free to watch from anywhere on any device. …

Classic Pianos presents 100 Nights of Jazz featuring Maria Maria and Dan Geisler. “100 Nights of Jazz” is a virtual concert series, streamed live from the stage at Classic Pianos in Denver. Join Maria Maria and Dan Geisler for an evening of Jazz, Parisian style! “100 Nights of Jazz” is virtual concert series, streamed live from the stage at Classic Pianos in Denver. Tune in Just before 7pm MDT for the live link. Click HERE to live stream this event.

Camilla Vaitaitis is one of Denver's up and coming composers/arrangers/vocalists and pianists. She leads numerous local ensembles and is also a member of Denver's freelance music scene. Gabriel and Camilla have set out to create a night of her and his original compositions that will feature Taylor Clay on Saxophone, Colin Stranahan on Drums, and Hunter Roberts on the Bass. Camilla Vaitaitis - Piano/Vocals Gabriel Mervine - Trumpet/Flugelhorn Taylor Clay - Saxophone Hunter Roberts - Bass Colin Stranahan - Drums…

Jazz meets electronica in this mind-bending musical setting of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland, featuring acclaimed trumpeter Ingrid Jensen with DownBeat Award-winning UNC Jazz Lab Band I. Born in Vancouver and raised in Nanaimo, B.C., Ingrid Jensen has been hailed as one of the most gifted trumpeters of her generation. After graduating from Berklee College of Music in 1989, Jensen moved to Europe to teach at the Bruckner Conservatory in Austria. She returned to New York three years later to embark…

Gracing the Denver music scene for close to the last decade, local saxophonist Sarah Mount is bringing her favorite players together to raise some money for Jailbreak Husky Rescue, and celebrate her birthday. The band’s captivating combination of jazz, soul, and hip hop creates a fresh approach to early traditions of American music by blending creativity, and musicianship is sure to leave the audience stirred. 100% of proceeds go to the Husky Rescue Cost: Donation Facebook Live Dog House Music…

Explorations of the Journey - Pianist Ben Markley has curated a collection of the music that marks a new chapter in his music development. The set will feature original works from Ben and compositions by visionary living composers (including Herbie Hancock, Ari Hoenig, and John Scofield) who have pushed the rhythmic boundaries of the jazz idiom. The explore these works, Markley has assembled a new cast of musicians who are thoroughly conscientious, unselfish musicians dedicated to shaping sound and serving…

Classic Pianos presents 100 Nights of Jazz featuring Tom Amend. “100 Nights of Jazz” is a virtual concert series, streamed live from the stage at Classic Pianos in Denver. Tom Amend is an organist, pianist, composer, and arranger from Denver, Colorado. Tom Amend performs throughout the Rocky Mountain Region in various settings as both a leader and a sideman. He has performed and recorded extensively with Colorado based Soul/Blues artists. As a composer, Tom draws inspiration from Jazz and Blues…

The Bar at Plaza 38 known locally as "Bar 38" is a unique neighborhood bar and is open safely for live music. Check out their live music lineup for April 2021: Friday, April 23 - 7 pm: Soul Food – Old School and Funk Saturday: April 24 - 7 pm: Still the Same – A tribute to Bob Seger Friday, April 30 - 7 pm: Freddy Rodriquez Jr. – Funk and Tejano Bar 38 is located at the corner of…

G.A.M.E. jazz is the Great American Music Experience jazz…come join the G.A.M.E We’re Back!!!! Wow – weathering Covid, the restrictions on entertainment and the cold has been so tough without all of YOU! So lets heat things up a bit on Friday night, April 23 Relax with us for an hour. Jan Cleveland, Doug Roche, Ron and Todd Reid will bring you some Latin Jazz to make you think of warm breezes. We’ll also have some silly twists on songs,…

Featuring Wayne Bergeron, Miguel Zenón, NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis, and the Jazz Festival All Star Big Band NEA Jazz Master Delfeayo Marsalis, Wayne Bergeron, Miguel Zenon & the Jazz Festival All-Star Big Band present a concert of all-new pieces spotlighting jazz and world music traditions. Sounds and themes from five continents will be incorporated into a jazz tapestry including video appearances by musicians from around the world! Festival Passes & Registration Check out the Educational Workshops here The largest…

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: Nothing but the Blues The blues are the foundation of jazz; not just the 12 bar blues, but the feeling and the sound of the blues. The CJRO will perform Count Basie’s “Blues in Hoss’ Flat” (which was featured in a Jerry Lewis movie) and “Every Day I have the Blues,” along with Stan Kenton’s “A Little Minor Booze.” CJRO vocalist Heidi Schmidt will sing “Blues in The Night,” and many other favorites. The CJRO may…

Lead by Patrick McDevitt and Alejandro Castaño, FreeBear is a Jazz-Funk collective of some of Denver's finest musicians. Performing fresh original music and their takes on a few covers. With FreeBear, it's always a party! Gabriel Mervine-Trumpet Alex Heffron- Guitar Tom Amend- Keys Alejandro Castaño-Drums Patrick McDevitt- Bass

GoodRattle is a modern hard-bop quintet lead by saxophone & compositional mastermind Wil Swindler. This sharp-edged and relentlessly swinging group is a Nocturne Artist in Residency Alumni and a crowd favorite, and we can't wait to welcome them back to our stage! Wil Swindler is a Colorado based saxophonist, composer and winner of the 2008 Gil Evans Fellowship. He has played with Toshiko Akiyoshi, John Fedchock, Steve Wilson, Bill Warfield, Greg Gisbert, and many others. In addition to a private…

Classic Pianos presents 100 Nights of Jazz featuring Jazz Peace Quartet. “100 Nights of Jazz” is a virtual concert series, streamed live from the stage at Classic Pianos in Denver. The Jazz Peace Quartet puts its own twist on jazz standards, as well as playing original compositions. Cliff Siegel - piano, Allen Adinoff - drums, Greg Clough - bass, Joel Abrian - sax Tune in Just before 7pm MDT for the live link. Click HERE to live stream this event.…

Jazz Vocalist Rajdulari & Jazz/Soul Violinist Monique Brooks-Roberts have toured the world as Independent artists, performing on the Grammy Stage, at the Kennedy Center, The Newport Jazz Festival, and Carnegie Hall among many others. They've also had a musical friendship spanning 11+ years on and off the stage. Powerhouse band leaders in their own right, these two artists & activists are coming together for a concert of Jazz, Soul & Storytelling for one-night only at Dazzle. Rajdulari- Vocals Monique Brooks-Roberts-…

Featuring the music of jazz vocalist and pianist Blossom Dearie, Dazzle presents Dawn Clement, Stafford Hunter and their band, with special guest Claire Daly. In the late 1940s, Dearie spent time in vocal groups with bandleaders like Alvino Rey's Blue Reys, and Woody Herman's Blue Flames, and also accompanied other singers as well as played in between headlining acts at New York clubs. She was there for the Birth of the Cool, hanging in Gil Evans apartment with Gerry Mulligan,…

A CCJA Sundays: A conversation with "Peter Bernstein" Jazz guitarist Peter Bernstein has been a part of the jazz scene in New York and abroad since 1989. During that time he has participated in over 80 recordings and numerous festival, concert and club performances with musicians from all generations. As a leader, Peter has released nine albums and a DVD, Live at Smoke. This interview will focus on Bernstein's career, compositions, musical projects, and more! This online event is free…

Saddened by the passing of the great modern jazz pianist Chick Corea, bassist Gary Peacock, and the paralysis due to a stroke of pianist giant Keith Jarrett, this trio is honored to play tribute to these ground breaking musicians by performing their original compositions, and jazz standards they so loved and recorded during their lifetimes... Vlad, Bill, and Kevin have all been directly influenced by the high standard of deep poetic musicality, and technical virtuosity that these masters of modern…

The Austin Cebulske Trio is a straight-ahead small group modeled after the classic chordless saxophone trios throughout the jazz lineage. Inspired by the likes of Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson, and Melissa Aldana, this trio vibrantly reimagines tunes from the Great American Songbook along with original compositions. A fluid melodic sense paired with a colorful array of rhythmic textures offers a dynamic and exciting musical landscape beyond the harmonic confines of the classic jazz group. Fresh out of the studio, the…