Live at KUVO: Jason Klobnak Quintet | Oct. 7

The Jason Klobnak Quintet will perform live in the Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio October 7 from 7 to 8 PM MT. 

Klobnak will be joined by Elijah Samuels (tenor saxophone), KUVO 30 Under 30 artist Stephen Thurston (piano), Kim Bird (bass), and KUVO 30 Under 30 artist Paul Mullikin (drums). 

All Studio Club Members are invited to attend this performance! Reserve a seat for you and a guest via  Arvida at Arvida@KUVO.org. Not a Studio Club Member? Learn how you can join the fun here!

A versatile trumpet player, Klobnak is an active musician, author, clinician, composer and educator. His band, The Jason Klobnak Quintet (JKQ) is made up of high-caliber musicians known for their professionalism and versatility.

The JKQ brings an infectious energy, warmth and distinct sound to the jazz experience. They recorded their second full-length album in 2015, New Chapter, in part thanks to the Pathways to Jazz Grant from the Boulder County Arts Alliance.

Their first album, Mountain, Move, made #4 on the iTunes® Jazz Charts list in its first week of release. It also made the Best Recordings of 2013 list from AllAboutJazz.com by C. Michael Bailey.

In 2015, the JKQ performed for the Five Points Jazz Festival, the Colorado Rockies, the City of Greenwood Village Concert Series, the Lake City Arts Festival, the Denver Public Library, the Salida Concert Series and many other club performances across the state of Colorado.

Besides the JKQ, Klobnak has played and recorded for numerous groups throughout Denver, CO and Des Moines, IA ranging from jazz, indie-rock/pop and gospel.

 
Klobnak has authored two improvisation-based books, Targeting: Improvisation With Purpose and Breaking the Monotony.

Klobnak holds a bachelor degree from Drake University and a masters  from the University of Denver, Lamont School of Music. Klobnak is currently an adjunct professor and brass instructor at Arapahoe Community College. 

See other upcoming in-studio performances here. 

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