Live & Local: Spencer Zweifel takes on Bacharach

Northern Colorado jazz keyboardist Spencer Zweiful first dug into the Burt Bacharach catalog with a residency at Denver’s Nocturne Supper Club shortly after the master composer’s passing in 2023.

The experience inspired a new album from the Spencer Zweiful Trio (Matt Smiley – bass, Brian Claxton – drums), “Close to You: The Spencer Zweiful Trio plays Burt Bacharach.” “There’s a sophistication to the melody writing, to the harmonies, the form. They’re just so much fun to explore,” Zweiful told The Morning Set.