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Daryl Gott Album Release Party — "Aperture"
Daryl Gott Album Release Party is Sunday, Oct. 22 at 6 pm at the new Dazzle (1080 14th St. Denver, CO 80202). The album is entitled "Aperture" because it's a…
Ron Carter Meets Charles Burrell
Happy Birthday to Charles Burrell, known as the “Jackie Robinson of classical music,” turns 103 years young on October 4, 2023. Purnell Steen, who is Burrell’s cousin and active historian…
Local Musician Spotlight: David Froman
I really wanted to meet David Froman because I not only enjoy his playing, but he seems to be everywhere there’s jazz in Denver. Despite the breadth of his background,…
Local Musician Spotlight: Dawn Clement
Dawn is our most recent jazz import. Coming to Denver from Seattle within the past 5 years, she brings a wealth of talent, a richness in creativity, a distinctive sound,…
Local Musician Spotlight: Peter Huffaker
Bassist Peter Huffaker considers himself a lucky, lucky man. I suspect the stars aligned for him on July 7, 1956, since Peter was born at the very moment Duke Ellington’s…
Local Musician Spotlight: Brad Goode
If you’re reading this Spotlight, it’s likely you have seen and heard the trumpet performance of Brad Goode. If you have, you remember it, because he’s just amazing. But let…
Local Musician Spotlight: MaryLynn Gillaspie
Rare Silk! Most of our active jazz listeners know MaryLynn Gillaspie’s history with Rare Silk, the 1980s Grammy-nominated vocal group. What a story! I’ll try to share some of the…
Local Musician Spotlight: Vlad Girshevich
How do you spell Piano Brilliance in Russian? V-L-A-D! I met with Vlad Girshevich, where I learned about a guy who’s on a totally different plane from me and from…
Joe Smith & the Spicy Pickles
A Celebration of Community City Park Jazz presents Joe Smith and the Spicy Pickles Jazz Band, a Denver-based band dedicated to revitalizing swing music and dance. This small group style…
Local Musician Spotlight: Pete Lewis
It’s hard to start writing about Pete Lewis because there are so many elements to his personality and experience: Sax player, composer and arranger, athlete, business owner, teacher. When he…
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