Email Author Jon Solomon

2013 Stories by Jon Solomon

• Otis Taylor

  published January 17, 2013

  Otis Taylor My World Is Gone Telarc "My world is gone," Indigenous frontman Mato Nanji once told local bluesman... More >>

• Instant Empire sets the modern American struggle to sound

  published January 17, 2013

  "Instant Empire, to me, really reflects — at least from the band-name perspective — how, in America, everybody wants everything all... More >>

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  Dazzle celebrates fifteen years: Donald Rossa and company talk about their favorite shows

  published Jan 14, 2013

  Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge is celebrating its fifteenth anniversary tomorrow. To commemorate the occasion, the club is throwing a party with the Bob Montgomery/Pete Olstad Big Band and the Funky F... More >>

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  Brendan's 404 moves into former Club 404 space at 404 Broadway in Baker

  published Jan 11, 2013

  After graduating college and moving to Denver in the '70s, Kevin Geraghty started going to the Club 404, which Jerry Feld sold a year ago after a six-decade run. After a brief stint as Denver Wheel ... More >>

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  Uri Caine on playing jazz and classical music

  published Jan 10, 2013

  Early in his career, pianist Uri Caine got to play with jazz legends like Philly Joe Jones and Hank Mobley. While Caine is a deft improviser and can play the hell out of bop, he's incredibly multi-f... More >>

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  R.I.P., Donnie Eden

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Some sad news to pass along today, in case you haven't heard: We've just received word that local blues drummer Donnie Eden passed away last week, and last night at El Chapultepec, a spot where he use... More >>

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  Marc Ribot on collaborating with David Hidalgo of Los Lobos and recording with Tom Waits

  published Jan 09, 2013

  Los Lobos singer and guitarist David Hidalgo clearly knows his away around Latin music, and so does guitarist Marc Ribot, who's played with a ton of folks over the years, from Tom Waits and Elvis Co... More >>

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  The five best jazz shows in Denver this month

  published Jan 07, 2013

  We've got another great month of jazz on tap for January with a number of great shows, including saxophonist Joe Lovano and pianist Freddy Cole (Nat "King" Cole's brother), who will be at Dazzle for... More >>

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  Old Curtis Street Bar closing this weekend

  published Jan 04, 2013

  Update (1/4/13): We caught up with Devin Mendoza, who's worked at and booked shows at Old Curtis for the past two years, and he gave us a little more insight into the bar's unexpected closing. Last ... More >>

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  Tyler Gilmore returns to Dazzle to premiere "A Rambling Stretch," his new musical portrait

  published Jan 02, 2013

  Before heading to the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston to earn his master's degree, Tyler Gilmore spent a lot of time in Denver as the former music manager of Dazzle, as well as composing... More >>