Herbie Hancock

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Q&A: David Murphy of Sound Tribe Sector 9

Grammy Suckfest Celebrates Half Century of Lameness

The World According to Herbie

Six new releases paint an intriguing picture of jazz chameleon Herbie Hancock.

Material

Material
Intonarumori
(Axiom)

The Brad Upton Quartet

Dragon (Black Orchid)

Kurt Elling, Eliane Elias headline JazzFest Denver this weekend

Kurt Elling and Eliane Elias, both Grammy-nominated vocalists, headline this year's JazzFest Denver at Dazzle this weekend. Elling's warm baritone can stretch over four octaves and he honed his chops by listening to Mark Murphy, Jon Hendricks and other crooners before him. The guy's a mad scatter, a ... More >>

Blue Note 70th Anniversary Tour

Saturday, January 17, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

Mini Reviews

Saturday, January 17, Boulder Theater, Boulder, 303-786-7030.

RooBar

A Cherry Creek mainstay reappears near RiNo.

Funky Beats

A Cherry Creek mainstay reappears near RiNo.

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Kurt Elling

Wednesday, March 14, Soiled Dove, 303-366-0007.

Jonathan Kreisberg

This guitarist’s playing creates a New York state of mind.

Beck

The Information (Interscope Records)

Thomas Dolby

Tuesday, May 23, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

Our top DVD picks for the week of April 20, 2006.

Tuesday, May 23, Bluebird Theater, 1-866-468-7621.

The Evolutionary

Charting the territory explored by John McLaughlin's guitar.

Space Suite

From inner space to the intergalactic, Wayne Shorter explores the deepest reaches of jazz.

Grachan Moncur III

Mosaic Select: Grachan Moncur III (Mosaic)

Exploring the Future

Veteran jazz player Herbie Hancock searches for new frontiers.

Critic's Choice

Gigi

The Voyage Out

Jazz singer Nnenna Freelon has touched the “devil's music” with her own world-class style.

The Musings of Miles

Almost ten years after his death, jazz fans remain fascinated by the man who gave birth to cool.

The RH Factor

Death comes calling jazz's legendary players.

Backwash

Jello does a shot on the latest local-music compilation.

Master of the Universe

Mix Master Mike wants you to know how the tables turn.

Sounds Like Fun!

'80s Retro Dance Party at the Boulder Theater

Local Yokels

Keep those CDs a-coming.

Inside Out There

Pianist Marc Sabatella has no interest in making one-dimensional music.

Year-End Close-Out

We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

Night & Day

September 17 - 23, 1998

Jazz in Synergy

Michael Fitts wants Colorado jazz musicians to have a label of their own.

Shorter Over the Long Haul

Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.

Thrills for the week

Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.

Thrills for the week

Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.

THRILLS

Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.

MOUTHING OFF

Faced with the tragic death of his wife, saxophone titan Wayne Shorter chooses life.

SO FINE

THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

THRILLS

THE MOST MEMORABLE ALBUMS OF 1994.

3'S A CROWD

UNMASKING THE TWO BRITISH MASTERMINDS BEHIND THE JAZZ-RAP SENSATION US3.

Hey, DJ! Q&A with Ivy

​Every Friday we spotlight the hottest cats behind the decks in the MHC, grilling them to gain some insight on what it takes, exactly, to get the party rocking, to find out about their most treasured crate digging experiences and what they really think when we stumble up to them half cocked and as ... More >>

Motet to reopen Cervantes' with Halloween greatest hits show

​January 22 and 23, the Motet will be reopening the newly refurbished Cervantes' Masterpiece Ballroom with a couple of shows highlighting the best moments from past Halloween shows. In case you aren't familiar, the group's Halloween tradition is to "dress up" as some of their favorite bands ... More >>

Q&A with Robert Glasper

​Robert Glasper's latest Blue Note effort, Double Booked, shows just how well the pianist straddles the jazz and hip-hop worlds. While he flexes his jazz chops within the confines of an acoustic trio setting during the first half of the disc, he delves into more forward thinking hip-hop territ ... More >>

The Robert Glasper Experiment

Thursday, March 18, and Friday, March 19, Dazzle, 303-839-5100.

Supercollider

Supercollider
Self-released

Girl Talk's Greg Gillis on whether or not his new album "broke the Internet" as alleged

​Girl Talk is a phenomenon. Who knew this one time biomedical engineer would breathe fresh life into the mash-up movement? Although pioneers such as Z-Trip and Kraftwerk were blending samples long before Greg Gillis - who performs under the Girl Talk moniker -- stepped on the scene, for some r ... More >>

FoCoMX to host DIY recording workshop

​If you've been itching to learn how to record your music yourself or you just want to hone your skills a bit, here's your chance. Next month, as part of FoCoMX, music producer John Alagia (Herbie Hancock, Paul Simon, Ben Folds) will be hosting a free workshop for budding engineers. To attend ... More >>

Kurt Elling on his new album and working with Don Was

​With a number of Grammys under his belt, and being named "Male Singer of the Year" by the Jazz Journalists Association six times in the last decade, Kurt Elling is one of the world's top jazz vocalists. On his latest effort, The Gate, released in February on Concord, Elling teamed up with leg ... More >>