Mark Patterson.
To call the talented alumni of DU's Lamont School of Music merely "distinguished" seems conservative at times. And that's a fine reason to make tracks for tonight's Lamont Distinguished Alumni Series concert, particularly if you're a fan of well-played jazz and don't often get to hear it performed with the clarity afforded in a more formal chamber situation. Trombonist Mark Patterson, a member of the acclaimed local sextet Convergence, who's made a name for himself on the East c
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, as well as being deft in vocalese, where he's set words to songs written by John Coltrane, Pat Metheny and Herbie Hancock, all of which can be found on his 2003 Blue Note release Man in the Air.
Jazz Fest Denver Dazzle Restaurant & LoungeFriday, March 20 through Sunday March, 22Dazzle is home to some of the finest local and national jazz acts that swing through Denver on a nightly basis, but this week Dazzle graciously lent its doors and transformed the club into a three-day awkward romp known as Jazz Fest Denver. Sterling Kaminsky and his crew have brought in some of the finest acts in jazz to our town. This year's lineup was spectacular despite the festival's ups and downs. Knowin
