Sonny Rollins

Beyond Playlist: Bob Marley and More

Q&A: Hunter Brown of Sound Tribe Sector 9

Getting Bolder

The Boulder Creative Music Ensemble is still taking chances after all these years.

Shuck and High Five

New York baseball nostalgia hits Denver.

Taking Flight

Legendary drummer Roy Haynes sings Bird's praises while creating his own legend.

Hank Mobley

No Room for Squares(Blue Note)
The Turnaround(Blue Note)

Football Fanatics, Arise

Put your pigskin pedigree to the test.

Dialed In: This week's local-music radio playlists

Here's this week's playlists from the area's local-centric speciality shows. This week, we've added the Colorado Wave in addition to the others we're already tracking: Radio 1190's long running Local Shakedown, KTCL's Locals Only and the Colorado Sound, which originates at KRFC and is rebroadcast al ... More >>

Vital Organs

Pat Bianchi prepares to meet his master, Joey DeFrancesco, for a night of dueling B-3 beauty.

Mini Reviews

Pat Bianchi prepares to meet his master, Joey DeFrancesco, for a night of dueling B-3 beauty.

Sounding Off on Zionism

Whether he’s speaking or playing the sax, Gilad Atzmon is a powerhouse.

Kurt Rosenwinkel Visits the Vanguard

Hear all about it in an amazing new two-disc set.

Jack of All Trades

Jack DeJohnette promotes drumming diversity.

All That Jazz

Gerald Albright is one smooth operator.

Candy Caine

Jude Law puts a pretty face on an ugly story in Alfie.

Exploring the Future

Veteran jazz player Herbie Hancock searches for new frontiers.

The RH Factor

Death comes calling jazz's legendary players.

Jazz for the Ages

Sonny Rollins has more than fifty years of jazz under his belt. But he's thinking about tomorrow.

Night & Day

February 25 - March 3, 1999

Young Roy

Roy Hargrove is growing into one of jazz's best players.

And the Winners Are ...

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Feedback

Handing out the trophies for 1997's best albums.

Westword Music '96 Awards Showcase

1 night, 5 bucks, 7 venues, 39 bands Sunday, September 22 6 P.M.-1A.M. in LoDo

READY TO WARE

HOW MUSIC RESCUED SAXOPHONIST DAVID S. WARE FROM A TAXICAB.

BIG TRANE

THE JOYS OF THE NEW JOHN COLTRANE RELEASE.

JUST GO HOME, BABY!

THE JOYS OF THE NEW JOHN COLTRANE RELEASE.

SWEET AS JAM

THE JOYS OF THE NEW JOHN COLTRANE RELEASE.

THRILLS

THE JOYS OF THE NEW JOHN COLTRANE RELEASE.

YOU CAN GO HOME AGAIN

DENVER NATIVE BILL FRISELL RETURNS FOR AN EXCURSION INTO COLORADO JAZZ.

TALKIN' 'BOUT A REVOLUTION

DENVER NATIVE BILL FRISELL RETURNS FOR AN EXCURSION INTO COLORADO JAZZ.

THRILLS

DENVER NATIVE BILL FRISELL RETURNS FOR AN EXCURSION INTO COLORADO JAZZ.

CRITIC'S CHOICE

DENVER NATIVE BILL FRISELL RETURNS FOR AN EXCURSION INTO COLORADO JAZZ.

Beyond Playlist: Doves and more

Doves Kingdom of Rust Astralwerks It's not exactly a mystery why Doves remain more popular in the U.K. than on these shores. After all, the band's music tends toward denseness, not instant accessibility -- and Jimi Goodwin and the brothers Williams, Jez and Andy, feel that brevity is highly overr ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top five spins for the week of May 11, 2009<

As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Backbeat writers weigh in on the year's best national releases

As music critics, the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation, our latest feature. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Aloe Blacc, Harry Nilsson, Kid Cudi fill our playlists this week

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Slim Cessna, A. Tom Collins, Serious Moonlight and DJ MU$A top our weekly playlists

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

Jazz great Jim Hall's guitar is still talking in Conversations

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

The best national music releases of 2011

​As people who think about, talk about, listen to and make music, the most common question we encounter is, "What are you listening to right now?" Whether you're looking for recommendations, trying to get a feel for our individual sensibilities, or are just curious, we've compiled a list of al ... More >>

John Hickenlooper hangs with Barack Obama, Neil Diamond at the Kennedy Center Honors

Carol PrattLarge image below.​During Tuesday night's broadcast of the 34th annual Kennedy Center Honors, the cameras frequently swept over the President's box occupied by Barack and Michelle Obama, as well as honorees Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep and Yo-Yo Ma -- and ... More >>

Reader: John Hickenlooper invited to hang with Barack Obama because he's a sell-out, too

Carol PrattThe lineup at the Kennedy Center honors: (from left) Sonny Rollins, Barbara Cook, Neil Diamond, Meryl Streep, Yo-Yo Ma, First Lady Michelle Obama, President Barack Obama and, yes, Colorado governor John Hickenlooper and Helen Thorpe.​John Hickenlooper still isn't sure why he was the ... More >>