Thelonious Monk

Monk’s Dream

Yoshitomo Saito's Bemsha Swing in Denver: A Monk dance in bronze at Ironton Gallery

Yoshi Saito's sculpture is a little bit wacky, but in the most delightful and natural way. His new show at Ironton Gallery -- currently on view through May 18, with a reception on Friday, May 3, from 6 to 9 p.m. -- offers new insight into what's in Saito's mind as he creates his bronze pieces, all w ... More >>

Jazz Men Testify

Here's what we're all listening to right now. What's rocking your world this week?

As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it's not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: "What are you listening to right now?" Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn't you know it, off we go, on and on about t ... More >>

Backbeat's top five spins: This is what we're listening to this week. What's on your playlist?

As people who think about, talk about, write about, listen to and make music, it's not surprising that the most common (and favorite) topic of conversation among us is the same: "What are you listening to right now?" Stick a quarter in us, and, boy, wouldn't you know it, off we go, on and on about t ... More >>

Fred Hess Big Band

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Alison Records

Ten essential jazz albums if you know squat about jazz but want to become more versed

About two decades ago, I heard Kind of Blue by Miles Davis, and it floored me. It's the best selling jazz of all time, and if there's one album that truly started an obsession with jazz, it was that one. As a kid, I'd gotten to see cats like Red Rodney, Zoot Sims and Slide Hampton at Dick Gibson's j ... More >>

Molly Ringwald on writing and advice she got from Bret Easton Ellis

Molly Ringwald, who comes from a family of voracious readers, started writing as a child -- before she became an '80s teen icon who starred in such John Hughes films as Sixteen Candles, Pretty in Pink and The Breakfast Club -- but says she never really thought she'd publish anything. Last year, thou ... More >>

My Morning Jacket's Jim James on the idea of letting fans tweet the songs they want to hear

See Also: My Morning Jacket at Red Rocks, 8/3/12 - 8/4/12 Having formed in the late '90s, Louisville, Kentucky's My Morning Jacket has continued to evolve over the course of six studio albums. At the same time, the band has managed to hang on to that reverb-drenched magnetism that fueled its first ... More >>

Jacky Terrasson Trio

Thursday and Friday, January 20 and 21, Dazzle, 303-839-5100.

Jacky Terrasson on his latest album and Bud Powell, Monk and Bill Evans

Devin DeHaven​Early on in jazz pianist Jacky Terrasson's career, he listened to a lot of Bud Powell, Thelonious Monk and Bill Evans. While Terrasson says he doesn't listen to the three pianists as much as he did two decades ago when he was starting out, he's taken what they've given him and mo ... More >>

Ethan Iverson of the Bad Plus talks about the trio's new album and its ten-year history

​ In the decade since the Bad Plus has been together, the adventurous jazz trio has included cover songs on each of its recordings. Bassist Reid Anderson, pianist Ethan Iverson and drummer David King have deconstructed and reimagined cuts by everyone from the Pixies and Nirvana to Bowie and Bl ... More >>

Chie Imaizumi

A Time of New Beginnings
Capri

Ghostand Observatory, Jonathan Tyler on 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?" So 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 ... More >>

Chick Corea's Freedom Band at Botantic Gardens: Jazz legends unite for a powerful set

Jon Solomon​ Chick Corea's Freedom Band 06.15.10 | Denver Botanic Gardens It was fitting Chick Corea's Freedom Band, which features Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride and Roy Haynes, opened Monday night's Botanic Gardens show with a tune from Corea's Remembering Bud Powell album, as all four m ... More >>

Hank Williams wins Pulitzer Prize and helps redefine the award

The above clip probably offers a better introduction to this article than we ever could: "(Hank Williams) is a feller that writes just as many songs as most anybody in the country, and sings them just as well, when it comes to the country style on singing." Oh, right, and all that country singing ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of March 8, 2010

​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?" So 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 ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of December 1, 2009

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For t ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 23, 2009

​As music critics -- and people who generally think about, talk about, listen to and make music -- the most common question we get asked (and ask each other, for that matter) is, "What are you listening to right now?" The pervasiveness of this query is precisely what inspired Heavy Rotation. For t ... More >>

Heavy Rotation, our top spins for the week of November 9, 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. For the benefit of those who happen to be curious, we've compiled a list of all the things we'r ... More >>

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 >>

Marc Sabatella Quartet

Determination
Outside Shore Music

Blue Note 70th Anniversary Tour

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

Delegating Denver #37 of 56: North Carolina

Q&A with Carbon/Silicon's Tony James

Getting Jazzed

The renowned Jerry González sounds off.

Beyond Playlist: Joni Mitchell and More

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Beyond Playlist: Bob Marley and More

Listen Up

Fast reviews of recent releases

Critic's Choice

Stanley Jordan

Jessica Williams/Bruce Barth

All Alone (MAXJAZZ)
Live at the Village Vanguard (MAXJAZZ)

Best Cinematic Save

The Denver Jazz on Film Series

Flick Pick

Denver Jazz on Film Series

Various Artists

New Prohibition: A Musical History of Hemp (Viper)

Hit Pick

Hugh Ragin

Best jazz club

El Chapultepec

Chucho Valdes

Live at the Village Vanguard
(Blue Note)

Hit Pick

Spring Impressions in Jazz

Jazz for the Ages

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

Inside Out There

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

Getting Bolder

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

Feedback

Night & Day

July 30 - August 5, 1998

In the Name of the Father

T.S. Monk is making music that's all in the family.

Calendar

Feb. 26 - Mar. 4, 1998

The Three Weissman

Learning jazz from the ground up with the Perry Weissman 3.

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SWEET AS JAM

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