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Five Points Jazz Festival 2016 Celebrates Denver Past and Present

May 23, 2016 12:07PM

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Kenneth Hamblin III
Jazz Nicholson performs at Coffee at The Point for the Five Points Jazz Festival.
The thirteenth annual Five Points Jazz Festival took place this Saturday, May 21, in the neighborhood once known as the Harlem of the West. Featuring artists playing jazz, funk, blues and more on multiple indoor and outdoor stages, as well as dancers. Denverites braved the sun and heat for a festival that was a true celebration of the neighborhood's past, present and future. All photos by Kenneth Hamblin III.

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