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The Cookers Are Dropping Their First Album in Five Years

The Cookers Are Dropping Their First Album in Five Years

Denver's Ten Best Jazz Musicians

Denver's Ten Best Jazz Musicians

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Eric Blumer's New Jazz Album Was Ten Years in the Making

By Jon Solomon
Aug 17, 2021

“My entire life has been music — other than the fact that I've had to earn a living.”
Saxophonist Dave McMurray Reimagines the Grateful Dead's Music

By Jon Solomon
Jul 19, 2021

The saxophonist has been dazzled by the jam-band's music.
City Park Jazz Returns This Summer With Nine Free Concerts

By Kyle Harris
May 13, 2021

The annual jazz festival is back at City Park.
Five Years in the Making: Guitarist Eddie Turner on Change in Me

By Jon Solomon
May 13, 2021

The album took five years for the guitarist to make.
The Jazz WORMS Are Squirmin’ Back Into Action

By Jon Solomon
Mar 31, 2021

Saxophonist Keith Oxman, Drummer Paul Romaine, cornetist Ron Miles, pianist Andy Weyl and bassist Mark Simon are the Jazz WORMS.
Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts Has a New Home With MSU

By Khaleel Hayes
Mar 23, 2021

Colorado Conservatory for Jazz Arts finds new home at MSU Denver's Kalamath Building
The SIP Podcast Talks Black Women in Jazz and the Life of Billie Holiday

By Jasmine Liu
Mar 18, 2021

A panel at RedLine Contemporary Art Center reconsiders the dominant narrative of Billie Holiday's life and career.
Commercial-Free FM Hip-Hop, New Digs and Big Grant Signal KUVO's Growth

By Jon Solomon
Feb 17, 2021

With new offices, a $250,000 grant and an FM channel for its hip-hop station the Drop, Denver's jazz mainstay KUVO keeps growing.
Re-Evolution Cafe Orchestra's Mark Medina on Collaborating Globally

By Jon Solomon
Jan 20, 2021

Though he lives off the grid, Mark Medina has found a way to keep his music international.
You Have Until 2 p.m. to Bid in the El Chapultepec Auction

By Jon Solomon
Jan 11, 2021

Bid on a signed Bill Clinton photo and more.
Trickster Carousel: Where Gypsy Jazz, Cabaret and Neuroscience Meet

By Jon Solomon
Jan 11, 2021

The Boulder band is blending swing, gypsy jazz, and neuroscience.
El Chapultepec Is Gone, but Denver Jazz Venues Soldier On

By Jon Solomon
Dec 23, 2020

El Chapultepec may be gone, but these clubs are doing what they can to keep Denver jazz alive.
Adam Bodine's Latest Nods to Monty Python, Zappa and Mingus

By Jon Solomon
Dec 17, 2020

While the pianist is wholly himself on his latest album, he's also tipping his hat to Frank Zappa, Charles Mingus, Monty Python, and more.
El Chapultepec Owners: The Club Is Not for Sale. It's Closed. Period.

By Jon Solomon
Dec 8, 2020

“I want to make sure we're not going to be too quick to point the finger at COVID and our shutdowns for being the reason for this closure."
El Chapultepec, the Crown Jewel of Denver Jazz, Has Closed

By Jon Solomon
Dec 7, 2020

The jazz club hosted artists like Wynton Marsalis, Ella Fitzgerald, Tony Bennett, Mick Jagger and even Bill Clinton.
Dazzle Bows Out With an Afternoon Bang Before Level Red Closure

By Jon Solomon
Nov 20, 2020

Owner Donald Rossa is throwing one last show before the state shuts down his Denver jazz club.
Ron Miles on His Blue Note Debut

By Jon Solomon
Oct 6, 2020

The Denver cornetist wrote his latest album while his father was dying.
East High School Alum Max Bessesen Brings Global Sounds to Jazz

By Jon Solomon
Sep 23, 2020

Max Bessesen is getting into Trouble on his latest album.
Clarinetist Ben Goldberg Records a Song a Day for Plague Diary

By Jon Solomon
Sep 17, 2020

The avant-garde clarinet player is in his musical laboratory, breaking old habits and creating new ways of playing.
Pierce Murphy's Songs Capture the Beauty of His Travels Abroad

By Jon Solomon
Aug 19, 2020

Greece inspired the Denver singer-songwriter's hip-hop- and jazz-infused new album, Ellada.