Jazz festival: Five Points comes alive
Saturday. Celebrate the rich musical history of Denver’s Five Points neighborhood at the Five Points Jazz Festival. The ninth annual fest turns Welton Street into a smorgasbord of song — seven performance stages will run all afternoon. A small sampling of acts on the bill: Jakarta, the Queen City Jazz Band, Ron Ivory and Members Only and the Dazzle Recordings Jazz Revue. Denver’s young musicians are in the spotlight this year, too, with a special youth stage and kid-friendly fun. Explore the neighborhood’s cultural resources in activities at the Black American West Museum, the Stiles African American Heritage Center and the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library. Noon to 7 p.m. Saturday. The festival’s hub is at 27th and Welton streets. Admission is free.
Kathleen St. John
