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Jazz Aspen Snowmass goes back to its musical roots with 2017 season
Over the years, the organizers of Jazz Aspen Snowmass have been presenting as much pop and rock as jazz music in their itinerary, but this summer, they are making strides...

Jazz: Supergroup Hudson a can’t-miss at Chautauqua this weekend
Hudson, which plays in Boulder on Sunday, adds up to more than the sum of the group's impressive parts.

Best Denver jazz events in March
March promises to be an amazing month for live jazz in Colorado, particularly on the stage of Denver's Dazzle at Baur's. Here's a rundown.

Inside the new Dazzle Jazz: reborn bigger and jazzier in downtown Denver
Can the minds behind Dazzle replicate the warmth of the old room in a setting three times the size?

Jazz festivals you should check out this summer in Colorado
It's time again to make plans to gas up the SUV and travel to numerous Colorado mountain destinations for the summer jazz festival season.

Your jazz highlights for this month include Five Points fest, Boulder trumpeter Brad Goode at Dazzle
The Five Points Jazz Festival has evolved into a reassuring annual Denver tradition, celebrating the Five Points neighborhood, also known as the "Harlem Of The West" in the music's formative...

Top jazz picks: Julian Coryell plays in tribute to his late father at Dazzle
Here are a few promising examples of fusion, world and straight-ahead sounds in the days to come around Denver and Boulder.

Mountain jazz festivals return alongside in-person gigs in Denver
The return of Jazz Aspen Snowmass in 2021 is something of a signal to other jazz gatherings that it's OK to carefully reopen the doors.

Jazz picks: Bassist Eddie Gomez, the Girshevich Trio and Joe Lovano
Here are a few intriguing gigs lined up at Dazzle Jazz (930 Lincoln St.) in the next couple of weeks.

New releases from Joe Lovano, Jakob Bro and live jazz returns to Denver clubs
Meanwhile, live music has returned to Denver clubs with social distancing and limited seating.