Bret Saunders

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Bret Saunders

Bret Saunders (bretsaunders@kbco.com) can be heard from 6 to 11 a.m. weekday mornings at KBCO 97.3 FM. Follow him on Twitter: @Bretontheradio.

Jazz vocalist Gregory Porter will appear at Boulder's Chautauqua Auditorium on June 12.

Saunders: June shows put vocalists in the spotlight

June 11, 2016 at 3:28 a.m.

Two prominent vocalists and a master saxophonist are spotlighted in two shows this month. After years of plying his craft in smaller venues (and working as a chef in at...

AUG 12 1964, AUG 19 1964, OCT 15 1969, OCT 19 1969, SEP 15 1971, SEP 19 1971, SEP 11 1977; They'll Welcome Jazz Greats to Aspen in September; The Richard Gibsons, masterminds of jazz party, look over album by Ralph Sutton, one of guest musicians. Aspen jazz festival is scheduled Sept. 18-19 at Jerome hotel.; Harvest Worker Paul Martinez runs a Bean-Picking ****; the operation at the Al Ewing mechanized picking at ; (Photo By George Crouter/The Denver Post via Getty Images)

Abiding in the jazz festivals coming to Colorado in summer 2016

June 8, 2016 at 2:53 p.m.

There are numerous returning jazz-focused mountain festivals scheduled for the summer season. The tradition and energy of the beloved Dick Gibson high-altitude jazz parties of the 鈥�60s abide.

Jazz great Sonny Rollins performs in Tokyo in 2010. Rollins is releasing another album of unreleased live recordings, "Holding the Stage."

Denver jazz highlights: Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, Josh Quinlan

June 13, 2016 at 2:40 p.m.

Denver jazz highlights: Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, Josh Quinlan

Sheila Jordan will perform Wednesday at the Dairy Arts Center in Boulder and Thursday at Dazzle in Denver.

Saunders: Singer Sheila Jordan to perform May 5 at Denver’s Dazzle

April 29, 2016 at 1:25 p.m.

Saunders: Singer Sheila Jordan to perform May 5 at Denver's Dazzle

Saunders: Trombone Shorty tours Breckenridge, schools show brass

April 14, 2016 at 11:06 a.m.

Saunders: Trombone Shorty tours Breckenridge, schools show brass

Rene Marie, who was a welcome fixture on the Denver jazz scene for years before moving to Virginia, returns to Denver with two shows at Dazzle Jazz on April 2-3.

Denver jazz highlights: Trumpeter Brian Lynch and vocalist Rene Marie

June 13, 2016 at 2:40 p.m.

Denver jazz highlights: Trumpeter Brian Lynch and vocalist Rene Marie

Saunders: New material from Larry Young, the “Coltrane of the organ”

March 3, 2016 at 10:08 a.m.

Saunders: New material from Larry Young, the "Coltrane of the organ"

Saunders: Regina Carter puts the violin at center stage in jazz

June 13, 2016 at 2:40 p.m.

Saunders: Regina Carter puts the violin at center stage in jazz

Saunders: Guitarist Bill Frisell to play film favorites in Denver

February 5, 2016 at 8:10 p.m.

Saunders: Guitarist Bill Frisell to play film favorites in Denver

Jazz: Charles Lloyd’s latest album continues winning streak

June 13, 2016 at 2:41 p.m.

Jazz: Charles Lloyd's latest album continues winning streak

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Saunders: June shows put vocalists in the spotlight

Abiding in the jazz festivals coming to Colorado in summer 2016

Denver jazz highlights: Pianist Cyrus Chestnut, Josh Quinlan

Saunders: Singer Sheila Jordan to perform May 5 at Denver’s Dazzle

Saunders: Trombone Shorty tours Breckenridge, schools show brass

Denver jazz highlights: Trumpeter Brian Lynch and vocalist Rene Marie

Saunders: New material from Larry Young, the “Coltrane of the organ”

Saunders: Regina Carter puts the violin at center stage in jazz

Saunders: Guitarist Bill Frisell to play film favorites in Denver

Jazz: Charles Lloyd’s latest album continues winning streak