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.

Pianist Ahmad Jamal's most-recent recording, "Blue Moon" (Jazz Village), is his newest display of offhand virtuosity, and its inventiveness and emotion would generate praise if he were half his age.

Jazz: Ahmad Jamal and Vijay Iyer’s new CDs fine displays of invention, intuition

May 1, 2016 at 7:42 a.m.

Jazz: Ahmad Jamal and Vijay Iyer's new CDs fine displays of invention, intuition

Denver’s Five Points Jazz Festival brings heat for 9th year

April 30, 2016 at 7:57 p.m.

Denver's Five Points Jazz Festival brings heat for 9th year

This summer, Donald Fagen, top, of Steely Dan willperform at Jazz Aspen Snowmass; saxophonist DavidSanborn, bottom, is on the bill for theWinter Park JazzFestival. Getty Images file photos

Colorado’s 2012 jazz festivals bring the swing into summer

May 2, 2016 at 1:25 a.m.

Colorado's 2012 jazz festivals bring the swing into summer

April jazz concert lineup puts Colorado in elite company

April 12, 2012 at 11:43 a.m.

April jazz concert lineup puts Colorado in elite company

Trombonist Curtis Fuller blows his and saxman pal’s horns

March 31, 2012 at 4:26 p.m.

Trombonist Curtis Fuller blows his and saxman pal's horns

Denver-area spring jazz concerts worth catching

March 15, 2012 at 11:10 a.m.

Denver-area spring jazz concerts worth catching

Lynne Arriale will play Dazzle on March 15 and 16. Photo by Jean-Marc Lubrano, Provided by Motema Music

Jazz: Musical whim pays off for jazz pianist Lynne Arriale

May 1, 2016 at 2:16 p.m.

Jazz: Musical whim pays off for jazz pianist Lynne Arriale

More really is more with new Lee Morgan jazz release

November 17, 2021 at 12:45 p.m.

City Park Jazz returns, with free performances from Purnell Stenn and the Five Points Jazz Ambassadors on July 4, and the El Chapultepec All Stars featuring Tony Black July 25.

Keith Jarrett's "Mysteries/Shades" is a must-hear recording from Impulse! Getty Images file

Jazz: Hear these jazz reissues from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s like it’s the first time

May 1, 2016 at 8:59 p.m.

Jazz: Hear these jazz reissues from the '50s, '60s and '70s like it's the first time

Cuban musician Chucho Valdes is scheduled to perform at Gates Concert Hall on Valentine's Day. His Grammy-winning CD from 2010 "Chucho's Steps," is thoroughly enjoyable because of the equal love he applies to all styles of jazz. Getty Images file

Jazz lineup including Bobby Broom, Stefon Harris and Chucho Valdes presents three Valentines to Denver, Boulder fans

May 2, 2016 at 1:31 a.m.

Jazz lineup including Bobby Broom, Stefon Harris and Chucho Valdes presents three Valentines to Denver, Boulder fans

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Jazz: Ahmad Jamal and Vijay Iyer’s new CDs fine displays of invention, intuition

Denver’s Five Points Jazz Festival brings heat for 9th year

Colorado’s 2012 jazz festivals bring the swing into summer

April jazz concert lineup puts Colorado in elite company

Trombonist Curtis Fuller blows his and saxman pal’s horns

Denver-area spring jazz concerts worth catching

Jazz: Musical whim pays off for jazz pianist Lynne Arriale

More really is more with new Lee Morgan jazz release

Jazz: Hear these jazz reissues from the ’50s, ’60s and ’70s like it’s the first time

Jazz lineup including Bobby Broom, Stefon Harris and Chucho Valdes presents three Valentines to Denver, Boulder fans