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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.

Everything bassist Charlie Haden — selected as a 2012 NEA Jazz Master — touches is graced with sincerity. Getty Images file

Jazz: Legendary bassist Charlie Haden’s music graced with sincerity, sheer compassion

May 1, 2016 at 7:47 p.m.

Jazz: Legendary bassist Charlie Haden's music graced with sincerity, sheer compassion

Cyrus Chestnut is a technical marvel who embodies the styles of several historic pianists, from Oscar Peterson to Thelonious Monk. Gabe Palacio, ImageDirect

Soul-jazz artists set to bedazzle at Denver venues

May 2, 2016 at 11:38 a.m.

Soul-jazz artists set to bedazzle at Denver venues

Sonny Rollins' "Road Shows"is some of the warmest and most thrilling music of the year.

A look back at the year’s top 10 satisfying CDs

May 2, 2016 at 4:10 a.m.

A look back at the year's top 10 satisfying CDs

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’60s are back on Coltrane, Wes Montgomery box sets

May 2, 2016 at 6:38 p.m.

'60s are back on Coltrane, Wes Montgomery box sets

Trombonist Fred Wesley, who basically helped to invent funk alongside James Brown, joins clarinetist David Krakauer and "beat architect" Socalled in Abraham, Inc., a cultural collision of hip-hop, klezmer and soul-jazz.

Saunders: Three unique jazz concerts will close out the year

May 2, 2016 at 5:00 a.m.

Saunders: Three unique jazz concerts will close out the year

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Spirit of Gibson’s “parties” will lighten up Vail soiree

September 2, 2011 at 8:30 a.m.

Spirit of Gibson's "parties" will lighten up Vail soiree

Chick Corea may have played more notes than any jazz pianist in recorded history.

Tireless Chick Corea brings rapid-fire style to Denver

May 3, 2016 at 1:24 p.m.

Tireless Chick Corea brings rapid-fire style to Denver

The Telluride jazz fest is Aug. 4-7 and will feature acts such as Tower of Power.

Gear up for the better jazz fests in Colorado in Telluride, Evergreen

May 3, 2016 at 7:22 a.m.

Gear up for the better jazz fests in Colorado in Telluride, Evergreen

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band will perform Friday at the Denver Botanic Gardens, along with fellow New Orleans staples Allen Toussaint and Buckwheat Zydeco.

Prolific jazz pianist Matthew Shipp shifts toward more live performances

May 3, 2016 at 1:56 p.m.

Prolific jazz pianist Matthew Shipp shifts toward more live performances

Neil Bridge's greatest impact has been on the hundreds of high school students he guided as a music educator in Denver Public Schools from the '60s to the '80s.

Influential jazz pianist Neil Bridge hits Dazzle stage

May 3, 2016 at 12:48 a.m.

Influential jazz pianist Neil Bridge hits Dazzle stage