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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.

Keyboardist Herbie Hancock will play at the Jazz Aspen/Snowmass music festival.

Jazz icon tunes up for Aspen

May 7, 2016 at 10:26 p.m.

Jazz icon tunes up for Aspen

"The basic thing about the covers is that they need to translate to instrumental in terms of melody. It's got to be a tune that you can play on a bagpipe and recognize it." Ethan Iverson, pianist for the Bad Plus

Bad Plus keeps finding nuances in rock covers

May 8, 2016 at 12:09 a.m.

Bad Plus keeps finding nuances in rock covers

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Trumpeter keeps mentor close

May 3, 2007 at 2:01 p.m.

Trumpeter keeps mentor close

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Jazz fest relives heady Five Points era

April 25, 2007 at 12:33 p.m.

Jazz fest relives heady Five Points era

"I want to always try to take listeners on a journey. Any good piece of music has that sense of drama built into it." Joel Harrison

Guitarist’s style hard to classify

May 8, 2016 at 12:11 a.m.

Guitarist's style hard to classify

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Auctioneer’s chant is par for Matt Wilson’s shtick

April 5, 2007 at 1:19 p.m.

Auctioneer's chant is par for Matt Wilson's shtick

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April showers jazz talent on state

March 22, 2007 at 2:48 p.m.

April showers jazz talent on state

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Kurt Elling's smooth crooning

March 8, 2007 at 2:16 p.m.

Kurt Elling's smooth crooning

Tenor sax innovator Sonny Rollins has released "Sonny, Please" on his own Doxy label. With the exception of Blue Note, the major labels largely ignore artists putting out pure jazz "product."

Gleaning a few pure pleasures

May 8, 2016 at 1:01 a.m.

Gleaning a few pure pleasures

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Rene Marie follows her own path

February 8, 2007 at 2:38 p.m.

Rene Marie follows her own path