Favorite jazz albums of 2022, plus a few local performances to look forward to
There was a mountain of exceptional jazz-based expression released in the past year,
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Catch sax legend Charles Lloyd and his Ocean Trio on Tuesday in Denver
This trio is one of three Lloyd-led projects releasing albums on the Blue Note label in 2022.
Rediscovering Miles Davis, plus more Denver area jazz shows coming up
What do you think of in 2022 when you see the name Miles Davis? The innovator? The iconoclast? The accomplished trumpeter?
Jazz concerts in Colorado this month: Joel Ross, Shamie Royston, City Park, Telluride and more
Want to listen to some live jazz music in Denver this month? Here's a look at when and where Colorado's best jazz is happening.
Colin Stranahan comes home to play a jazz quartet at Denver’s Dazzle
There’s a forward-thinking quartet scheduled to play Denver’s Dazzle on June 9, and its performances will mark something of a homecoming for the band’s drummer.
Jazz festivals abound in Denver and the mountains this summer
Colorado mountain jazz festivals are making a comeback in the summer of 2022, and live creativity (with a beat) at altitude kicks off this month and runs through Labor Day...
A tribute to Ron Miles, Record Store Day and more in Denver’s jazz
It¶¶Ňőap difficult to express the depth of loss to our community that comes with Ron Miles’ death in March.
Jazz guitarists David Torn and Al Di Meloa coming to Denver, Boulder this month
Those seeking mind-expanding sounds will find much to immerse themselves in, live and on record, in March.
Denver native and sax innovator Javon Jackson bringing “The Gospel” back home
Tenor saxophonist and educator Javon Jackson, who grew up in Denver, currently chairs the Hartt School’s Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz Studies at the University of Hartford in Connecticut. That...
Wolfgang Muthspiel, Brian Charette and more Denver jazz in January
Things are relatively quiet on the live jazz front as we enter 2022. But there are some attention-worthy acts playing at Denver’s beloved clubs in late January.