“Songs I Should Have Written”

Sunday, March 31 10:30AM & 1:00PM

Celebrate Easter with Brunch at Dazzle and the Julie Monley Quartet!

A song list pulled from many different moments and places. France, Brazil and straight ahead jazz.

The Julie Monley Quartet - "Songs I Should Have Written"

Sunday, March 31 - 10:30AM & 1:00PM

*Full Description at above*

Denver Jazz Orchestra

Sunday, March 31 - 6:00PM

Musical Style: Big Band Jazz

The Denver Jazz Orchestra is Denver’s premier big band featuring 18 of Denver’s top musicians. For more than 15 years, the DJO has excited jazz fans throughout Colorado with its original sound and team of committed jazz musicians. For this performance, the band will be performing a variety of songs pulled from the big band repertoire including swing, ballads, Latin and funk.

Shane Endsley Quintet

Monday, April 1 - 6:30PM

Musical Style: Jazz

DownBeat magazine named him as one of the “Top 25″ trumpeters of his generation and he was cited as a Rising Star in the 2013 Critics Poll. Shane is a founding member of the Grammy nominated group Kneebody. They have released ten recordings and have been playing premier festivals, concert halls, and clubs for over twenty years.

Deborah Stafford & The Night Stalkers

Wednesday, April 3 - 7:00PM

Deborah Stafford & The Night Stalkers bring the power and excitement of an 8-piece Horn-driven Funky Blues & Soul Band back to Dazzle. 2x winners Colorado Blues Society Blues Challenge, they made it to the semi-finals at the 2021 International Blues Challenge in Memphis and were a featured band at Blue on the Mesa. Their award-winning horn section featuring Doug Rasmussen, Tommy Van den Berg & Adisa Nickerson, soulful keyboards by Tone Show, hot guitar licks by Jeff Bowen (formerly of My Blue Sky), the smoldering vocals of Deborah Stafford and our 'in the pocket' drums and bass by Doug "JJ" Murphy and Bob Tiger make this band a step above the rest. Come on out and dance!

John Scofield Trio with Vicente Archer & Bill Stewart

Thur. & Fri. April 4 & 5 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

J.J Murphy

Friday, April 5 - 10:30PM

As a composer and a guitarist, J.J. Murphy brings a soulful vitality to contemporary music. His sound is an effortless blend of folk, blues, rock and jazz, with covers drawing from Thelonious Monk to Radiohead. 

Kids' Matinee: The Playmakers Family Brunch presents Cinderella, A musical interactive event

Saturday, April 6 - 12:00PM

Fairy tale attire is encouraged when you come help our master storyteller and amazing pianist get Cinderella to the infamous ball. We will pick mice and stepsisters out of audience and EVERYONE will transform themselves into white horses and merry guests at the royal wedding. And to top everything off, the prince may have a few surprises up his sleeve as he recruits us to be musicians in his kazoo orchestra.

Freddy Rodriguez Jr. & The Jazz Connection

Saturday, April 6 - 6:30PM

Musical Style: Jazz, funk,Latin

Freddy carry’s on the great music from Denver’s legendary jazz club “El Chapultepec!“ Jazz standards, pop, to Latin classics! Freddy also sings and plays songs from his legendary father’s songbook Freddy Rodriguez Sr.!! The show will get you up dancing and singing along!!

Freddy Rodriguez Jr.-piano,vocals, keyboards

Andrew Hudson-acoustic/electric bass

Chad Schneider-Trombone (Freddy Sr.’s last

protege)

TBD-Drums

TBD-Sax

John Gunther & The Bad Hombres feat. Chantil Dukart

Saturday, April 6 - 9:30PM

Experience the dynamic fusion of contemporary jazz and progressive funk with John Gunther & the "Bad Hombres." This innovative quartet draws inspiration from iconic acts like Weather Report, Hiatus Kaiyote and Medeski Martin & Wood. Adding to the groove, they are joined by special guest pianist and vocalist Chantil Dukart, fresh off the release of her acclaimed album "Lady and the Champ."

John Gunther - Saxophones, flute, electronics

Chantil Dukart - Piano, Vocals

Tim Wendel - Guitar

Patrick McDevitt - Bass

Dru Heller - Drums

Ben Parrish & Sonya Walker 

Saturday, April 6 - 11:00PM

Ben Parrish is a guitarist, composer, arranger and educator currently based in Denver, CO. Ben plays in several different groups, including internationally-renowned rock band Milquetoast and Company, Dart Echo, indie-rock sensation Amazing Adventures, Thunder Hill Jazz Band, and with RnB groups Unsus and SSIIGGHH.

Boulder-born, Denver-based multi-instrumentalist composer Sonya Walker began her relationship with the piano when she was 5. Originally classically trained, she discovered her love of Black American improvised music by teaching herself trumpet, and eventually transitioned to exploring that tradition on the piano. 

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, April 7 - 10:30AM & 12:30PM

Local Pianist extraordinaire Adam Bodine, "Your Brunch Guru" creates a comedic musical experience every Sunday with parodies, improvisation, and audience participation.

Dazzle's staff provides friendly, table-side service throughout brunch in our El Chapultepec Piano Lounge.

One Google reviewer described the performance as, "wacky and weird and seeking audience participation. Adam's style would fit in Meow Wolf."

Zach Rich Chamber Ensemble: "Solidarity" Album Release

Monday, April 8 - 7:00PM

Join us for the release of "Solidarity" featuring modern jazz performed by world-class musicians! Trombonist, composer & arranger Zach Rich's Solidarity is an expansive, vivid program of original music, orchestrated for his Denver-based jazz quintet and chamber orchestra. Rich channels mentors, stage-mates and influences—from Billy Childs to John Clayton and Rufus Reid—infusing the music with a mergence of modern jazz dynamism and contemporary classical counterpoint, while his playing resonates with a warm, soulful lyricism and crisp rhythmic pop.

Mile High Bones

Wednesday, April 10 - 6:30PM

"It's T-bone time! Calling all lovers of the trombone (or Jazz in general!), please join us for a special evening with the Mile High Bones, Denver's premier jazz trombone quintet! They will be making their debut with the help of a supremely talented rhythm section performing familiar standards and creative originals and arrangements contributed by members of the group. This has been a project quite literally several years in the making and we couldn't be more excited that it's finally becoming a reality. We hope to see you as we celebrate Denver's exceptional community of trombone players!"

Zach Rich - Trombone

Jonathan Zimny - Trombone

Zack Demos - Trombone

Bryan Powell - Bass Trombone

Justis Williams - Bass Trombone

Donny McCaslin

with JASON LINDNER, JONATHAN MARON & NATE WOOD

Thursday, April 11 - 7:00PM & 9:30PM

Donny McCaslin is best known as the saxophonist on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar. The noted composer and bandleader has released a dozen albums over his genre-defying, Grammy-nominated career.

McCaslin began playing at age 12, and as a teenager, performed in his vibraphonist father’s band in Santa Cruz. By high school, he had appeared multiple times at the Monterey Jazz Festival.

After attending Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, McCaslin became a sought-after player in New York City. David Bowie saw McCaslin perform as soloist for the Maria Schneider Orchestra and brought in McCaslin’s progressive jazz quartet that came to define Blackstar’s visionary stylistic fusion. As David Hadju wrote in The Nation, “Donny McCaslin was David Bowie’s David Bowie.”

In turn, Bowie influenced McCaslin, who fused alt-rock and jazz on his first album with lyrics, 2018’s BLOW.

The new album I Want More is forthcoming on Edition Records in out now.

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Eric Luba

Thursday, April 11

Eric Luba is a multi-instrumentalist based out of Denver, Colorado. When he isn't playing 200 gigs a year, Eric is an active music producer, recording enthusiast, and studio musician.

Friday Lunch Bunch with Purnell Steen & the Five Points Ambassadors

Friday, April 12 - 11:00AM

For over 30 years, Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors has been dedicated to preserving and playing the Jazz and Blues music of Denver's legendary Five Points neighborhood and is a regular at Dazzle.

Use the discount code KIDSTIX for children 17 and under. The ticket price for kids is $5. Direct any issues with the discount code to Kelley@dazzledenver.com

Purnell Steen - Piano

Ed Stephen - Acoustic Guitar

Ron Bland - Bass

Vohn Regensburger - Brazillian Guitar

Bill Larson - Drums

Just Another Frank Zappa Tribute Band From Denver

Friday, April 12 - 6:30PM

Pianist Adam Bodine, guitarist Dave Corbus, bassist Seth Lewis, and drummer Dru Heller explore a heroic dose of Frank Zappa material.

Adam Bodine - piano, keyboard, vocals

Dave Corbus - guitar

Seth Lewis - bass

Dru Heller - drums, vocals

Dimension Dealer

Friday, April 12 - 9:30PM

Calvin Davis, also known as Dimension Dealer, is a drummer, percussionist, and producer with a passion for fusing electronic elements and modern grooves with jazz sensibility and harmony.

Dimension Dealer is more than a band; it's a collective of like-minded musicians who share a passion for the limitless possibilities of electronic music combined with the in-the-moment creativity rooted in jazz improvisation

Calvin Davis - Baterie

Zoe Moff - Bass

Greg Harris - Keyboards & Percussion

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Spencer Zweifel

Friday, April 12 - 11:00PM

Since forming his first jazz group at age 16, Spencer Zweifel has become a regular member of the Colorado music scene. An accomplished jazz pianist, Zweifel has performed professionally in a wide variety of genres across Colorado as well as in tours around the US.

Kids' Matinee: Youth on Record Presents The Xisme

Saturday, April 13 - 12:00PM

The Xisme are a joke-folk duo from Denver, CO featuring Nicole Moore-Abeyta and her husband Joshua Randy Abeyta, who perform both as an acoustic duet and with a full band. The pair mix heartfelt storytelling, humorous observations, poetry, original songs, classic covers, and the occasional pop quiz trivia question to create an interactive, intimate experience for audience members of all ages and backgrounds.

Tony Exum Jr's Birthday Concert

Saturday, April 13 - 6:30PM

Musical Style: Contemporary Jazz, RnB

Tony Exum Jr. is a talented Contemporary Jazz, R&B, and Funk Saxophonist, Songwriter, and Performer with a smooth and soulful sound. He gained international recognition in 2019 with the release of his single "My Name's Tony," which charted on the Smooth Jazz Network top 100 chart for 12 weeks. Tony has performed at various festivals and venues across the U.S., including the San Diego Smooth Jazz Festival, Winter Park Jazz Festival, Boscov's Berks Jazz Festival, Stockton Jazz Festival and more.

Beyond

Saturday, April 13 - 9:30PM

Musical Style: Funk, Afro-Cuban, Hip-Hop, Jazz

What does it mean to go deeper? What does it mean to play from the soul? What does it mean to go Beyond? Going Beyond means creating a soundscape that pulls the listener into a world they’ve never experienced before. Going Beyond means pushing the limits of what is possible sonically and technically. But most importantly, going Beyond means going back. Back to the treasures of our ancestors. Join us on a journey filled with music inspired by the Traditions of Cuba, Africa, and America in a showcase of Sean Applebee’s original music as well as compositions of those that inspire him.

Sean Applebee - Trumpet

Nate Miller - Alto Saxophone, Trumpet

Jonah Sutinen - Tenor Saxophone

Jack Bendure - Trombone

Victor Mestas - Piano

Eddie Ness - Bass

Nathan Burak -Drums

Bill Kopper Quintet

Wednesday, May 8 - 7:00PM

Rich Chiaraluce

Wednesday, May 29 - 6:30PM

The Renwick Brothers

Thursday, June 13 - 9:30PM

Kids' Matinee: The Playmakers Family Brunch presents Cinderella, A musical interactive event

Saturday, April 6 - 12:00PM

Fairy tale attire is encouraged when you come help our master storyteller and amazing pianist get Cinderella to the infamous ball. We will pick mice and stepsisters out of audience and EVERYONE will transform themselves into white horses and merry guests at the royal wedding. And to top everything off, the prince may have a few surprises up his sleeve as he recruits us to be musicians in his kazoo orchestra.