Mark Patterson Presents: Where Are They Now

Saturday, January 20 - 5:00PM

Mark brings two friends since early days at El Chapultepec--Greg and Ken--to join a few musicians who have come of age in Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts: Miles, Braxton, Sonya, Alex, and Timothy. This will be a fun session, a meeting of very cool and diverse creative minds. And a good dose of deep groove!

Mark Patterson, trombone

Greg Gisbert, trumpet

Alex Loran, saxophone

Timothy Bowar, saxophone

Miles Fielder, trombone

Sonya Walker, piano and trumpet

Ken Walker, bass

Braxton Kahn, drums

Convergence

Sunday, January 21 - 4:00PM & 6:30PM

Convergence has lovingly brought three decades of exciting and creative music together. Following this amazing span of collective listening, the band understands how each other breathes, musically speaking, and when to leave space in the air.

A new Convergence recording, due out in early 2024, brings fresh and organically-inspired music. Many of the newest songs and pieces draw musical portraits of particular people, or times...or even a beloved dog. Their ethic--to collectively balance melody, harmony, and rhythm, and always swing--is well-expressed in the words of the great Jimmy Heath: "Jazz at its best is a democracy of creativity."

Greg Gisbert, trumpet

John Gunther, saxophones

Mark Patterson, trombone

Eric Gunnison, piano, and the voice of reason

Mark Simon, string bass

Paul Romaine, drums, and voice

Mark Patterson Presents Duets & More!

Tuesday, January 23 - 6:30PM

This evening, trombonist Mark Patterson brings together Dale Bruning, master in many senses (of guitar, melody, rhythm, accompanying, teaching); Scott Robinson, a dazzling saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who takes listeners to outer space and back; and Mark Simon, bassist who amazes with both solidity and flexibility as the moment calls.

A great new view on the unique mind of Dale Bruning! This evening continues Dazzle's celebration of Dale's musicianship and influence on our whole world: Patterson's teacher (prior to several recordings together), and Simon's longtime cohort. It is exciting to bring together Scott (from New York) and Dale, two creative stars who burn brightly--in separate solar systems before now.

Mark Patterson, trombone

Scott Robinson, saxophone (and multiple instruments)

Dale Bruning, guitar

Mark Simon, string bass

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, January 14 - 10:30AM

Enjoy a variety of tasty treats while Adam tickles the ivories and your funny bone with his always fresh & fun musical explorations and amusing stage banter. Undeniable is Adam Bodine’s natural musicality and his joy of performing, which paired with his playful sense of humor, shines on stage and treats audiences to unique and memorable experiences.

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

duo970

Sunday, January 14 - 6:00PM

Based in Northern Colorado, duo970 brings together flutist James Hall and pianist Susie Maddocks, who have both enjoyed varied and impressive careers. The equal partnership and friendship built throughout the years have made duo970 one of the most highly sought-after duos in the world. These two superstars are masterful at enthralling audiences with their musicality, virtuosity, and chemistry. 

As champions of new music, the duo has commissioned, premiered, and recorded multiple works for flute and piano. Most recently, they gave the world premieres of pieces written by American composers Stephanie Ann Boyd and Paul Elwood. Recent seasons have included tours of Europe and the United States, where they have performed in intimate venues as well as concert stages.

Good Trouble

Monday, January 15 - 6:30PM

John Lewis spent his adult life inviting others to join him and get into ‘Good Trouble.’ Martin Luther King Jr. spent his adult life fighting for civil rights. On MLK Jr.'s Birthday, Daryl J. Walker issues a musical invitation to get into ‘Good Trouble’ where the legacies of both MLK Jr. and John Lewis are celebrated.

Daryl J. Walker presents the live music equivalent of an old-school mix CD with each song designed to help you find your way to ‘Good Trouble.’ A variety of songs and Artists include Mary Louise Lee singing her rendition of This Little Light of Mine, Sing Out, March On written in dedication to John Lewis sung by our ensemble, and the MLK Jr. song If I Can Help Somebody, Daryl J. Walker.

Tatiana Eva-Marie & Avalon Jazz Band: Django Reinhardt Birthday Celebration

Wednesday, January 17 - 6:30PM & Thursday, January 18 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

Tatiana Eva-Marie, is a Brooklyn-based singer and bandleader. Born and raised in Europe in a professional musical family, a Swiss-French composer and a Romanian classical violinist, Tatiana Eva-Marie grew up equally fascinated by her father’s New Orleans jazz records, and her mother’s heritage of Klezmer and Gypsy folk music.

Nicknamed “the Gypsy-jazz Warbler” by the New York Times and acclaimed as a “millennial shaking up the jazz scene” by magazine Vanity Fair, Tatiana Eva-Marie returns to explore the music of composer Django Reinhardt through her own original arrangements and lyrics in her latest project “Djangology”, a tribute inspired by her French and Romanian Gypsy heritage and her love for the Parisian art scene of the 1920s to the 1960s.

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: David Mesquitic

Thursday, January 18 - 10:30PM

David Mesquitic is a pianist, composer, and educator committed to the intergenerational transfer of the knowledge, history, and traditions of jazz. Mesquitic currently teaches at the University of Wyoming as Lecturer in Jazz Piano where he also maintains a schedule performing with his trio, adjudicating, and commissioning music throughout the globe.

*No Cover

Matt Skellenger Group

Friday, January 19 - 6:30PM

This one-of-a-kind group from Denver performs the original music of Matt Skellenger. The group’s instrumentation is a unique mixture of acoustic instruments that are centuries old(Tabla, Ghatam, Cajon, Trumpet, Trombone, Drums, Conch Shell), with modern electric instruments and effects(Electric Bass, Pedal Steel Guitar, Effects Pedals).

The music blends jazz, world, funk, rock, and fusion influences to create a sound unlike anything you have heard. This performance will feature music from the group's new album which will be released in early 2023.

Matt Skellenger - Electric Bass

Adam Bartczak - Trombone, Conch Shell

Dave Miller - Drums

Matt Reid - Trumpet, Cornet, Effects

Glenn Taylor - Pedal Steel Guitar

iies

Friday, January 19 - 9:30PM

“iies.” is a emerging artist/band currently residing within Denver, CO.

Known for engaging performances & past debut hip-hop albums such as "Poetry in the Field" and "Rebirth", iies. now tours Denver with “The iies. Collective” a band dedicated to pushing the musical envelope by bending genres and lyrical feats with a style they call “experimental jazz rap”; “Homesickness." Their latest single blends Folk, Hip-Hop, Jazz, and ambient music in a refreshingly new and beautiful way - sure to bring you into tears and the realm of nostalgia. The collective plans to release their latest debut album in the following months!

Craig - Vocals
Baz Gillen - Drums
Killian Bertsch - Piano/keys
Aidan Roberts - guitar
Jacob Montano - bass

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Freddy Rodriguez Jr.

Friday, January 19 -11:00PM

A solo piano set in the El Chapultepec Piano Lounge featuring Freddy Rodriguez jr.

*No Cover

Kids' Matinee: The Playmakers Family Brunch Presents: Snow White & the Dazzle Dwarves, an Interactive Event

Saturday, January 20 - 12:00PM

Join us and help bring our fractured fairy tale to life. In our whimsical version of Snow White, our dwarves are all musicians who live in an old, abandoned jazz nightclub called Dazzle, (sound familiar?). The audience finds themselves part of the show as our master storyteller picks willing audience members to come up on stage and play the musical dwarves as well as various other roles in the play. No one gets left out of the act because everyone helps from their seats with sound effects, gestures, and

songs.

Mark Patterson Presents: Where Are They Now

Saturday, January 20 -  5:00PM

Complete show description at the top of this newsletter.

Daruma

Saturday, January 20 - 8:00PM

Musical Style: Contemporary jazz, original music, neo-soul, improvisation

Daruma is a fresh, new contemporary jazz project featuring original music by some of Denver’s finest young talent. Their sound takes audiences from stank-face-inducing grooves, to intimate ballads, to massive Coltrane-inspired swing. Daruma reinterprets the jazz aesthetic for the 21st century and crosses it with progressive rock, film music, and neo-soul in a genre-bending original sound.

Members of the ensemble have performed with leading voices in contemporary music ranging from Billy Childs, Rufus Reid and Tia Fuller to the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and Big Gigantic. They’ve played at notable venues including Red Rocks Amphitheatre, the Blue Note Amsterdam, and Birdland, and have won ASCAP and Downbeat awards.

The ensemble will release their debut album on the respected Monk Music label in the spring of 2024.

Shane Dähler - Drums

Max Moore - Piano/Fender Rhodes

Zach Rich - Trombone

Hunter Roberts - Electric/Upright Bass

Gabriel Mininberg - Saxophones

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Freddy Rodriguez Jr.

Saturday,  January 20 -10:00PM

A solo piano set in the El Chapultepec Piano Lounge featuring Freddy Rodriguez jr.

*No Cover

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, January 21 - 10:30AM

Enjoy a variety of tasty treats while Adam tickles the ivories and your funny bone with his always fresh & fun musical explorations and amusing stage banter. Undeniable is Adam Bodine’s natural musicality and his joy of performing, which paired with his playful sense of humor, shines on stage and treats audiences to unique and memorable experiences.

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

Convergence

Sunday, January 21 - 4:00PM & 6:30PM

Complete show description at the top of this newsletter.

Leena & Adam Waite

Monday, January 22 - 7:00PM

Featuring a unique blend of jazz, folk and classical music, forged over 20 years of collaboration, violinist Leena Waite and pianist Adam Waite make their Dazzle debut performance with a dynamic set of original compositions, covers and standards. Married since 2008, Leena Waite and Adam Waite’s music is experienced as a “musical conversation” - a freely-flowing, improvised, artistic expression of friendship and hope, of grief and sorrow, of joy and love. 

Mark Patterson Presents Duets & More!

Tuesday, January 23 - 6:30PM

Complete show description at the top of this newsletter.

Joe Farnsworth #timetoswing Quartet ft. Sarah Hanahan

Wednesday, January 24 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

One of the most highly regarded jazz drummers on the scene today, Joe is known for his blazing speed, precision, musical, and melodic playing.

Joseph’s career includes recording over 100 CD’s as leader and side-man, jazz festivals and world tours with Pharaoh Sanders, Horace Silver, Harold Mabern, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, Diana Krall, Benny Golson, George Coleman, Johnny Griffin, Lou Donaldson, Benny Green, Barry Harris, Curtis Fuller to name a few.

Sarah Hanahan is an up-and-coming jazz saxophonist in New York City. Sarah is a graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School of Music where she received her Bachelors degree in 2019, as well as The Juilliard School where she received her Masters degree in 2022. She has had the privilege of studying with some of the greats of our time including Abraham Burton, Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, Billy Drummond, and Marc Cary.

Honoring Astrud Gilberto

Thursday, January 25 - 6:30PM

Astrud Gilberto, known as "The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as "The Queen of Bossa-Nova", is an artist with roots firmly planted in Brazilian music. Her music has become an interesting combination of the sensual rhythms of Brazil and American Pop and Jazz.

Performing some of the songs she was famous for will be Elena Camerin Young, vocals; Bill Kopper, guitar; Gonzalo Teppa, bass; Victor Mestas, piano; Alejandro Castaño, drums; and Pete Lewis, saxophone.

Ben Parrish

Thursday, January 25 - 8:00PM

Ben Parrish is a guitarist, composer, arranger and educator currently based in Denver, CO. Ben plays in several groups, including renowned rock band Milquetoast and Company, Dart Echo, and The Thunder Hill Jazz Band. His studio experiences include work with Milquetoast and Company, The Cairn Project, UNC Lab Band I, and numerous pop, RnB, and folk projects.

Ken Walker Sextet

Friday, January 26 - 6:30PM

The Ken Walker Sextet is an iconic and beloved jazz group which has played together for more than two decades. The music is always swinging, often funky, and sometimes even profound. The repertoire ranges from jazz standards, to post bop tunes, original compositions, and always, always inspired by Eddie Harris!

Ken Walker - Bass

Paul Romaine - Drums

Dave Corbus - Guitar

TBA - Piano

Brad Goode - Trumpet

Peter Sommer - Sax

Tansy Wine

Friday, January 26 - 9:00PM

Together, Tansy Wine defies genre boundaries and captivates audiences with their unique blend of jazz, art music, and more. Tansy Wine has a stunning display of up-and-coming musical powerhouses in its ranks - Sofia Nehama (Composition & Vocals), Sonya Walker (Keys), Maximillian Moore (Keys), William Kuepper (Bass), and Gabriel Gravagno (Drums). Tansy Wine’s engine runs on resplendent skill and focus from all five, knitting together a vibrant musical landscape and bringing otherworldly stories to life. Bandleader Sofia was the 2018 winner of the Gift Of Jazz award, and an arranger for the CSO’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards ceremony.

Sofia Nehama - Composition & Vocals

Sonya Walker - Keyboard

Maximillian Moore - Keyboard

William George Kuepper V - Bass

Gabriel Gravagno - Drums

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Freddy Rodriguez Jr.

Friday, January 26 - 11:00PM

A solo piano set in the El Chapultepec Piano Lounge featuring Freddy Rodriguez jr.

Kids' Matinee: The Playmakers Family Brunch Presents: Snow White & the Dazzle Dwarves, an Interactive Event

Saturday, January 27 - 12:00PM

Join us and help bring our fractured fairy tale to life. In our whimsical version of Snow White, our dwarves are all musicians who live in an old, abandoned jazz nightclub called Dazzle, (sound familiar?). The audience finds themselves part of the show as our master storyteller picks willing audience members to come up on stage and play the musical dwarves as well as various other roles in the play. No one gets left out of the act because everyone helps from their seats with sound effects, gestures, and songs.

Same Cloth

Saturday, January 27 - 6:00PM & 9:00PM

Same Cloth is a genre-bending, Denver-based, Black woman-led band that uses their peculiarities to share meaningful art. Same Cloth performs original music and creative cover arrangements that, along with JoFoKe's charisma and vocal stylings, are brought to life by Solomon Chapman on keyboards, Will Gaines on bass, Callum Bair & James Tré on guitar and Matt Campbell on drums. Same Cloth combines the diverse traditions of Black American Music to create an energetically eclectic and emotionally elevating live music experience. 

JoFoKe - Vocals

Solomon Chapman - Keyboards

Will Gaines - Bass

Callum Bair - Guitar/Bass

James Tré - Guitar

Matt Campbell - Drums

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Sonya Walker

Saturday, January 27 - 11:00PM

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. You can find her all around the Denver area and occasionally beyond, playing both by herself and in various bands; mixed up in an eclectic set of projects

The Legacy Group: A Night in Paris

Wednesday, February 14 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Tuesday, March 5 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield

Friday, March 22 - 6:30PM