Installing Jazz at the Performance Arts Complex

Dazzle is seeking a new Operations Manager

Operations Manager

(Don’t worry, Matt isn’t going anywhere. Dazzle needs another Matt and since DNA technology isn’t at that level yet, we need to hire one.)

Seeking a candidate with a strong background in hospitality and previous full-service restaurant experience (3 years of experience preferable.)

This is a full-time position. Five nights per week including Friday and Saturday.

They must be detail-oriented to food beverage service, with high standards of cleanliness.

They should know how to treat people with respect and understanding to build strong customer and employee relations.

They will oversee the training, scheduling and product awareness of food, beverage and music to all staff in order to maintain company standard. Work on cross-training of all employees, and to fill in where needed.

In addition, they should be successful at planning, have a sense of effective marketing and sales strategies, and an understand jazz and related music.

Pay starts at $25 / hour with more upon verifiable experience and references.

inquires to donald@dazzledenver.com

Mother’s Day Brunch

Sunday, May 14 - 10:00AM & 12:30PM

Mother’s Day Brunch Menu

Starter (each guest)

Yogurt parfait with fresh fruit and granola

Entrees (choice of one)

Pulled pork, scrambled eggs and pork green chili over toasted cornbread with roasted potatoes

Scrambled tofu, avocado, and vegetarian green chili over toasted cornbread with roasted potatoes

Seafood Quiche with Crab, shrimp hollandaise drizzle 

Brunch cheeseburger, lettuce, tomato, brioche roll, candied bacon, fried egg, roasted potatoes.

Biscuits and gravy, sausage patty, scrambled eggs.

Salmon Benedict (1st seating)

Salmon, caper lemon, roasted potatoes and spinach (2nd seating)

Cheesy grits with pig three ways - bacon, pulled pork and sausage patty

Dessert (choice of one)

Carrot Cake

Panna cotta

Peanut butter cookies with vanilla ice cream

Menu Items Subject to Change

Tenia Nelson, piano

Claire Church, drums

Domi Edson, bass

featuring Myra Warren, vocals

Benny Green

Wednesday, May 17 - 7:00PM & 9:30PM

At the age of 19, Benny Green moved to New York City to join legendary vocalist Betty Carters band and never looked back. He would then assume the piano chair with some of jazz music’s most important instrumental groups, including Art Blakey and the Jazz Messengers, Freddie Hubbard, and the Ray Brown Trio.

“I’ve never felt a need or a calling to become one who’s thought of or labeled as an innovator. Rather, I’ve strived since childhood to become an authentic jazz musician, and I seek to stand as a torchbearer for the continuum of straight-ahead jazz piano.”

Harry Drabkin & Eric Gunnison

Thursday, May 18 - 7:00PM

Saxophonist Harry Drabkin is a Berklee College of Music graduate and faculty member where he performed in the Recording Band, Faculty Jazz Ensemble and the internationally recognized Berklee Saxophone Quartet. The music will feature works of Coltrane and other greats of that era. Along with the marvelous Eric Gunnison on piano, they’ll include selections from their new CD “After The Rain”, which can be heard on Spotify and Apple Music.

Harry Drabkin, saxophone

Eric Gunnison, piano
Mark Simon, bass
Todd Reid, drums

Denver Video Game Jazz All Stars

Friday, May 19 - 7:00PM

Denver’s premiere Video Game Jazz band, playing familiar tunes from video games across the spectrum. From Mario to Zelda, Sonic to Undertale, be prepared for captivating arrangements played by some of Denver’s best up and coming young musicians versed in multiple styles

Miles McKee - Woodwinds
Jordan Shomal Trumpet
Jake Alvarez - Guitar
Bharat Bhargava -Keys
Calvin Davis - Drums
TBD - Bass

Lesson In Your Home Spring Recital

Saturday, May 20 - 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM, & 2:00PM

Lessons In Your Home, a local music school without walls, is hosting their annual Spring Recital featuring students ranging from beginners to advanced performing on a variety of instruments.

Otis Taylor

Saturday, May 20 - 7:00PM & 9:30PM

Otis Taylor grew up in Denver, but like the old blues song said, he was born in Chicago in 1948. According to Taylor his parents were both jazz fans. The first instrument Taylor learned to play was the banjo, but he soon rejected the banjo for its association with the racist American South. Taylor would eventually return to the banjo upon discovering its African roots.

Like so many musicians in Denver, Taylor drew inspiration from time spent at the Denver Folklore Center founded by Harry Tuft, where he first heard Piedmont, Delta, country, and Chicago blues artists like Son House, Muddy Waters, and Mississippi Fred McDowell.

Otis Taylor
JP Johnson (Guitar)
Nick Amodeo (Bass/Mandolin)
Brian Juan (Piano/Organ)
Harry Tuft (Guitar)

Lesson In Your Home Spring Recital

Sunday, May 21 - 9:30AM, 11:00AM, 12:30PM, & 2:00PM

Lessons In Your Home, a local music school without walls, is hosting their annual Spring Recital featuring students ranging from beginners to advanced performing on a variety of instruments.

H2 Big Band

Monday, May 22 - 7:00PM

"Pulls out all the stops and is surely one of the most exhilarating big bands in recent history"-International Trumpet Guild review.
Created by trumpeter Al Hood and pianist/composer/arranger Dave Hanson, H2 Big Band has soared in the Jazz Radio charts with a series of recordings, and has been featured in supportive and collaborative roles with Darius Rucker, Veronica Swift, Rene Marie, Take 6, Jon Faddis, Kevin Mahogany, Curtis Stigers, Clint Holmes and Allan Harris. Look for new music written especially for this show!

ReSound Quintet: String Quartet + Voice

Tuesday, May 23 - 7:00PM

ReSound combines the earthy vibrations of the human voice with wooden bowed instruments to reflect the human experience. Featuring works by Caroline Shaw, Björk, Elvis Costello, Astor Piazzollo, Leos Janacek, and more, ReSound will present a program exploring the phases and stages along the journey of love, the highs and the heartbreak, the predictable and unexpected responses. Whether you are familiar with this music or not, you undoubtedly will connect with what we are expressing musically with wherever you are on your own human journey.

Leena Waite - Violin
Erik Peterson - Violin
Phillip Stevens - Viola
Chloe Hong - Cello
Kali Paguirigan - Voice

Big Brooklyn

Wednesday, May 24 - 7:00PM

Bridging jazz, rock, klezmer, and groove, Big Brooklyn carries a progressive yet inviting presence, exploring beautiful melodies while defining new boundaries. Awarded Semi-Finalist positions in the 2022 UK Songwriting Contest for multiple compositions on their new album, Everyone Everywhere, as well as being a finalist in the John Lennon Songwriting Contest for their song “One Provision,” this five-piece group captivates audiences with a unique depth of passion in expressive melodies and harmonies, touching on the inseparable exultation and pathos of the klezmer sound, all interwoven over a fabric of jazz and groove that pulls all stops. Music, video, and more at http://www.bigbrooklynmusic.com

Melody Dornfeld – Soprano & Bass Clarinets
Luke Soasey – Tenor & Soprano Saxophones
Aaron Summerfield – Guitar
Jo Asker – Bass
Willie Dornfeld – Drums

Linda Maich Quartet

Thursday, May 25 - 7:00PM

Vocalist and songwriter, Linda Maich is thrilled to be performing again at Dazzle. She will be joined by a first-class trio featuring French pianist, Frédéric Desmoulins, acoustic bassist, Michael Fitzmaurice, and drummer, Bill Larson.
This concert will include Linda’s original compositions as well as songs by such artists as Michael Franks, Hoagy Carmichael, and French singer-songwriter, Julien Clerc.
In 2019, Linda presented a tribute to Abbey Lincoln at Dazzle, and she performed three virtual concerts in 2021 through the concert series 100 Nights of Jazz which kept her on her toes during the height of the pandemic.
A Denver native, Linda has also lived in Paris, London and Morocco, and in November of 2023, she is making her first trip to Japan where she hopes to sit in at some storied jazz club in Kyoto and sing A Foggy Day in London Town.

Linda Maich ~ vocals
Frédéric Desmoulins ~ piano
Michael Fitzmaurice ~ acoustic bass
Bill Larson ~ drums

Friday Lunch Bunch: Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors

Friday, May 26 - 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.

Purnell Steen - Piano
Ed Stephen - Acoustic Guitar
Vohn Regensburger - Brazilian Guitar
Ron Bland - Bass
Bill Larson - Drums

Ken Walker Sextet

*Artist In Residency*

Friday, May 26 - 7:00PM

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!
Hearing the band is always an experience to remember!

Ken Walker - Bass
Paul Romaine - Drums
Dave Corbus - Guitar
Jeff Jenkins - Piano
Gabe Mervine - Trumpet
Peter Sommer - Sax

Kids' Matinee: Nic Clark's Harmonica Workshop

Saturday, May 27 - 1:00PM

With this fun interactive lesson kids will learn how to play a handful of simple songs and musical sounds on the harmonica. They will get to experience the immediate joy of self-expression while also learning different aspects of music like rhythm and melody.

Funding for this program was supported by Denver Arts & Venues through the Denver Music Advancement Fund

Nic Clark - Guitar, Harmonica, Vocal
Joe Schicke - Guitar, Vocal
Steve Amedee - Percussion, Vocal

Same Cloth

*Artist In Residency*

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

Same Cloth is a charismatic, Denver-based band that uses their individual peculiarities to share meaningful art. Started in 2019 by multi-genre vocal-piano duo, JoFoKe and Solomon Chapman, Same Cloth performs original music and creative cover arrangements. Along with JoFoKe's vocal stylings and Solomon Chapman's keyboards Same Cloth’s musical vision is brought to life by Will Gaines on bass, Callum Bair & James Tré on guitar and Matt Campbell on drums. As a unit, 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 Sr. – Keyboards
Callum Bair – Bass
Matt Campbell – Drums
James Tré – Guitar 

Alex Tripp Quartet

Tue. June 6 - 7:00PM

Fia Nyxx

Sat. June 10 - 7:00PM

Mariachi Alma Del Folklore

Mon. June 12 - 7:00PM

Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors

Mon. June 19 - 7:00PM

Friday Lunch Bunch: Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors

Fri. June 30 - 11:00AM