Charles McPherson and Terrell Stafford

Wednesday, March 2 - 7pm

Thursday, March 3 - 6:30pm

Legendary saxophonist Charles McPerson and trumpeter Terrell Stafford combine with some of Denver’s best for this special show! Charles has toured the U.S., Europe, Japan, Africa and South America with his own group, as well as with jazz greats Barry Harris, Billy Eckstine, Lionel Hampton, Nat Adderly, Jay McShann, Phil Woods, Wynton Marsalis, Tom Harrell, Randy Brecker, James Moody, Dizzy Gillespie, and others. Terrell Stafford, acclaimed trumpet player based in New York, has been hailed as “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player” by piano legend McCoy Tyner. Stafford is recognized as an incredibly gifted and versatile player, he combines a deep love of melody with his own brand of spirited and adventurous lyricism.

Charles McPherson (sax), Terrell Stafford (trumpet), Eric Gunnison (piano), Ken Walker (bass), Paul Romaine (drums)

The Kent Burnside Blues Band

Saturday, March 5 - 6pm and 8:30pm

Kent hails from Holly Springs, Mississippi as the oldest Grandson and pupil of blues legend, R.L. Burnside. His playing dots the globe and his style is unlike any other: dark, hypnotic, inviting... and very danceable.

Kent Burnside (guitar & vocals), Matt Fuller (guitar), Jacob Best (drums), Coleen Best (bass)

Oz Noy / Dennis Chambers / Jimmy Haslip

Tuesday, March 15 - 6:30pm & 9pm

Three legendary musicians come together for an intoxicating blend of jazz, funk, rock, blues, and r&b.

Oz Noy (guitarist), Jimmy Haslip (Yelllowjackets, bass), Dennis Chambers (drums)

David Torn, Scott Amendola, Michael Manring: Trees Move Air - A Night of Improvised Music

Sunday, March 20 - 6pm

Monday, March 21 - 7pm

This show is for those who are open to music that can go anywhere, as it is made up in the moment. The music will be ambient, it will groove, it will be soundscapes, and it will not be traditional jazz.

Goldings / Bernstein / Stewart Organ Trio

Wednesday, March 30 - 6:30pm & 9pm

In the mid 1990s, The New York Times described Larry Goldings, Peter Bernstein, and Bill Stewart as “the best organ trio of the last decade.” Of their newest offering, Toy Tunes (Pirouet), Downbeat said, “the whole album subtly subverts organ-trio clichés, offering not chicken-shack party stomps but instead some hip after-hours atmospherics… 4 stars.”

Larry Goldings (organ), Peter Bernstein (guitar), Bill Stewart (drums)

Mark Patterson Presents: Bebop & Beyond!

Friday, April 1 - 7pm & 9:30pm

Saturday, April 2 - 7pm (with free jam session to follow)

Come out for a great night of bebop tunes.

Mark Patterson (trombone), Mark Gross (alto saxophone), Adam Birnbaum (piano), Ken Walker (bass), Paul Romaine (drums)

Roberta Gambarini / Houston Person / Eric Gunnison / Chuck Berghofer / Lewis Nash

Thursday, April 14 - 7pm

Friday, April 15 - 6:30pm

Saturday, April 16 - 6pm & 9pm

Italian born, multi Grammy nominated vocalist-lyricist Roberta Gambarini was mentored by, toured the world and recorded with some of the greatest Giants of Jazz. She has been twice named Singer of the Year by the International Jazz Journalists Association.

John Primer Special Guest of The Delta Sonics & Ken Saydak

Thursday, April 22 - 6:30pm & 9:15pm

John Primer is a Living Chicago Blues Icon. He’s a two time Grammy Nominated Artist and the last guitar player for Muddy Waters, Willie Dixon & Magic Slim. He is a Lifetime Achievement Award Winner and a Legendary Chicago Blues Hall of Fame Artist.

For this date, John will be backed by CBS Lifetime Achievement Award winner Al Chesis and the Delta Sonics along with special guest Ken Saydak on keys.

Dominic Lalli

Tuesday, May 3 - 7pm & 10pm

Featuring…

Jesse Lewis, Ike Sturm, Shane Endsley + Special Guests

Curtis Stigers

Thursday, May 5 - 7pm & 10pm

For the award-winning singer, songwriter, and saxophonist, Curtis Stigers, the story keeps getting better.

His string of hit singles, millions of albums sold, and a 30-year recording career aside, Stiger’s commitment to artistic growth, and to bringing new tunes to the Great American Songbook, has become unparalleled in modern music. Along the way, the musician has redefined the constitution of contemporary jazz singing.

Erik Deutsh: “La Nuit Blance” Release Concert

Friday & Saturday, May 6 & 7 TBD

The music from La Nuit Blanche was born in the depths of the pandemic. In the end, there were six compositions that seemed to make sense together.

Most original jazz records only had four to six songs. Based on this, combined with the shifting attention span of our modern world, Erik’s goal was to create a succinct and listenable artistic statement; and with the hope that it would resonate as a meaningful moment in this time with a somewhat classic, vintage 60s / 70s jazz feel to it.

Christian McBride and Inside Straight

Tuesday-Thursday, May 10 - 12: 6:30pm & 9pm

Christian McBride is a six-time GRAMMY Award winning bassist / composer and the host of NPR’s Jazz Night in America. Since the early 1990’s Christian McBride has recorded on over 300 dates as a sideman. However, he’s been a leader from his debut recording in 1995.

Christian McBride (bass), Steve Wilson (saxophones), Warren Wolf (vibes), Peter Martin (piano), Carl Allen (drums)

Bob Malone with Deanna Bogart

Friday, May 13 - 6:30pm & 9pm

Four Times Blues Music Awards Horn Instrumentalist of the Year and BMA Pinetop Perkins Piano Players of the Year nominee Deanna Bogart began her decades-long musical career in the Mid-Atlantic as a member of Cowboy Jazz and has since made ten solo albums.

Bob Malone (keyboards, vocals), Deanna Bogart (keyboards, sax, vocals), Lynn Keller (bass), Edoardo Tancredi (drums), TBA (guitar)

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