| | | Announcements | Be sure to scroll all the way to the bottom… there are soooo many Just Released shows 🎶 If you have trouble with any links in the Newsletter, email Kelley@DazzleDenver.com. | | | Baldwin Baby Grand Piano For Sale $5000In great condition. Proceeds go to curate jazz music at the new location! Includes bench and cover. All keys and pedals functioning. This piano was recently tuned, voiced, and polished. Dm us on Facebook or email colten@dazzledenver.com with offers | |
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| | Nonprofit of the Month: Youth on Record
Each month, Dazzle raises money for a different non-profit organization by adding the option to donate through our ticketing sales system. March is a time when the community can come together and collectively agree that “music matters”. Donations of any amount can be added to your ticket purchase to any show through March 2023 to support Youth on Record’s ‘Music Matters’ annual fundraiser. Youth on Record empowers Colorado’s underserved youth to achieve their academic, artistic, and personal best by employing local, professional artists as their educators. Additionally, Tito’s Handmade Vodka is matching up to $5,000 raised at all participating ‘Music Matters’ locations that feature at Tito’s cocktail. Our is the Strawberry Rhubarb Mule: Tito’s Handmade Vodka, strawberry syrup, rhubarb bitters, dash of love, ginger beer. | |
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| | Installing Jazz at the Arts Complex Weekly Update | | | Huge thank you to Adcon for creating and installing our new sign!
The deadline for becoming a Sponsor is coming soon. Reserve your spot by becoming a Sponsor. Email Chair@DazzleDenver.com for more info. | | This Week at Dazzle at Baur’s | | The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra feat. Deborah Stafford: Ella & Ellington, A Legendary Friendship
Monday, Mar. 20 - 7:00PM
This show explores the lives and music of two of the great legends of jazz. They were close friends for decades, and some say there was more to it than that. Together they created some of the most important music in jazz history. The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra - featuring award-winning singer Deborah Stafford, is a traditional 18-piece big band that authentically recreates the great Swing-Era music of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Gene Krupa, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Diane Schuur, Buddy Rich, and more. | |
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| | After Midnight
Wednesday, Mar. 22 - 7:00PM
Award winning clarinetist Roger Campbell leads the hottest jazz band since the Swing Era! Colorado’s Premier Swing Band is the only sextet recognized in the Colorado Music Hall of Fame at Red Rocks! Swinging hard since 1999, this extraordinary group of musicians has performed hundreds of concerts around the country for jazz festivals, clubs, weddings, summer concerts, and more. They conquer dizzying charts by the likes of Benny Goodman, Artie Shaw, Lionel Hampton, Nat King Cole and Frank Sinatra. This infectious music is guaranteed to get you dancing, swinging, and smiling!
Roger Campbell - Clarinet/Leader Rick Weingarten - Vibraphone/Vocals Mike McCullough - Guitar/Vocals Andy Weyl - Piano Dwight Thompson - Bass Jim Moore - Drums | |
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| | Yayennings + Friends
Thursday, Mar. 23 - 7:00PM
You may know Yayennings from his work with the 5x Grammy award winning band Snarky Puppy. Upon a move to Los Angeles in 2017, his solo project The Yayennings Quartet was born. The band's second album "Yayennings Vol. 2" will be released on March 31, 2023 on GroundUp Music. Tonight, Yayennings is introduced to Denver's finest jazz musicians on the scene and will play a mix of his original material as well as standards from the American song book.
Yayennings-trumpet Jack Dunlevie-piano Patrick McDevitt-bass Alejandro Castaño-drums | |
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| | Cary Morin & Ghost Dog
Friday, Mar. 24 - 7:00PM
Colorado musicians Cary Morin & Ghost Dog unite to form a high-energy roots rock band, intent on getting folks up and out of their seats! Described as “one of the best acoustic pickers on the scene today,” Cary Morin brings together the great musical traditions of America like no other. He has performed at renowned venues across the globe, including the Kennedy Center and Lincoln Center, and is the recipient of numerous awards and accolades.
Cary Morin (guitar, vocals), Celeste Di Iorio (harmony vocals), Luke Hunter (bass & vocals), and Jordan Pasquin (drums, percussion, & vocals) | |
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| | Kids’ Saturday Matinee: Tenia Nelson
Saturday, Mar. 25 - 2:00PM
Held monthly, the Kids’ Saturday Matinee provides children and parents with opportunities to share in the fun of making music by listening to and watching performances, participating in easy group activities such as sing-alongs, and introductions to various musical instruments in participatory demonstrations. Programming is fun and engaging for all children from 5 to 15 and their families, supporting happy and healthy development that includes intellectual, social-emotional, motor, language, and overall literacy. Learning and performing music is integrative, and helps the body and the mind work together. Introducing children to music early in their lives can help them enjoy a lifelong relationship to this most natural of all human arts. | |
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| | Same Cloth feat. Anisha Rush
Saturday, Mar. 25 - 6:00PM & 9:00PM
Same Cloth is a charismatic, 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. As a unit, Same Cloth combines the diverse traditions of Black American Music to create an energetically eclectic and emotionally elevating live music experience. In addition to serving as ‘Artists in Residence’ at one of Downbeat Magazine’s “Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World'', Dazzle, since 2021 and an impressive list of past performances, Same Cloth's debut single, "No Good" was a Local 303 December 2022 feature on 13 radio stations throughout the state of Colorado.
JoFoKe - Vocals Anisha Rush - Alto Saxophone Solomon Chapman - Keyboards Will Gaines - Bass Callum Bair - Guitar James Tré - Guitar Matt Campbell - Drum | | |
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| | | Next Week at Dazzle at Baur’s | | Jon Gauer Octet
Monday, Mar. 27 - 7:00PM
Trombonist Jon Gauer will present a set of original music performed by some of the most talented young musicians in Denver. The Octet is Gauer's first project as a composer/bandleader after more than a decade of experience as a sideman. His musical influences range from classic artists such as Urbie Green, Curtis Fuller, Benny Golson, and Thad Jones, as well as modern artists including Michael Davis, Marshall Gilkes, Snarky Puppy, and Hiatus Kaiyote.
Jake Boldman, trumpet Gabriella Zelek, soprano sax/alto sax Jake Syrenne, tenor sax Jon Gauer, trombone/composer/arranger Ben Parrish, guitar Sonya Walker, keyboards Van Powell, bass Rowan Woodbury, drums | |
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| | Dotsero
Thursday, Mar. 30 - 7:00PM
Colorado's Own Dotsero Band. Always a great live music experience. Maintaining the integrity and standard people have come to expect from their shows. Steve Watts founding member and front man opened up the genre full throttle adding the excitement of vocals, dual keyboards to the already funky sounds on the bass, drums and of course sax & ewi. You can expect to hear original music from their 16 CD releases as well some covers of their favorite artists. Dotsero is an unstoppable band of true musicianship.
Stephen Watts: Saxophones Bryan Gordon: Bass Guitar Charles Peterson: Drums & Vocals Ronneka Cox: Keyboards Donald Young: Keyboards Gregory Foster Gladman: Guitars | |
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| | Friday Lunch Bunch: Purnell Steen & the Five Points Ambassadors
Friday, Mar. 31 - 11:00AM
Lunches with Purnell Steen & the Five Points Ambassadors. The last Friday of every month from 11:00 AM-2:00 PM. Tickets: $30.00 ($20 kids): Includes lunch, non-alcoholic beverage, gratuity, and plenty of live music!
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.
Purnell Steen - Piano Ed Stephen - Guitar Vohn Regensburger - Guitar Ron Bland - Bass Bill Larson - Drums | |
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| | Ken Walker Sextet
Friday, Mar. 31 - 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 | |
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| | Ron Ivory’s Suite ti
Saturday, Apr. 1 - 6:30PM
Suite ti is a 6-to-8-piece musical ensemble created and formed by Ron Ivory, lead vocalist, and keyboardist as a springboard of The MilesApart Band R&B group and rhythm section for his One on One (Motown/Classic Soul) group in the fall of 2007. Suite ti mixes Contemporary and Smooth Jazz, a bit of R&B, Standards, Blues, and more with their own original compositions in a dynamic fashion at every performance. The outstanding musicianship encompasses Saxophones/Flute & 2nd Keyboards, Bass, additional Saxophones and vocals, Drums and Percussionists, Guitars. “How Suite ti is!”
Ron Ivory, Vocals and Keyboards, Robin Garcia on Saxophones/Flute & 2nd Keyboards, Henry Hudson III on Saxophones and vocals, Ben Mitchell on Guitars. Michael Johnson on Drums and Vocals Rey Pomales on Bass | |
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| | Just Announced! | | Gavin Worland Big Band
April 10 - 7:00PM | |
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| | Shawn Hess
April 13 - 7:00PM | |
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| | Nostal-Jazz
April 15 - 7:00PM | |
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| | Live At Jack's Entertainment presents: Paizley Park Band Tribute to PRINCE
April 16 - 7:00PM | |
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| | Gwen Parney Senior Recital
April 18 - 7:00PM | |
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| | LAPOMPE: An Evening of Django
April 20 - 7:00PM | |
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| | The Pat Bianchi Trio
June 1 - 7:00PM | |
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| | Kids under 12 are free. Why? Because we want to help you raise kids who grown into adults that love and support live music. (The Friday Lunch Bunch has discounted tickets for kids, since it includes lunch.) After you purchase your tickets, call us at 303.839.5100 or email Info@DazzleDenver.com with your order number and let us know how many kids will be joining you. | | | Copyright (C) 2023 Dazzle. All rights reserved. You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website, joined our email list via TicketFly or at one of our social media pages. Update Preferences | Unsubscribe |
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