Dazzle’s 25th Anniversary Celebration!

Pre-Celebration: Rico Jones All-Star Quintet

Thursday, Jan. 6 - 6:30pm

This incredible group returns for a second night!

Rico Jones (saxophone), Max Light (guitar), David Kikoski (piano), Dezron Douglas (bass), Dan Weiss (drums)

Roberta Gambarini with Convergence

Friday, Jan. 7 - 6:30pm

To kick off Dazzle’s 25th anniversary celebration, Roberta Gambarini is reuniting with Convergence! Roberta brings the authenticity of jazz artistry, shaped by her long associations with the masters: Jimmy Heath, James Moody, Slide Hampton. Her collaborations with this group–Greg, Mark, Eric, Mark, and Paul–reach a deep and loving kind of nuance in group expression, and always a swinging surprise.

Roberta Gambarini (vocals), Greg Gisbert (trumpet), Mark Patterson (trombone), John Gunther (saxophone), Eric Gunnison (piano), Mark Simon (bass), Paul Romaine (drums)

Convergence ft. Rico Jones & Max Light

Friday, Jan. 7 - 9:30pm

Musical generations coexist at once; creative energy, exploration, sharing, and learning flow in every direction. A few years ago, Rico absorbed music from the others, but now he shares his own unique energy which reflects back in unexpected ways. Max, from Washington, DC, is quickly making waves of his own. Eric, Mark, and Paul share a deep rhythmic intuition, and Greg’s unique mastery is in almost multigenerational in itself. Tonight’s mixtape can be heard from any point to make a beautiful story in sound!

Greg Gisbert (trumpet), Rico Jones (saxophone), Max Light (guitar), Mark Patterson (trombone), John Gunther (saxophone), Eric Gunnison (piano), Mark Simon (bass), Paul Romaine (drums)

Roberta Gambarini with Convergence

Saturday, Jan. 8 - 6:30pm

This special reunion returns for a second show!

Roberta Gambarini (vocals), Greg Gisbert (trumpet), Mark Patterson (trombone), John Gunther (saxophone), Eric Gunnison (piano), Mark Simon (bass), Paul Romaine (drums)

Dazzled Mixtape: Cross-Country Mixtape

Saturday, Jan. 8 - 9:30pm

A collection of favorite friends, coast-to-coast edition. Sara’s beautiful New York sound (2018 Grammy-nominee) is carried by Anisha’s Colorado lyricism to meet Jacquelyn’s western textures. Gabe and Mark find melodicism on the uptown express, while Colin beams freely among various geographic sonorities. The rhythm section players are well-known to us from their formative years at CCJA’s Jazz in the Sangres Jazz Arts Camp, where both Mark and Anisha have taught. Jacquelyn has made her way in LA, Gabe studies at Juilliard Jazz. Colin is fresh off recent touring with Pat Metheny. Mark and Sara are longtime colleagues in the New York Pops Orchestra, whose founder Skitch Henderson recruited Sara for one of her earliest recordings (also with guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli).

Sara Caswell (violin), Anisha Rush (saxophone), Mark Patterson (trombone), Jacquelyn Schreiber (piano), Gabe Rupe (bass), Colin Stranahan (drums)

Mark Patterson Group Stories ft. Dale Bruning & Sara Caswell

Sunday, Jan. 9 - 6pm

Sharing the intimacy of SONG via group interplay is the mission of Group Stories, led by trombonist Mark Patterson. Guitarist Dale Bruning, besides his playing resumé starting with Dizzy Gillespie, Jim Hall, and Paul Warburton, is a highly respected teacher—he took a teenage Mark under his wing, and the two have been close since, including their work on several of Dale’s recordings. Sara Caswell’s expressive reach ranges from her straight-ahead swing with Bucky Pizzarelli to bebop with Jon Gordon to the contemporary music of Brad Mehldau, Miho Hazama, Esperanza Spalding, and Chuck Owen (where she earned her Grammy nomination for best jazz solo). The group promises to bring joyful explorations!

Mark Patterson (trombone), Sara Caswell (violin), Dale Bruning (guitar), Kent McLagan (bass), Paul Romaine (drums)