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The Roaring 21’s

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Dazzle at Baur’s music showcases the best musicians from jazz to funk that the Denver metro area has to offer, with an occasional national act in the mix. We pride ourselves on offering both top, established musicians and giving young ones or new bands a stage on which to perform. After all, good music is good music.

During the intensity of pandemic restrictions, Dazzle started live streaming shows to ensure that musicians still had a way to perform and earn a living. As we move into fall and away from those restrictions, we are working hard to create an music library with recordings of bands for archival purposes.

Our YouTube channel already offers many great shows, usually ones in which the bands choose to sponsor the recording themselves. Now, we are adding certain shows that represent different aspects of the creativity that was cultivated during the pandemic restrictions.

You can help us with this in two ways. First, subscribe to our YouTube channel so that you never miss a new show. Second, when you buy tickets to shows in September, you can add a donation to your purchase to support these recordings. It takes $450 to record and process one show, so donations of all sizes help.

It has been great seeing all of you and we look forward to seeing more of you throughout the rest of the year. Take a look at our full calendar to plan a great night out.

Dazzle Presents’ Live Streams

This month, we are highlighting a Live Stream with some of Denver’s best known jazz musicians.

In this show, the Rich Chiaraluce Quintet features the music of the Cannonball Adderly Quintet. These are the same arrangements as played by that quintet.

They span the time from the 1950s into the 1960s. There is also a discussion of certain selected tunes that propelled the Cannonball Adderly Quintet to fame. All the songs are swinging and have a groove to them.

The musicians include Greg Gisbert (trumpet), Jeff Jenkins (piano), Ken Walker (bass), Todd Reid (drums), and, of course, Rich Chiaraluce (tenor saxophone). It was an exciting night of jazz at Dazzle @ Baur’s!

Watch it on our YouTube channel and be sure to subscribe to receive updates when new Live Streams are published.

Featured Musician: Ken Walker

Arturo Gómez, Denver’s KUVO Music Director, interviews Ken Walker to celebrate his return to the state at Dazzle @ Baur’s.

The Ken Walker Sextet returns to the stage at Dazzle @ Baur’s on the final Friday of each month. Click on the date to purchase tickets for the two upcoming shows on September 24th, October 29th, and November 26th or visit our website at www.DazzleDenver.com.

Anyone who has seen Ken Walker perform knows that he projects with his bass and not his vocals, and the same is true for this interview. A transcript is available here.

Ken and Arturo go back many years and share a love of the Denver jazz music scene.

Arturo sums up the creative genius of the Ken Walker Sextet when he says, “that’s the greatness of jazz, even if the same band played the same song consecutively, it still wouldn’t sound the same.”

Even though every member of the Ken Walker Sextet is a leader of their own respected band, when these six men get together, there is nothing like it.

Pop Quiz:

Answers are in the interview

1. Where did Ken get his start in the Denver jazz music scene?

2. Who says, “that’s what jazz is all about: jamming until the break of dawn”?

3. How was the Ken Walker Sextet formed?

4. What was the first instrument Ken played?

5. How did Ken pay for college?

3rd Annual CCJA Denver Day of Jazz

The Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts (CCJA) holds it’s 3rd Denver Day of Jazz on Saturday, Sept. 18th from 9am-3:30pm.

This *free* event is open to all instrumentalists in middle or high school who have played for at least a year - no jazz experience necessary.

Participants will get to choose sessions to attend that will discuss jazz styles, improvisation, and soloing strategies.

In addition, students will work with a professional jazz musician to prepare and perform a jazz combo set.

There will be an afternoon performance by students at the CCJA building, and following the event, all students are invited to attend a free concert at Dazzle @ Baur’s by the Cookers.

To register, fill out the sign up form.

Phil Schaap, Grammy-Winning Jazz D.J. and Historian, Dies at 70 (Source: The New York Times) Great storytellers are diamonds in the rough. Schaap’s radio programs, most notably on Columbia University’s WKCR, were full of minutiae he had accumulated during a lifetime immersed in the genre.

5 Minutes That Will Make You Love the Trumpet (Source: The New York Times) If you are reading this newsletter, then you probably already love, or at least appreciate, the trumpet, but it’s still a great read.

What Is Jazz? (Source: Jazz Times) Notable musicians consider an old question that warrants re-asking in the year 2021. This is a question we constantly discuss at Dazzle @ Baur’s. While our venue is a serious listening room, most nights, we believe that jazz can be experienced in a variety of ways, places, and musical styles.

The Return of Festivals: A Full Report (for Now) (Source: Jazz Times) Last month we shared that the New Orleans Jazz Fest is cancelled for the second year in a row, so now we’re sharing the other side of the coin. Here is what’s still happening.

Free Webinar For Jazz Musicians: How To Build A Professional Website For Your Music On September 29th At 1pm EST (Source: All About Jazz) Learn how to build a professional website, including design tips, choosing a template, colors, and fonts, essential pages, and more.

Three In The Afternoon: Basie, Ferguson, Teagarden (Source: DownBeat Magazine) This classic interview was published July 4, 1962 with Count Basie, Jack Teagarden, and Maynard Ferfuson.

Dazzle @ Baur’s is celebrating four years at 1512 Curtis St and almost 25 years in business.

We’ve got a great set of shows this month, both live on stage and live streaming to your home.

You can buy tickets to any of our shows by simply visiting our website at https://dazzledenver.com

Thank You (Musical) Notes

‘Denver’s Ten Best Jazz Musicians’ & When They Next Perform at Dazzle @ Baur’s

Ken Walker and Paul Romaine perform with the Ken Walker Sextet on Sept. 24th - 7pm and again on Oct. 29th - 6:30pm.

Paul Romaine also performs with the Rich Chiaraluce / Dale Brunning Quartet on Oct. 10th - 6pm.

Eric Gunnison, Ron Miles, and someone else on the list may all have upcoming shows at Dazzle @ Baur’s that are not announced yet… but since you read this far into the newsletter you deserve to know :).

Keith Oxman and Ken Walker just performed on Sept. 10th.

Art Lande just performed on Sept. 9th with the Shane Endsley Quintet.

If you like this newsletter and want to show some support, you can:

1. Buy tickets to an upcoming show.

2. Simply forward this newsletter to a friend with an invitation to subscribe at the bottom of Dazzle’s homepage: www.DazzleDenver.com.