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The Roaring 21’s

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Hello to all of our new subscribers!

This is our monthly newsletter that takes a deep dive into all things jazz and focuses on two ways we are kicking off the celebrations for our 25 Year Anniversary!

We also send two weekly emails. One comes out on Sundays with the upcoming and following week’s lineups. We’re playing with what time of day that one comes out. Today, it will be sent this evening. The second comes out on Wednesday evenings and focuses on that weekend’s shows.

Our 25 Year Anniversary isn’t until January 8, 2022, but we can’t wait. It kicks off with the Dizzy Gillespie 104th Birthday celebration with five shows over three days on October 20-22, 2021. Listen to Arturo’s interview of Greg Gisbert below to learn more and buy your tickets today.

Dazzle Presents’ Live Streams

The lineup is changing a bit with this year’s show featuring Benny Bloom on trumpet, Patrick McDevitt on bass, Alejandro Castaño on Drums, Steve Kovalcheck on Guitar, and Tom Amend on Organ.

FreeBear was formed in 2010 by Patrick McDevitt and Alejandro Castaño while studying at CU in Boulder, CO. The goal of the band was to combine their love for funk, reggae, salsa, and a good old fashioned dance party.

Watch it on our YouTube channel and be sure get your tickets to the October 14th show.

Featured Musician: Greg Gisbert

Arturo Gómez, Denver’s KUVO Music Director, interviews Greg Gisbert to discuss the Dizzy Gillespie’s 104th Birthday celebration that kicks off Dazzle Denver’s 25 Year Anniversary.

The five shows over three days, October 20-22, 2021, feature John Lee on bass, Tommy Campbell on drums, and Greg Gisbert on trumpet.

Each night features a different theme.

October 20th starts with ‘The Brilliant Compositions of Dizzy Gillespie Through the Decades’ with Dizzy’s most popular hits as a composer and an arranger.

October 21st features two shows exploring the many decades of ‘Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience.’ Dizzy Gillespie is considered by many to be the creator of World Music because wherever Dizzy went, he would incorporate some oft he rhythm or harmony from the region. Even though he had never heard the music before, he was such a great life-long learner of music that he was also able to teach it to his band members.

October 22nd displays the original music from Dizzy’s big band library through ‘Big Band Artistry of Dizzy Gillespie’ with six people who either played with Dizzy himself or in the Dizzy Gillespie All-Stars. The night ends with a wild ‘Dizzy’s 104th Birthday Bash JAM.’

In addition to John Lee, Tommy Campbell, and Greg Gisbert, the October 22nd shows feature a wide range of talented musicians from Denver’s music community including faculty, students, and alumni of the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts.

Tickets can be purchased to each of the five shows at www.DazzleDenver.com with an optional ‘Dizzy Birthday 3-Day Pass’ that gets you into all five shows and an invitation to join the band for dinner after the first show on Oct. 20th.

John Lee (Source: AR Stash) Great brief bio of the bassist who is featured in all five of our our Dizzy Gillespie’s 104th Birthday shows.

Tommy Campbell (Source: DRUMMERWORLD) Great brief bio of the drummer who is featured in all five of our our Dizzy Gillespie’s 104th Birthday shows.

Lonnie Smith, Soulful Jazz Organist, Is Dead at 79 (Source: The New York Times) We all mourn the loss of this legend.

Cultural Appropriation Can Be Beautiful (Source: The New York Times) Not sure what we think about this, but it’s central to where jazz came from (Black Americans) and who profits from it now (primarily white Americans).

Ron Miles Headlines the Village Vanguard, at Last, as the Club Reopens (Source: The New York Times) We celebrate both another music club reopening and Denver’s Ron Miles who headlined the show. (He’s also playing three shows at Dazzle @ Baur’s in November and December.)

Mr. P.C.’s Guide to Jazz Etiquette and Bandstand Decorum (Source: All About Jazz) Found this clever Q&A column this month.

LetterOne Rising Stars Jazz Award Open for Submissions (Source: DownBeat Magazine) The award prsents an opportunity to win a tour of seven shows at major jazz festivals in Europe for the European winner, and 10 shows at major jazz festivals in the United States and Canada for the winner of the North American edition. Both tours will take place in summer 2022 and are accompanied by a full year of public relations and marketing support courtesy of the Air Artist Agency.

A Jazz Education Initiative To Strengthen Jazz at HBCUs (Source: DownBeat Magazine) “Many predominately white institutions of higher learning have credentialed jazz programs, which is not the case for most Historically Black Colleges and Universities.”

SS Rowan sinking: The disaster that rocked jazz music (Source: BBC News) A shipwreck more people never really knew about is getting a book written about it.

Colorado Jazz Music Legend Celebrates 101st Birthday at Red Rocks Amphitheater (Source: CBS Denver) Charles Burrell turned 101 on Monday, October 4th and celebrated at Red Rocks. (We celebrated his birthday with a show dedicated to his music on September 30th. He’s a living legend.)

Thank You (Musical) Notes

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