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Live & Local — Mark Diamond on "Vine St. Vibes" and Big Swing Trio at Nocturne

Colorado bassist Mark Diamond has a way of persuading bar owners to open their doors to jazz. After the closing of Terra on 14th Street a year ago, Diamond has…

Live & Local: KUVO and RMPBS catch up with VoteBeat on the Election Process

In the days after the 2024 General Election, the noise over the voting process itself has quieted a bit. That’s due in large part to the work of reporters like…

Live & Local: Denver Sister Cities’ Global Unity Events

Denver’s history with the Sister Cities program goes back to the years right after World War II, according to Purnell Steen, unofficial jazz historian in the Five Points neighborhood. Since…

Live & Local: Theatre Artibus sparks community storytelling through "The Sala Project"

Theatre Artibus is centered around community and story. This community theatre group has been carrying out its mission of telling the stories of the Curtis Park/Five Points neighborhood where Theatre…

Live & Local: esperanza spalding shares more on new release, Milton + esperanza

Bassist, singer, & composer esperanza spalding's work fuses the past and the future leading to an innovative and informed approach to contemporary jazz. A 5-time GRAMMY winner, she has released…

Live & Local: Dawn Clement on the new album Dawn Clement / Steve Kovalcheck / Jon Hamar

Dawn Clement is a pianist, vocalist, educator, and composer based in Denver. In her work, she’s a sonic explorer - reaching beyond and bringing listeners to new places. While she…

Live & Local: CMHF's Artist Wellness Initiative "Keep the Beat"

The Colorado Music Hall of Fame (CMHF) has a new artist mental wellness initiative called “Keep the Beat.” Birthed out of the pandemic shutdown of our music industry, the CMHF…

Live & Local: Big Chief Donald Harrison’s “Multi-Genre Jazz”

Think of jazz as a super-genre, from which one can draw a multitude of other styles. That’s what NEA Jazz Master “Big Chief” Donald Harrison has done on his latest…

Denver Workforce Chief: “The game has changed for employers and job seekers”

Happy Workforce Development Month. It’s really a thing (established in 2005), and that’s a good thing right about now because Colorado’s unemployment rate crept up to 4.5 percent in August…

Live & Local: Bobby Broom honors the late Russell Malone in special tribute

Noted guitarist Russell Malone passed away at age 60 on August 23. Condolences and warm memories have been pouring out as the entire jazz community has been shaken by this…

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