On July 7th, Dazzle welcomes The Rico Jones Quintet! This band features young composer and musician Rico Jones with four of Denver’s finest.
There will be two performances, at 7pm and 9:30pm.
Rico Jones is steadily becoming one of the top young saxophonists of his generation. Raised in Denver, he studied at Denver School of the Arts and with the Colorado Conservatory for Jazz Arts (CCJA) with the guidance of such local artists as Paul Romaine, Greg Gisbert, Eric Gunnison, Art Lande, Brad Goode and Vlad Girshevich. He headed for New York City for his undergraduate and graduate works at the Manhattan School of Music, where he has earned a remarkable six Downbeat student awards. While in New York, he has performed as a leader with such notable artists as Jeff “Tain” Watts, Bobby Watson, Yasushi Nakamura, Ari Hoenig, Lage Lund, Kush Abadey, Sullivan Fortner, Colin Stranahan, Rick Rosato, Rich Perry, Dave Kikoski, and many others.
Rico Jones – Sax
Max Light – Guitar
Eric Gunnison – Piano
Ken Walker – Bass
Harold Summey – Drums
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