Colfax East gets jazzier with another night of fantastic music at The People's Building. Daryl Gott: Originally from Denver, Colorado, Daryl Gott attended the Denver School of the Arts for high school and was a member of the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts. During which time he also studied saxophone with Rich Cairaluce. He went on to study jazz saxophone at the City College of New York where he studied privately with saxophonist Jon Gordon. Upon graduating, Daryl moved…

Emma Mayes & The Hip, The Hip standing for "Highly Important People", is a soul/funk/jazz fusion band from Denver. It is conglomerate of musicians that bring together their ideas into complex arrangements mixed with lush vocal harmonies, catchy horn lines, and danceable melodies. They compare their sound similar to the likes of Erykah Badu, Hiatus Kaiyote, & Jill Scott while being more big band sound oriented. With the poetic stylings of Emma Mayes' lyric writing combined with the jazz influenced…

This Wednesday at Dazzle the group will feature Eric Gunnison, Ken Walker, and Paul Romaine, and pay tribute to their band leader Ed battle who unfortunately cannot attend. The members have performed with artists such as Christian McBride, Natalie Cole, Lettuce, The Motet, the Colorado symphony and Maceo Parker, and have pulled inspiration from their work with all these musicians to create a sound uniquely their own. The Gabe Mervine & Friends perform weekly at Denver’s Spangalang Brewery performing a…

You don’t want to miss this! The Expeditions Plus One series continues with Greg Gisbert as special guest! Originally from Denver, Greg Gisbert, has established himself as one of the most sought-after and well-respected artists in jazz today. He has recorded and performed with jazz greats including Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Clark Terry, Horace Silver, Maynard Ferguson, Bobby Shew, John Fedchock, Harry Connick Jr., Jim McNeely, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Nancy Wilson. He is one of the founding members of the group…

Rolling Smoke BBQ is hosting a family-friendly event with live music and great food. In partnership with the City of Centennial’s Spark Program, Rolling Smoke BBQ is set to host the first ever Blues, Bugs and BBQ event, in Centennial. The family-friendly event on Father’s Day weekend will feature live music, bar-b-que from Rolling Smoke BBQ’s award-winning menu and of course, plenty of “bugs” with a Crawfish Boil. Admission is free; food and beverages available for purchase. “The City is…

The Westword Music Showcase returns to the Golden Triangle on Saturday, June 29, 2019! For the 25th Westword Music Showcase, cranking up the volume with national headliners CHVRCHES, Jai Wolf, JAUZ, Bishop Briggs, Crooked Colours, lovelytheband, The Knocks, The Wrecks, and SHAED, as well as more local bands than you can hear in a day, performing at venues throughout the neighborhood; all of the local acts performing are contenders for the 2019 Westword Music Awards.

Join Denver Open Media for this month's Open Music Sessions, our First Friday Celebration! Free food and beverages! Starting at 7:00 pm, we will have delicious hand-tossed, deck-oven pizzas provide

A Celebration of Community! Conjunto Colores is one of the few bands that specializes in “Salsa Dura” (Hard Salsa) which emphasizes strong percussion and horns over vocals. The band performs regularly at top salsa clubs in the US and abroad. Conjunto Colores frequently performs at La Rumba, D-Note, Blue Ice, Mercury Café, Oskar Blues, and Shine club in Boulder to name a few. Some of the festivals Conjunto Colores performs in are: Taste of Colorado, Cherry Creek Jazz Festival, Rhythm…

Ellyn Rucker makes her grand return to the stage with a jazz celebration hosted by The Ron Bland Trio. We will witness Ellyn becoming reacquainted with her fans, and listen as she reflects on her illustrious career. “Older fans love jazz. But I’ve also attracted many younger fans who have discovered the music that will live forever,’’ Ellyn says. Ellyn’s friends are invited to listen to, or join on stage with “a special lady with special talents,’’ as Paul Warburton…

Tina Phillips is a respected Jazz artist and songwriter based in the Denver region. Influenced most by Betty Carter, Sarah Vaughn, Charlie Parker and her dear friends Sheila Jordan and Art Lande, her style is versatile - including straight ahead, bebop, blues, and Latin Jazz. Her charismatic on-stage performance is the finishing touch. Tina Phillips on vocals, Keith Waters on piano, and Drew Morell on bass To register call 303.751.1811 $5.00 pre register $6.00 day of event