Jazz News: Music venues in RiNo; Caribou Ranch for sale; Electric Lady documentary; Olympic skater jazz

This is Jazz News, a look at what’s news in jazz, music, and the arts.

A pretty hip tip from the Facebook Group Denver Jazz Scene… there’s a new jazz jam at Gerard’s Pool Hall in the RiNo neighborhood. First, you have to find the joint, in the alley between Larimer and Walnut, between 26th and 27th at 1305 26th St. Look for the neon sign. Once inside, climb the stairs to the loft. The jam is on Thursday nights, from 9 to midnight. (SOURCE: https://www.Girard’s Pool Hall/Facebook)

Nearby is another music spot we haven’t talked about, Two Moons Music Hall at 2944 Larimer. This week, they’ve got LC’s Afro-Cuban Latin Jazz Band on Tuesday, and Mistura Fina on Thursday. Six nights a week, their lineup includes the spectrum of jazz and blues, singer-songwriters, indie rock, western swing, ambient, multi-media shows, residencies, and DJs. (SOURCE: Two Moons Music Hall)

The famous Caribou Ranch in Nederland is looking for a new owner. It can be yours for a cool $45.8 million, including 1,700 acres – part wildlife refuge, some water rights, a lodge, a dining hall, a residence, a caretaker unit, four guest cabins, three barns, and a recording studio. You know, just the essentials.

A fire destroyed the legendary studio’s recording equipment in 1985, and the studio part of the ranch never recovered the glory years that produced 45 Top 10 albums. (SOURCES: Listing: Property for sale/Caribou Ranch) Mountain Ear podcast narrates a 1985 newspaper article on the fire: The Mt Near Articles/Audio/Caribou Ranch/Fire)

A new documentary film on the building of Jimi Hendrix’s studio is reviewed in The Hollywood Reporter. “Electric Lady Studios: A Jimi Hendrix Vision,” has fewer celebrities than your average music documentary, but reviewer Sheri Linden says the studio itself, and engineers like Eddie Kramer are the real stars. It took more than a year to build, and cost a million dollars, which was way, WAY over budget. Hendrix died just a month after it opened in August 1970. The film was authorized by the Hendrix estate. It’s directed by John McDermott. (SOURCE: Hollywood Reporter/Electric Lady/Jimi Hendrix Vison Review)

In case you didn’t notice, the U.S. Olympic Skateboard team was dressed to the nines (in a skateboard way). And 2020 Olympic team member/architect/designer Alexis Sablone was tabbed to lay out some gear that was consistent with the individualism and spirit of skater culture. One of the designs is a crest of saxophone-playing bald eagles. Sablone said she wanted to “introduce playful characters that speak to the improvisational, creative, and almost jazz-like nature of skateboarding. Unlike other ‘sports’,” she added, “the culture of skateboarding has overlapped with music and art from the very beginning.” (SOURCE: Nike SB /Behind the design)

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