The 38th season ends with the Jakarta Band, a horn-heavy powerhouse funk unit.
The band The Burroughs performs at City Park Jazz on June 13, 2021. A recent road trip to Montana provided the opportunity to do some deep dives on a couple of box sets.
THERE’S NOTHING LIKE a melodious piano trio projecting serenity into the evening. Pianist Bill Charlap and his longstanding group wraps up the weekend at Denver’s Dazzle on Aug. 4. Charlap is an accomplished, subtle keyboardist, and his playing is more contemplative than flashy, which can come as a relief.
Stop by the Board of Directors booth before or during the show and purchase a T-shirt to support the continuation of this Colorado tradition. Info is available at cityparkjazz.org. ALSO IN AUGUST: The Matt Fuller Quartet plays Thursdays in August at Nocturne. … Inventive slide trumpeter Steven Bernstein and his long-running group Sexmob, who often back up Laurie Anderson on tour, plays Dazzle on Aug. 7. … Swallow Hill Music presents Student Showcase, Jazz Ensemble: The Music of Ron Miles on Aug. 7. … The trombonist behind James Brown and Parliament-Funkadelic in their glory days, Fred Wesley, brings his New JB’s to Dazzle Aug. 28-29.
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