Megan Ulu-Lani Boyanton reports on the business beat at The Denver Post. Previously, she worked in Washington, D.C., as a Capitol Hill reporter at Bloomberg Government, covering agriculture and trade policy. Megan received her master's in mass communication from Arizona State University.
Mary Mitchell, left, dances with Alex Gonzales as Ginga performs during the Five Points Jazz Festival on Saturday, May 19, 2018, on Welton Street in Five Points. Denver is saying goodbye to the Five Points Jazz Festival, with a plan to replace the 20-year-old event with a year-round grant program meant to uplift the local jazz scene.. In recent years, Denver Arts & Venues reported that tens of thousands of people gathered for the annual music festival in June.
“This money is specifically for Five Points,” Kitts said. “This money is intended to stay in that neighborhood.” “Collectively, we decided that a one-day event was probably not fulfilling our mission as a city agency,” Kitts said. “The bottom line is that distributing a series of grants to people associated or adjacent to the jazz community may be a better way to support the art form and the neighborhood.”
Representatives of the Five Points Business Improvement District didn’t immediately respond to an interview request. Jameka Lewis, the branch supervisor of the Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library on Welton Street, is hopeful about the intention to expand the footprint of the jazz community in Denver. She wants increased visibility for the genre, its artists and composers.It let visitors experience the community at one of its liveliest events, while also honoring locals for their contributions.
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