Results for "Eric Gunnison"

Eric Gunnison

Based in Denver since 1980, pianist and composer Eric Gunnison has led a distinguished career during which he has not only established himself as one of the mainstays of the Mile High City’s vibrant jazz scene as an instrumentalist, bandleader and educator, but has also attracted a global following performing, touring and recording with internationally renowned jazz artists, particularly jazz vocalists. Born on March 26, 1956 in Canandaigua outside Rochester in New York State’s Finger Lakes region, Gunnison was raised in Buffalo and graduated from the Berklee College of Music in Boston in 1979

Convergence: Reckless Meter

by Pierre Giroux
January 6, 2026

Colorado has long nurtured a quietly serious jazz scene, and Reckless Meter makes a compelling case that Convergence ranks among its most seasoned examples. This is not a band formed for convenience or novelty; it is an ensemble built through years of shared bandstands, rehearsals, and the kind of musical debates that foster trust. Pianist Eric ...

Hold Tight

January 3, 2026

Album: Golden Lady
By Drew Zaremba
Label: Bespoke Media
Released: 2025
Duration: 05:00

Reckless Meter

By Eric Gunnison

Label: Capri Records
Released: 2025
Track listing: Big Boot; Springaling; Margaret Clara; It's One or Not One; Master Jake; Cauldron; Coyote Moon;Reckless Meter

Golden Lady

By Drew Zaremba

Label: Bespoke Media
Released: 2025
Track listing: Hold Tight; Golden Lady; Side Step; Dreamcatcher; Metamorphosis; Red Cedar Road; It's Whatever; Living All Alone; Tundra; You'll Never Get to Heaven (If You Break My Heart)

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: Golden Lady: CJRO featuring Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield

by La-Faithia White
November 23, 2025

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra is one of the premier jazz ensembles in the region featuring top-tier musicians dedicated to honoring and expanding the jazz tradition. Golden Lady is a vibrant fusion of jazz, R&B, and gospel. The project also features original compositions, including LadyMay Mayfield's “Metamorphosis," “Hold Tight" by Bob Reynolds (a member of Snarky Puppy), ...

Mike Marlier and Eric Gunnison Interview

by Steven Roby
December 23, 2023

This episode of Backstage Jazz features an interview with drummer Mike Marlier and pianist Eric Gunnison. We discussed their music and upcoming performance tribute to Chick Corea at Dazzle. Mike Marlier has performed and recorded with countless artists and musicians. He is the staff drummer at the annual Conference on World Affairs at CU ...

Ron Miles: The Best Of The Denver Jazz Doyen

by Ian Patterson
March 8, 2023

Ron Miles left the planet all too soon, but the Denver cornetist and trumpeter has left a lasting mark, both in terms of the music he made and in the people whose lives he touched. This list, a guide to ten of Miles' most significant recordings as both leader and as a sideman, reflects his playing ...

Roberta Gambarini At Dazzle

by Geoff Anderson
January 24, 2023

Roberta Gambarini Dazzle Denver, CO January 7, 2023 Let me be frank. I'm often dismayed when I see a new album from a promising new jazz artist and review the song list and it's all jazz standards. Don't get me wrong, many of the songs composed in the first half of ...

Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra: Invitation

by Jack Bowers
April 8, 2017

Here's how to make sure a five-star big-band album receives a four-star review: assemble a group of the finest musicians within a stone's throw or two of the chosen locale, place them in a recording studio, hand them superlative charts to read --then add vocals. In this case three of same, pretty much undermining what is ...