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Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra at Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra Dazzle Denver, CO February 1, 2026 It is good to be flexible. It provides more options, more variety, a better ability to adapt to different situations. The Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra is generally a big band, but it can slim down on a moment's notice and morph ...
Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble at the Newman Center
by Geoff Anderson
Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble Newman Center Denver, CO January 29, 2026 What to make of Don Was? He was co-leader of the band Was (Not Was), a band known for Frank Zappa-esque irreverent, off-beat humor that drew musical inspiration from rock, funk, soul, r&b, dance music, jazz, pop, world ...
Geoff Anderson's Best Blues Albums of 2025
by Geoff Anderson
The blues just kept on coming in 2025. It's been a big year for new blues albums. 92-year-old Bobby Rush and 89-year-old Buddy Guy both released masterful albums this year. Newcomer D.K. Harrell burst onto the scene with a compelling album. Young blues masters Kingfish and Southern Avenue released albums that shouldn't be missed and several ...
Robert Plant at the Ellie Caulkins Opera House
by Geoff Anderson
Robert Plant and Saving Grace Ellie Caulkins Opera House Denver, Colorado November 15, 2025 Robert Plant enjoys digging up obscure songs to present to his fans. Maybe it is a response to the hyper-popularity of songs from his Led Zeppelin legacy. Or perhaps it is simply an enjoyable musical hobby. In ...
Brandee Younger at Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Brandee Younger Dazzle Denver, CO October 28, 2025 The jazz harp is an unusual concept. The upside is that it makes the player instantly stand out because of the dearth of jazz harpists. A potential downside is that jazz fans may turn away, thinking a harp cannot possibly fit into jazz. ...
Kristin Korb at The Muse Performance Space
by Geoff Anderson
Kristin Korb The Muse Performance Space Lafayette, CO October 15, 2025 In the first half of the 20th century, jazz borrowed heavily from pop music, turning many tunes of the day into jazz standards. When rock 'n' roll came on the scene, the pop appropriation almost went the way of Blockbuster ...
Paul McCartney at Coors Field
by Geoff Anderson
Paul McCartney Coors Field Denver, CO October 11, 2025 A Paul McCartney concert, unlike most other musical events, is laden with cultural significance, bearing carts of baggage both good and bad; but mostly good. The weight of context complicates attempts at a dispassionate evaluation of the music. But it ...
Downtown Tacoma Blues And Jazz Festival 2025
by Geoff Anderson
Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival Tacoma, Washington August 24, 2025 .Tacoma, Washington held its first annual Downtown Tacoma Blues and Jazz Festival on August 24, 2025, with a first-class lineup of new blues players, veterans and some in between. And it was free. For each band, the leader's name ...
Bob Schlesinger at Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Bob Schlesinger Dazzle Denver, COAugust 14, 2025 For decades, renowned recording engineer Rudy Van Gelder captured one classic jazz album after another in his Englewood Cliffs, NJ studio. Perhaps because he did so many, he was extremely efficient. He was able to get an album on tape in a single day, ...
Blues From the Top Festival 2025
by Geoff Anderson
Blues From the Top Festival Winter Park, COJune 27-29, 2025 The Town of Winter Park and Grand County have been hosting this summer blues festival for 23 years now. During that time, the festival has grown from a small start-up operation in a field to a three-day festival with national ...
