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Kurt Elling: Denver, Colorado, April 9, 2011
by Geoff Anderson
Kurt EllingSoiled Dove UndergroundDenver, COApril 9, 2011 Perhaps it's ironic: jazz wants to be free, yet boundaries abound. Nowhere has a boundary been more touchy or controversial than the line between jazz and rock. Miles Davis blurred it, trounced it, trod upon it, spat on it. And, in some circles, ...
Tierney Sutton Band: Denver, December 29, 2010
by Geoff Anderson
Tierney Sutton BandDazzle NightclubDenver, USADecember 29, 2010, Second SetIt turns out the Tierney Sutton Band operates a foster home. They don't take in human children, rather they adopt songs. Most of these songs didn't even know they needed a new home. Most were happily making their way through life, having been ...
Lisa Engelken at Dazzle
by Geoff Anderson
Lisa EngelkenDazzleDenver, COJuly 29, 2010 It's not easy to stand out as a female jazz singer. Even though jazz singing is not exactly a mass market commodity, singers are nearly as ubiquitous as Harleys at Sturgis. It takes a little something to stand out from the crowd. Like at Sturgis, bigger ...
Chick Corea and the Freedom Band at Denver's Botanic Gardens
by Geoff Anderson
Chick Corea and the Freedom BandBotanic GardensDenver, COJune 14, 2010The last couple times Chick Corea came through Denver, he was highly electrified. The summer before last, he performed with the reunion tour of Return to Forever. Last summer, he came through with The 5 Peace Band featuring John McLaughlin. Both of ...
Pat Metheny, Orchestrion Tour in Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Pat Metheny Paramount Theater Denver, CO May 5, 2010 “Because it's there." That's the classic answer to the question of why climb the big mountain. That's pretty close to the explanation for Pat Metheny's current Orchestrion tour. He's taken the concept of the one-man-band to heights never dreamed of by ...
B. B. King in Denver
by Geoff Anderson
B. B. King Buell Theater Denver, CO April 19, 2010 B. B. King is the last of the authentic Delta bluesmen. That group includes legends like Robert Johnson, Charley Patton, John Lee Hooker, Muddy Waters and Howlin' Wolf. King is the real deal. He was born in the Delta ...
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats at The Toad Tavern, Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Rick Estrin and the Nightcats The Toad Tavern Denver, Colorado April 14, 2010 Frank Zappa asked, “Does humor belong in music?" Rick Estrin would not only answer “Of course!" He'd also look at you like, “What kind of jive ass question is that?" Estrin has been writing and performing ...
Tomasz Stanko Quintet at Dazzle in Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Tomasz Stanko Quintet Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge Denver, CO April 10, 2010 The ECM record label has been issuing innovative music since 1969. Although it has released over 1,000 albums by now, most share an aesthetic that makes their sound instantly recognizable. While usually lumped into the jazz camp, ...
Maceo Parker in Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Maceo Parker Cervantes Masterpiece Ballroom Denver March 12, 2010 Maceo Parker doesn't just play funk. He IS funk. He's one of the innovators, being there not just for its conception and birth, but for the child-rearing, shaping and development of the musical form. After extended stints with James Brown starting ...
Galactic/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe at Fillmore in Denver
by Geoff Anderson
Galactic/Karl Denson's Tiny Universe Fillmore Denver February 20, 2010 The grooves were deep, the rhythms infectious, the funk ubiquitous. Saturday night the Fillmore in Denver served up a double helping of syncopation with Galactic and Karl Denson's Tiny Universe. The Tiny Universe opened with an hour and twenty minute ...
