Vote for Dazzle in Westword’s Best of Denver Poll

We’re exicted to announce that Dazzle is nominated for Best Jazz Club and Best Blues Venue for Westword's Best of Denver Readers' Choice Poll!

Consider voting for Dazzle and help us highlight our new location and our continued dedication to Jazz and Blues music and the amazing talent in our city.

How to cast you vote:

1. Click the “Vote” button below.

2. Click on Music & Venues and select Dazzle for the categories listed above

3. Submit your ballot

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, March 3 - 12:30PM

Enjoy a variety of tasty treats while Adam tickles the ivories and your funny bone with his always fresh & fun musical explorations and amusing stage banter.

One Google reviewer described the performance as, "wacky and weird and seeking audience participation. Adam's style would fit in Meow Wolf."

After Midnight

Sunday, March 3 - 12:30PM

After Midnight promises to deliver an unforgettable experience for jazz enthusiasts and music lovers alike. With their distinctive fusion of classic jazz, swing, and modern influences, the band transcends eras and captivates audiences with their unparalleled artistry.

Roger Campbell - Clarinet

Rick Weingarten - Vibraphone/Vocals

Mike McCullough - Guitar/Vocals

Andy Weyl - Piano

Dwight Thompson - Bass

Jim Moore - Drums

University of Denver's Vocal Syndicate & Resonance

Monday, March 4 - 6:30PM

Join us for a night of Jazz, R&B, and Neo-Soul with DU’s premier vocal ensembles featuring The Vocal Syndicate and Resonance! The Vocal Syndicate will kick off the night covering some straight-ahead jazz by new artists like Samara Joy, Esperanza Spalding, and Rachel & Vilray. The Resonance ensemble will follow up with covers from Erykah Badu, Jill Scott, Usher, and others!

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

Tuesday, March 5 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

JFJO burns with a quiet intensity rather than dramatically explodes. The musicians play with a coiled looseness, improvising with quicksilver yet deliberate force. You can hear the band’s power and inventiveness creatively eroding structure, and the tension produced from that is exhilarating. If JFJO isn’t moving jazz forward, it is shifting its center of gravity interestingly askew.

Musical Style: Jazz, Jazz Fusion

Brian Haas, piano

Reed Mathis, bass & guitar

Jason Smart, drums

Jocelyn Medina Brazilian Band

Wednesday, March 6 - 6:30PM

The sounds and styles of vocalist/composer Jocelyn Medina cross cultures, creeds and continents.

Jocelyn developed her unique blend of jazz, neo-soul and world music over the course of two decades of studying, performing, recording and touring in and around the NYC area as well as abroad in Ghana, India, Spain and Brazil. 

Jocelyn Medina - Voice
Bill Kopper - Guitar
Bill McCrossen - Bass
Dru Heller - Drums

Blue Note Records 85th Anniversary Tour

Thursday, March 7 - 7:00PM & 9:30PM

The hottest, young names in jazz join forces to perform classic tunes from the legendary label, as well as original compositions!
FEATURING

Gerald Clayton - piano
Joel Ross - vibraphone
Immanuel Wilkins - saxophone
Kendrick Scott - drums
Matt Brewer - bass

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Gabrial Santiago

Thursday, March 7 - 11:00PM

Born in Brazil (1980), 2010 ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award Winner Gabriel Santiago is a Composer/Arranger/ Acoustic and Electric Guitar Player with 14 albums (including CDs and DVDs) released.

No cover. 21+

KUVO's Jazz Odyssey Presents: Dandu feat. Shane Endsley & Dave Devine

Friday, March 8 - 6:30PM

Dandu’s music is hard to categorize, with ever-expanding influences that range from jazz to metal, electronica to classical, and beyond. The trio’s sound is fueled by complex, well thought out arrangements that leave room for moments of true spontaneity. The mission of the music is to take you on a journey through shifting scenes, evoke a range of emotion, and keep you endlessly surprised by what comes next.

Sean Dandurand, bass

Ben Weirich, keys & synth

Dylan Johnson, drums

Shane Endsley, trumpet

Dave Devine, guitar

Dave Devine

Friday, March 8 - 9:30PM

Musical Style: Instrumental guitar music, jazz, rock, americana, funk, afrobeat, electronica

Hailed as “Denver’s Guitar Guru” by Westword magazine, guitarist, composer, and educator Dave Devine is known throughout the Denver jazz and rock scene for his virtuosity as a performer, his versatility as an artist, and his keen ability to connect with and inspire his students. With a background in classical guitar performance and a deep abiding love for guitar pedals, his sound is one of dense melodic layers, ambient washes, and lush sonic landscapes.

Dave Devine, guitar

Hunter Roberts, bass

Secret Special Guest, drums

Kayla Smith

Friday, March 8 - 11:00PM

Kayla Smith is a Denver based vocalist, pianist, & all around lover of performance. Lead singer of her funk band, Kayla & The Rays, and Colorado Springs based rock band, Æternum, Kayla is enjoying her exploration into new genres & meeting incredible local musicians along the way. 

No cover. 21+

Kids' Matinee: THRÏVE

Saturday, March 9 - 12:00PM

Target Age Range: 5-10 years

Dominique Fuster is a a singer, songwriter, and producer, originally from Los Angeles, CA. There she was the front woman in the metal band RISC, toured as her solo R&B act, Thrïve, and performed weekly with multiple blues jam bands, while also freestyling and recording with the hip-hop cyphers all over the state.

Remy Le Boeuf's Assembly of Shadows

Saturday, March 9 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows is a Grammy-nominated jazz orchestra led by composer and saxophonist, Remy Le Boeuf.

Conductor - Matt Horanzy

Vocal Guest - Marion Powers

Saxes
Alto 1 - Remy Le Boeuf
Alto 2 - Drew Zaremba
Tenor 1 - John Gunther
Tenor 2 - Sam Williams
Bari - Wil Swindler

Trumpets
Jake Boldman
Jonathan Powell
Phil Dizack
Nate Miller

Trombones
Zach Rich
Adam Bartczak
Alan Ferber
Jordan Crimminger

Guitar - Mike Abbott
Piano - Martha Kato
Bass - Patrick McDevitt
Drums - Peter Kronreif

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: J.J. Murphy

Saturday, March 9 - 10:30PM

As a composer and a guitarist, J.J. Murphy brings a soulful vitality to contemporary music. His sound is an effortless blend of folk, blues, rock and jazz, with covers drawing from Thelonious Monk to Radiohead.

No cover. 21+

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, March 10 - 10:30AM & 12:30PM

Enjoy a variety of tasty treats while Adam tickles the ivories and your funny bone with his always fresh & fun musical explorations and amusing stage banter.

One Google reviewer described the performance as, "wacky and weird and seeking audience participation. Adam's style would fit in Meow Wolf."

Andy Sydow & The Measure 1 Orchestra Vinyl Release

Sunday, March 10 - 5:00PM

Musical Style: Folk, String Quartet, Singer-Songwriter

Nashville (formerly Denver) based, Americana, rock, folk, singer-songwriter Andy Sydow is a jack-of-all-trades. As an accomplished multi-instrumentalist who's lyrics paint a picture of poetic realism, Sydow tours consistently both solo and with a backing band. He draws comparisons to voices like Paul Simon and Jackson Browne, mixed with a roots rock vibe reminiscent of Tom Petty or Nathaniel Rateliff & The Night Sweats. For this show however, Sydow is performing with a string quartet and french horn, providing cinematic interpretations of his original music, plus a couple of favorite covers.

Willie Jones III trio featuring Brad Leali

Wed. & Thur., March 13 & 14 - 6:30PM & 9:00pm

With an unparalleled style of rhythmic expression, drummer Willie Jones III is one of the world's leading jazz drummers.

From 1998-2005, Jones was a member of Roy Hargrove's Quintet and is featured on Roy Hargrove's CD releases on Verve: Moment To Moment, Hard Groove, Nothing Serious and RH Factor's Distractions. 

With a unique style and sound, which echoes the influences of his past, Brad Leali is one of the most notable saxophonists of current times. Leali toured and recorded with numerous jazz greats, including several years with the Harry Connick, Jr. Orchestra and with the Count Basie Orchestra. Leali was a standing member of the Kennedy Center Honors Band and performed for President Obama’s inaugural celebration.

Miguel Espinoza Fusion

Friday, March 15 - 6:30PM

Miguel Espinoza Fusion, the collective beating heart of world-class musicians Miguel Espinoza (guitar), Dianne Betkowski (cello), David Hinojosa (percussion), and Randy Hoepker (bass), invites the listener into a rich and colorful symposium of musical traditions. Firm roots in flamenco, classical, and jazz are woven through with North African rhythms, Celtic whimsy, and Brazilian expressions for a sound that is transformative, vibrant, and deeply emotive.

The Sax Syndicate Plays The Prez Conference feat. Elyse Jeanette

Friday, March 15 - 9:30PM

In this special show The Sax Syndicate will bring to life the arrangements from Dave Pell's Prez Conference, where Lester Young's solos are harmonized, with three tenor saxophones and one baritone saxophone, in the style of Supersax. Adding an extra layer of brilliance to the performance, vocalist Elyse Jeanette will be featured, lending her captivating voice to this celebration of jazz history.

Elyse Jeanette - Vocals
Jeff Miguel - Tenor Sax
Carlos Chavez - Tenor Sax
Ian Skaronea - Tenor Sax
Andrew Gomez - Bari Sax
Ron Bland - Bass
Daniel Moran - Piano
Josh Beyers - Drums

Kids' Matinee: The Playmakers Family Brunch Presents Snow White & the Dazzle Dwarves, An Interactive Event

Saturday, March 16 -12:00PM

Join us and help bring our fractured fairy tale to life. In our whimsical version of Snow White, our dwarves are all musicians who live in an old, abandoned jazz nightclub called Dazzle, (sound familiar?). The audience finds themselves part of the show as our master storyteller picks willing audience members to come up on stage and play the musical dwarves as well as various other roles in the play.

Dotsero

Saturday, March 16 - 6:30PM

Colorado's Own Dotsero Band. Always a great live music experience. Maintaining the integrity and standard people have come to expect from their shows. Steve Watts founding member and front man opened up the genre full throttle adding the excitement of vocals, dual keyboards to the already funky sounds on the bass, drums and of course sax & ewi. You can expect to hear original music from their 16 CD releases as well some covers of their favorite artists. Dotsero is an unstoppable band of true musicianship.

Stephen Watts: Saxophones

Keith Askins: Bass Guitar

Charles Peterson: Drums & Vocals

Ronneka Cox: Keyboards

Donald Young: Keyboards

Gregory Foster Gladman: Guitars

John Gunther Trio

Saturday, March 16 - 9:30PM

Musical Style: Jazz, Deep Improv, Electronic, ECM

The John Gunther Trio, comprised of John on woodwinds and electronics, Andres Orco on guitar, and Matt Smiley on bass, offers an intimate and captivating musical experience. Their performances showcase a blend of original compositions and spontaneous improvisations, highlighting the dynamic interplay between the three musicians.

The Trio offers a compelling mix of creativity, skill, and camaraderie, inviting listeners to join them on a musical journey filled with spontaneity and deep expression.

John Gunther - Woodwinds, electronics

Andres Orco - Guitar

Matt Smiley - Bass

The Songwriting of Ron Miles: Matt Skellenger + Matt Reid Duo

Friday, March 22 - 9:30PM

Chantil & The Dukes of Art: Tribute to Harry Connick Jr.

Friday, March 29 - 9:30PM

Shane Endsley Quintet

Monday, April 1 - 6:30PM

Briana Harris Plays the Modern Songbook

Sunday, May 12 - 6:30PM

John Gunther & The Bad Hombres feat Chantil Dukart

Saturday, April 6 - 9:30PM