Wednesday, January 24 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

One of the most highly regarded jazz drummers on the scene today, Joe is known for his blazing speed, precision, musical, and melodic playing.

Joseph’s career includes recording over 100 CD’s as leader and side-man, jazz festivals and world tours with Pharaoh Sanders, Horace Silver, Harold Mabern, McCoy Tyner, Cedar Walton, Diana Krall, Benny Golson, George Coleman, Johnny Griffin, Lou Donaldson, Benny Green, Barry Harris, Curtis Fuller to name a few.

Sarah Hanahan is an up-and-coming jazz saxophonist in New York City. Sarah is a graduate of the Jackie McLean Institute of Jazz at the Hartt School of Music where she received her Bachelors degree in 2019, as well as The Juilliard School where she received her Masters degree in 2022. She has had the privilege of studying with some of the greats of our time including Abraham Burton, Nat Reeves, Steve Davis, Billy Drummond, and Marc Cary.

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, January 21 - 10:30AM

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. Undeniable is Adam Bodine’s natural musicality and his joy of performing, which paired with his playful sense of humor, shines on stage and treats audiences to unique and memorable experiences.

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

Convergence

Sunday, January 21 - 4:00PM & 6:30PM

Convergence has lovingly brought three decades of exciting and creative music together. Following this amazing span of collective listening, the band understands how each other breathes, musically speaking, and when to leave space in the air.

A new Convergence recording, due out in early 2024, brings fresh and organically-inspired music. Their ethic--to collectively balance melody,

harmony, and rhythm, and always swing--is well-expressed in the words of the great Jimmy Heath: "Jazz at its best is a democracy of creativity."

Greg Gisbert, trumpet

John Gunther, saxophones

Mark Patterson, trombone

Eric Gunnison, piano, and the voice of reason

Mark Simon, string bass

Paul Romaine, drums, and voice

Leena & Adam Waite

Monday, January 22 - 7:00PM

Featuring a unique blend of jazz, folk and classical music, forged over 20 years of collaboration, violinist Leena Waite and pianist Adam Waite make their Dazzle debut performance with a dynamic set of original compositions, covers and standards. Married since 2008, Leena Waite and Adam Waite’s music is experienced as a “musical conversation” - a freely-flowing, improvised, artistic expression of friendship and hope, of grief and sorrow, of joy and love.

Mark Patterson Presents Duets & More!

Tuesday, January 23 - 6:30PM

This evening, trombonist Mark Patterson brings together Dale Bruning,

master in many senses (of guitar, melody, rhythm, accompanying, teaching); Scott Robinson, a dazzling saxophonist and multi-instrumentalist who takes listeners to outer space and back; and Mark Simon, bassist who amazes with both solidity and flexibility as the moment calls.

A great new view on the unique mind of Dale Bruning!

Mark Patterson, trombone

Scott Robinson, saxophone (and multiple instruments)

Dale Bruning, guitar

Mark Simon, string bass

Joe Farnsworth #timetoswing Quartet ft. Sarah Hanahan

Wednesday, January 24 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

*Full description at the top of the newsletter

Honoring Astrud Gilberto

Thursday, January 25 - 6:30PM

Astrud Gilberto, known as "The Girl from Ipanema" and often referred to as "The Queen of Bossa-Nova", is an artist with roots firmly planted in Brazilian music. Her music has become an interesting combination of the sensual rhythms of Brazil and American Pop and Jazz.

Performing some of the songs she was famous for will be Elena Camerin Young, vocals; Bill Kopper, guitar; Gonzalo Teppa, bass; Victor Mestas, piano; Alejandro Castaño, drums; and Pete Lewis, saxophone.

Ben Parrish

Thursday, January 25 - 8:00PM

Ben Parrish is a guitarist, composer, arranger and educator currently based in Denver, CO. Ben plays in several groups, including renowned rock band Milquetoast and Company, Dart Echo, and The Thunder Hill Jazz Band. His studio experiences include work with Milquetoast and Company, The Cairn Project, UNC Lab Band I, and numerous pop, RnB, and folk projects.

Ken Walker Sextet

Friday, January 26 - 6:30PM

The Ken Walker Sextet is an iconic and beloved jazz group which has played together for more than two decades. The music is always swinging, often funky, and sometimes even profound. The repertoire ranges from jazz standards, to post bop tunes, original compositions, and always, always inspired by Eddie Harris!

Ken Walker - Bass

Paul Romaine - Drums

Dave Corbus - Guitar

TBA - Piano

Brad Goode - Trumpet

Peter Sommer - Sax

Tansy Wine

Friday, January 26 - 9:00PM

Together, Tansy Wine defies genre boundaries and captivates audiences with their unique blend of jazz, art music, and more. Tansy Wine has a stunning display of up-and-coming musical powerhouses in its ranks - Sofia Nehama (Composition & Vocals), Sonya Walker (Keys), Maximillian Moore (Keys), William Kuepper (Bass), and Gabriel Gravagno (Drums). Bandleader Sofia was the 2018 winner of the Gift Of Jazz award, and an arranger for the CSO’s 2020 Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Awards ceremony.

Sofia Nehama - Composition & Vocals

Sonya Walker - Keyboard

Maximillian Moore - Keyboard

William George Kuepper V - Bass

Gabriel Gravagno - Drums

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Freddy Rodriguez Jr.

Friday, January 26 - 11:00PM

A solo piano set in the El Chapultepec Piano Lounge featuring Freddy Rodriguez jr.

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

Saturday, January 27 - 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. No one gets left out of the act because everyone helps from their seats with sound effects, gestures, and songs.

Same Cloth

Saturday, January 27 - 6:00PM & 9:00PM

Same Cloth is a genre-bending, Denver-based, Black woman-led band that uses their peculiarities to share meaningful art. Same Cloth performs original music and creative cover arrangements that, along with JoFoKe's charisma and vocal stylings, are brought to life by Solomon Chapman on keyboards, Will Gaines on bass, Callum Bair & James Tré on guitar and Matt Campbell on drums. Same Cloth combines the diverse traditions of Black American Music to create an energetically eclectic and emotionally elevating live music experience.

JoFoKe - Vocals

Solomon Chapman - Keyboards

Will Gaines - Bass

Callum Bair - Guitar/Bass

James Tré - Guitar

Matt Campbell - Drums

El Chapultepec Piano Lounge: Sonya Walker

Saturday, January 27 - 11:00PM

Boulder-born, Denver-based multi-instrumentalist composer Sonya Walker began her relationship with the piano when she was 5. Originally classically trained, she discovered her love of Black American improvised music by teaching herself trumpet, and eventually transitioned to exploring that tradition on the piano. You can find her all around the Denver area and occasionally beyond, playing both by herself and in various bands; mixed up in an eclectic set of projects

Dazzle Brunch with Adam Bodine

Sunday, January 28 - 10:30AM

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. Undeniable is Adam Bodine’s natural musicality and his joy of performing, which paired with his playful sense of humor, shines on stage and treats audiences to unique and memorable experiences.

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

Gio Bard Zero

Sunday, January 28 - 6:00PM

Join Gio on a multi-instrumental exploration of different genres within and adjacent to the vast world of jazz. Gio studied jazz piano with Dawn Clement, Solomon Chapman, and Sam Harris, and was classically trained through the Tbilisi State Conservatory. His love of music extends beyond piano to include various instruments and styles.

He will be joined on stage by Kevin Mooney on saxophone/flute/piano and John Baldwin on bass/drums/bass kalimba, as well as a special guest appearance by the phenomenal El Javi on guitar.

Gio Bard Zero - Piano, Guitar, Mandolin, Accordion, Vocals, Whistle

Kevin Mooney - Saxophone, Flute, Piano

John Baldwin - Upright Bass, Drums, Bass Kalimba

Guest appearance by El Javi - Guitar

The Cat’s Glasses

Monday, January 29 - 6:30PM

The Cat's Glasses (formerly the Jon Gauer Octet) is an ensemble blending jazz, fusion, funk and prog rock led by trombonist and composer Jon Gauer.

Their first recording project, Silver in Red, can be heard on all streaming services as well as on Youtube. Gauer studied music performance at the University of North Texas (BM '13/MM '15), where he was a member of the Grammy-nominated One O' Clock Jazz Lab Band as well as a Graduate Teaching Fellow.

Jon Gauer, trombonist/composer/arranger

Jake Boldman, trumpet/flugelhorn

Jeremy Wendelin, soprano saxophone/alto saxophone

Jake Syrenne, tenor saxophone

Sonya Walker, keyboards

Ben Parrish, guitar

Van Powell, bass

Rowan Woodbury, drums

GAMEJazz

Wednesday, January 31 - 6:30PM

America is the birthplace of jazz and the Best of the Best Jazz Composers will be featured in this concert: Thelonius Monk, Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Fats Waller, Bill Evans and Billie Holliday to name a few. The G.A.M.E.jazz quartet of Doug Roche on piano, Ron Bland on Bass, Todd Reid on drums and Jan Cleveland on vocals will bring you the finest of the jazz greats!

Jan Cleveland, vocals

Doug Roche, piano

Ron Bland, bass

Todd Reid, drums

Eddie Henderson

Thursday, February 1 - 6:30pm & 9:00PM

From 1968 until the late ‘80s, Henderson mixed music and medicine. He received his first major musical exposure as a member of Herbie Hancock’s trailblazing Mwandishi sextet, an ensemble that also included young innovators such as Bennie Maupin, Julian Priester, Buster Williams and Billy Hart. From 1969 through 1973 they recorded Mwandishi and Crossings for Warner Bros. and Sextant for Columbia.

After leaving Hancock, the trumpeter worked extensively with Pharoah Sanders, Norman Connors and Art Blakey’s Jazz Messengers. Eddie returned to the San Francisco Bay Area in 1975 where he joined the Latin-jazz group Azteca and fronted his own bands. The expressive rhythmic thrust of Henderson’s jazz/fusion experiences manifested itself on his Blue Note recordings Sunburst and Heritage and in 1977, he broke through with a single on the Billboard charts, “Prance On” (from the album Comin’ Through).

Eddie has also performed with such notables as Dexter Gordon, Roy Haynes, Jackie McLean, Joe Henderson, Elvin Jones, Johnny Griffin, Slide Hampton, Benny Golson, Max Roach and McCoy Tyner.

Eddie Henderson - Trumpet

Mike Clarke - Drums

Essiet Essiet - Bass

Steve Snyder - Piano

Friday Lunch Bunch with Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors

Friday, February 2 - 11:00AM

For over 30 years, Purnell Steen and the Five Points Ambassadors has been dedicated to preserving and playing the Jazz and Blues music of Denver's legendary Five Points neighborhood and is a regular at Dazzle.

Use the discount code KIDSTIX for children 17 and under. The ticket price for kids is $5. Direct any issues with the discount code to [email protected]

Purnell Steen - Piano

Ed Stephen - Acoustic Guitar

Ron Bland - Bass

Vohn Regensburger - Brazillian Guitar

Bill Larson - Drums

The Delta Sonics feat. Ken Saydak

Friday, February 2 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

The Delta Sonics music takes a Chicago Blues base and seasons it with Swing,

Delta, N’awlins R&B and some early Rock n' Roll . They were Westword’s best blues band in Denver the last six of eight years.

Al Chesis supplies vocals & foot stomping showmanship but it's his harmonica playing that grabs you. He has been a Hohner endorser since 1992. Bob Pellegrino supplies the dazzling, slide guitar. Rising bass star Alissa Chesis and Stefan Flores on drums ‘drive the bus’ and are a grooving rhythm section .

KEN SAYDAK, a native of Chicago, Illinois, has enjoyed a fifty-year career as a musician, writer, vocalist, and producer. He currently hosts a two-hour weekly blues radio program, The Trinidaddio Blues Hours on KCRT-FM, a commercial station near his home in southern Colorado.

Al Chesis- Harmonica / vocals

Bob Pellegrino - guitar

Alissa Chesis -bass

Ken Saydak - keys

Stefan Flores- drums

Nelson Rangell

Saturday, February 3 - 6:30PM & 9:00PM

"Nelson Rangell is an artist of depth, a master of song, and an improviser non pareil" - Jazziz Magazine

"He plays the alto saxophone with such authority there is no doubt Nelson Rangell is a true artist" Saxophone Journal

"Rangell gives the impression anything is possible when he improvises" - Flute Talk Magazine

Steve Langemo Band

Friday, February 9 - 9:30PM

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey

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

Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield

Friday, March 22 - 6:30PM