Bret Saunders

The final City Park Jazz of the summer and other can’t-miss jazz events

Saxophonist-bandleader-visionary Anthony Braxton turns 80 on June 4, and if you’re not familiar with his mesmerizing sound world, that likely has more to do with a media obsessed with superficialit…

As the ski season winds down, several mountain towns and resorts prepare to stage music festivals, and this summer, there’s an abundance of stellar live jazz to take in.

Christian McBride, and more Denver jazz in February

Even if you prefer to stay in this January, there are some compelling reasons to venture out and hear something beautiful.

Top 10 jazz albums of 2024

There’s a new jazz fest coming to Denver next spring

Jazz: Kris Davis innovating with record label, performing at Dazzle

There’s so much promising live music to take in this September, it looks like I’ll be losing sleep. But it’s worth it, right?

City Park Jazz closes out its season, new boxed sets, and other jazz news

It’s summertime. Let’s listen to live music outside.

Tens of thousands are expected to take to the streets of the Five Points neighborhood.

How fortunate are we to have so much natural beauty intersecting with so many people obsessed with bringing you excellent music at altitude?

This year’s Record Store Day features a treasure trove of archival jazz-related releases.

It’s a beautifully produced set of songs, with vivid solos from Le Boeuf on alto saxophone and flute in a large band setting.

Ragin and friends will perform selections from Sun Ra’s expansive catalog at Denver’s Lumonics Light and Sound Gallery.

Live music in January? What else is there to do?

As 2023 winds down, I gaze in awe upon a particularly robust stack of jazz- and improv-oriented releases. It would be easier to compile a list of my 30 or 40 favorites, but there’s only so much spa…

The Cuban expatriate pianist and composer Harold Lopez-Nussa has just released his first album after leaving the country of his birth.

Jazz is music that continues to be handed down through generations, and many eras will be represented locally in October.