Tag: Five Points Jazz Festival
Trumpeter Doug Jackson Brings “FUAZZ” Style Back to Denver
by Tim Wenger We’ve all wondered what happens when worlds collide. Fortunately, in the vast universe of modern music, it happens quite a bit. Just ask trumpeter Doug Jackson, Denver’s own funk-jazz pioneer who has returned to the Mile High City after an extended jaunt abroad and is hopeful that his trademark “FUAZZ” style is […]
Why Jazz Matters: Track 2
by Norm Provizer At the start of the 1950s, a Cleveland disc jockey by the name of Alan Freed took the phrase “rock and roll” and attached it to the emerging new music that blended rhythm and blues with pop vocals and rockabilly. So, if you have ever wondered why the Rock and Roll Hall […]
Backyard Hero: Lisa Gedgaudas of Arts & Venues
by Tim Wenger photo credit Claudine Rousseau Lisa Gedgaudas works with Arts & Venues, the city department that runs such epic spots as Red Rocks Park & Amphitheatre, the DCPA, and others. Their Imagine 2020 plan, a new cultural implementation set to boost and promote the arts in Denver, is kicking off under the watchful […]
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