Press Release

For Immediate Release
August 2, 2016
Michael Schreier
(402) 669-2421
[email protected]
Press Passes, Interviews,
More Information Available
Dazzle Jazz Fall Lineup to Feature
Russell Malone, Donny McCaslin, Monty Alexander, and Others
Russell Malone
September 10-11
Russell Malone is one of today’s most commanding and versatile
guitarists. He can move from blues to gospel to pop to R&B
and jazz without hesitation, a rare facility that has prompted
some of the highest profile artists in the world to call upon him,
including Diana Krall, Aretha Franklin, B.B. King, Harry
Connick Jr., Ron Carter, and Sonny Rollins, to name a few.
Along the way, Malone has made a name for himself by
combining the bluesy sound of Grant Green and Kenny Burrell
with the relentless attack of Django Reinhardt.
Donny McCaslin Quartet
September 20-21
Fresh off of David Bowie’s farewell recording Blackstar, Donny
McCaslin, Jason Lindner, Tim LeFebvre, and Mark Guiliana
are touring once again as the Donny McCaslin Quartet. In addition
to Bowie, McCaslin’s performance resume is extensive and
includes work with the Grammy-winning Maria Schneider
Orchestra, Pat Metheny, John Patitucci, and Brian Blade,
among others. His most recent Grammy nomination was for “Best
Improvised Jazz Solo” in 2015 for his performance of “Arbiters
of Evolution” with the Maria Schneider Orchestra.
Monty Alexander’s
November 21-23
Harlem Kingston Express
Jamaican jazz legend Monty Alexander’s reggae-jazz fusion
album Harlem Kingston Express earned a Grammy nomination
for “Best Reggae Album” in 2012, and continues to captivate
audiences to this day. Throughout his career, Alexander has
frequently led swinging piano trios, which have included such
artists as Ray Brown, Herb Ellis, John Clayton, Ed Thigpen,
and Jeff Hamilton.
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2016
Additionally Featured this Fall at Dazzle Jazz:
Roberta Gambarini
August 18-20
Grammy-Nominated Italian Jazz Vocalist
Frequently performs alongside trumpeter Roy Hargrove
“Gambarini is a true successor to Ella Fitzgerald, Sarah Vaughan,
and Carmen McRae.” - The Boston Globe
Mandy Harvey
August 27
Award-Winning Singer, Songwriter, Motivational Speaker
Has overcome profound hearing loss as a
result of a connective tissue disorder
Colorado Native
Diego Figueiredo
September 1
Brazilian Guitar Virtuoso
Multiple Award-Winner at the Montreux Jazz Festival
“Diego Figueiredo is one of the greatest guitarists I’ve seen in my whole life.
The world needs to listen to his music.” - Guitarist George Benson
Keith Oxman Trio
September 2
Has performed alongside Art Blakey, Sonny Stitt, Dave Brubeck
Denver East High School Music Faculty
“Keith Oxman is a young man of great consequence. He has… one foot in the
present and the other in the future...” - Jazz Icon Benny Golson
Sullivan Fortner
September 14-15
2015 American Pianists Association “Cole Porter Fellowship” Winner
Studied and Performed with Jason Moran, the Marsalis Family, Stefon Harris
Native New Orleanian
Emmet Cohen
September 18
Award-Winning, Rising Star Pianist
Has performed alongside Christian McBride, Kurt Elling, Jimmy Heath
His “nimble touch, measured stride, and warm harmonic vocabulary
indicate he’s above any convoluted technical showmanship” - Downbeat
For Immediate Release
August 2, 2016
Additionally Featured this Fall at Dazzle Jazz:
Ben Wendel Group
September 22
Grammy-Nominated Saxophonist
Featuring Gerald Clayton, Joe Sanders, Henry Cole
Founding Member of Kneebody
George Gershwin Birthday Celebration September 26
Featuring Denver’s Own Lenny Kaye, Teresa Carroll,
Eric Gunnison, Ken Walker, Todd Reid
Performing the Gershwin Songbook to Celebrate his 118th Birthday
Selections to include “Embraceable You,” “But Not for Me,” and “Foggy Day”
Art Lande Group
October 6
Boulder’s Own Grammy-Nominated Pianist
Has Led Groups with Gary Peacock, Steve Swallow, Eliot Zigmund
Blends Bebop and Standards with Free Improvisation
Manuel Valera Trio
October 20-21
Grammy-Nominated Cuban Pianist
ASCAP Herb Alpert Young Jazz Composer Award Winner
“...postbop and classical romanticism are as integral to his
vocabulary as Latin folk forms...” - The New York Times
Allison Miller’s “Boom Tic Boom”
October 22-23
Named “Rising Star Drummer” and a “Top 20 Jazz Drummer” - Downbeat
Featuring original compositions from new album Otis was a Polar Bear
“Miller’s craftiness as a percussionist is met by her ingenuity as
a composer and group conceptualist.” - The New Yorker
Save the Date
Allan Harris Group
“A Charlie Brown Christmas”
Otis Taylor Band
New Years Eve Gala featuring saxophonist Charles McPherson
December 21-22
December 23-24
December 28-29
December 31