Mon. 26 Jul, 2021 - Sun. 1 Aug, 2021
Wed. 28 Jul, 2021
Rich Chiaraluce Quintet plays Cannonball
All day
Featuring: Al Hood - trumpet, Jeff Jenkins - piano, Ken Walker - piano, Todd Reid - drums
This series, curated by Rich Chiaraluce pays homage to the iconic American hard-bop saxophonist Julian 'Cannonball' Adderley.
Rich Chiaraluce is a woodwind authority and long-time fixture of the Denver jazz scene. He has performed with the Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Bobby Shew, Red Rodney, Carl Fontana, as well a singers Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, and Natalie Cole. Mr. Chiaraluce has taught at the University of Denver and the University of Northern Colorado. Rich has recorded two albums as a bandleader: Because I Love You and Live at Sherman’s Coffee House spotlights featuring Dale Bruning and Ken Walker.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all 'Dinner and a Show' reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $19 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Friday Music Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 8:45-10:00pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Rich Chiaraluce Quintet plays Cannonball
All day
Featuring: Greg Gisbert - trumpet, Jeff Jenkins - piano, Ken Walker - piano, Todd Reid - drums
This series, curated by Rich Chiaraluce pays homage to the iconic American hard-bop saxophonist Julian "Cannonball" Adderley.
Rich Chiaraluce is a woodwind authority and long-time fixture of the Denver jazz scene. He has performed with the Tommy Dorsey, Woody Herman, Bobby Shew, Red Rodney, Carl Fontana, as well a singers Mel Tormé, Tony Bennett, Nancy Wilson, and Natalie Cole. Mr. Chiaraluce has taught at the University of Denver and the University of Northern Colorado. Rich has recorded two albums as a bandleader: Because I Love You and Live at Sherman’s Coffee House spotlights featuring Dale Bruning and Ken Walker.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all "Dinner and a Show" reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $19 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Friday Music Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 8:45-10:00pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Thu. 29 Jul, 2021
The Dana Landry Trio
All day
Dana Landry - Piano / Erik Applegate - Bass / Jim White - Drums
Performing, recording, and touring together for over 15 years, the Dana Landry Trio has appeared throughout the U.S. and in Asia and Europe, and their debut recording Memphis Skyline (Artist Alliance Records) reached the Top 40 on the Jazz Week radio airplay chart. In addition to working as a standalone trio, the group has performed with some of the most prominent names in jazz including Eddie Daniels, Ingrid Jensen, George Garzone, Jaleel Shaw, Dave Pietro, Bob Sheppard, Clay Jenkins, and Dick Oatts, and can be heard on recordings including Dan Gailey’s What Did You Dream, Steve Owen’s Stand Up Eight, and Back When It Was Fun by the group 7 ON 7.
Dana Landry has performed with jazz artists including Milt Jackson, Bela Fleck, Jeff Coffin, Rufus Reid, Bill Watrous, Alan Dawson, David Liebman, Slide Hampton, and others. His first release as a leader, Journey Home (Summit Records), which features vibist Gary Burton, was nominated for a Grammy Award. Dana is one of the primary pianists for the Colorado Symphony Orchestra.
Erik Applegate has performed with artists including the Bob Mintzer Big Band, Nnenna Freelon, Milt Jackson, Jeff Coffin, Tom Harrell, Ron Miles, Marlena Shaw, and others. He toured with renowned pianist James Williams and in a trio with Harold Mabern and Ed Thigpen, and has appeared at festivals, clubs, and concert series throughout the U.S. and in Europe and Australia. His most recent release, Two’s Company (Artist Alliance Records), finds him in several different duo settings and was featured in Jazziz Magazine.
Jim White’s versatility and unique sound have been featured on many jazz, pop, and country recordings. He has performed and recorded with pop and country artists including J.D. Souther, Alison Krauss and Union Station, Crystal Gayle, Jerry Douglas, Charlie Peacock, Jack Pearson, Pam Tillis, Lorrie Morgan, and Willie Nelson. In addition, he toured internationally as a member of Maynard Ferguson’s “Big Bop Nouveau” band and has performed with top jazz artists including Terell Stafford, Joey Defrancesco, Curtis Stigers, Pat Bianchi, Jim Ferguson, Chris Potter, Annie Sellick, the North German Radio (N.D.R.) Big Band, and many others. White is proud to be an artist/clinician for Yamaha Drums, Sabian/Crescent Cymbals, Remo Drum Heads, Innovative Percussion sticks and mallets, and Humes and Berg Cases.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all 'Dinner and a Show' reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $15 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Friday Music Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 8:45-10:00pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Fri. 30 Jul, 2021
Greg Gisbert and Rico Jones honor Kenny Dorham
All day
This series aims to pay homage to the art and life of trumpeter and composer Kenny Dorham. Known both as a bandleader and for his work with saxophonist Joe Henderson, Kenny Dorham played along many jazz greats including Billy Eckstine, Dizzy Gillespie, Charlie Parker, Max Roach, and Art Blakey and Jazz Messengers. Kenny helped define the sound of bebop, and hard bop through his masterful improvisations and compositional abilities.
July 16th will feature Vlad Girshevich on piano, Bill McCrossen on bass, and Colin Stranahan on drums
July 30th will feature Eric Gunnison on piano, Seth Lewis on bass, and Harold Summey on drums
Denver based trumpeter Greg Gisbert has firmly established himself as one of the most sought-after and well-respected artists in jazz today. He has recorded and performed with jazz greats including Buddy Rich, Woody Herman, Clark Terry, Horace Silver, Maynard Ferguson, Bobby Shew, John Fedchock, Harry Connick Jr., Jim McNeely, Toshiko Akiyoshi, and Nancy Wilson. He is one of the founding members of the group Convergence, as well as the founder of the Greg Gisbert Syndicate, both based in Denver. Gisbert is a frequent invited guest with an array of ensembles, including the Maria Schneider and Vanguard Jazz Orchestras, the Smithsonian Jazz Masterworks Orchestra, Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, and Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band.
Rico Jones, a Colorado native, first picked up the alto saxophone at age 11, by eighth grade Rico was playing with high school level ensembles as well as participating in the Denver Jazz Club Youth All-Stars, Telluride All-Star Band, and The Sacramento Jazz Festival All Stars group and in 2016 he was chosen take part in the prestigious Jazz Band of America. He has performed with Ernie Watts, Candido, Donald Harrison, Howard Levy, Ari Hoenig, Jeff Coffin, Colin Stranahan, Hubert Laws, Terrell Stafford and, Earl Clue. Rico Jones lives in Denver in summer and New York City the rest of the year where he is studying at the Manhattan School of Music.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all 'Dinner and a Show' reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $25 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Friday Show Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 9:00-10:30pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sat. 31 Jul, 2021
Peter Sommer Quartet: In the Shadow of the Colossus (July)
All day
Peter Sommer, tenor saxophone, Steve Kovalcheck, guitar, Seth Lewis, bass, Dru Heller, drums
The Peter Sommer Quartet plays music for and by the eternal Sonny Rollins
Peter Sommer has contributed his energetic tenor playing and creative spirit to a wide variety of musical projects ranging from mainstream bebop to avant garde and beyond at venues across the nation and around the world. Although rooted in the great jazz tradition of his heroes Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, he continues to search for the mystery in music making and takes great joy in sharing the present moment with the listener. Peter Sommer is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. At CSU, Mr. Sommer directs Jazz Ensemble I and coordinates the Jazz Studies area. Peter is a D'Addario endorsed Woodwinds Artist.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all 'Dinner and a Show' reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $25 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Saturday Show Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 9:00-10:30pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Peter Sommer Quartet: In the Shadow of the Colossus (July)
All day
Peter Sommer, tenor saxophone, Steve Kovalcheck, guitar, Seth Lewis, bass, Dru Heller, drums
The Peter Sommer Quartet plays music for and by the eternal Sonny Rollins
Peter Sommer has contributed his energetic tenor playing and creative spirit to a wide variety of musical projects ranging from mainstream bebop to avant garde and beyond at venues across the nation and around the world. Although rooted in the great jazz tradition of his heroes Duke Ellington, Thelonious Monk, John Coltrane and Ornette Coleman, he continues to search for the mystery in music making and takes great joy in sharing the present moment with the listener. Peter Sommer is Associate Professor of Jazz Studies and Saxophone at Colorado State University in Ft. Collins. At CSU, Mr. Sommer directs Jazz Ensemble I and coordinates the Jazz Studies area. Peter is a D'Addario endorsed Woodwinds Artist.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all "Dinner and a Show" reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $25 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Saturday Show Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 9:00-10:30pm
FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS
Sun. 1 Aug, 2021
Jack Dunlevie Quartet: Original Works
All day
Max Light Guitar, Hunter Roberts Bass, Dru Heller Drums
Jack Dunlevie is a Denver-based pianist, mandolinist, vocalist, and composer. He graduated in 2015 from the Lamont School of Music at the University of Denver winning awards in composition and recital performance. Performing full time around Colorado and touring nationally he can be heard playing Jazz, Classical, Salsa, and Bluegrass with a variety of bands both as a side man and as a leader. This will be Jack's second Nocturne residency as a band leader.
Jack Dunlevie's original works create worlds of harmonic intrigue, dramatic intensity, at times irony, and introspection. His music is a continuation of the line modern Jazz piano pioneered by greats like Brad Mehldau and Aaron Parks. With a group comprised of new friends and long-time collaborators, the music feels as fresh as it does self assured, and the improvisations burst with contagious excitement and distinctiveness.
Important Notes and Reservation Information:
- Floor seats are only available for Dinner and a Show Reservations (Music is included with all 'Dinner and a Show' reservations)
- For bar and walk-in guests, a music fee of $19 per guest applies to this show
To accommodate high demand and help our staff maintain a properly sanitized premises, we respectfully request that guests limit their visit to one set only at this time.
Sunday Show Times: Set One: 6:30-7:45pm | Set Two: 8:45-10:00pm