![]() Subscribe to our weekly newsletter, In The Know, to get entertainment news sent straight to your inbox. … and Spyro Gyra appears at Parker’s PACE Center on April 15. … Colorado mainstay Dotsero performs at the Soiled Dove Underground April 9. … Every Friday in April at Denver’s Nocturne, Jeff Jenkins Quintet plays the music of Billy Strayhorn. For those who do need the vinyl in order to live a fulfilling life: Good luck grabbing it on April 23.ĭenver jazz performances in April: Look at this lineup playing Dazzle April 14-16: Roberta Gambarini, Houston Person, Eric Gunnison, Chuck Berhofer and Lewis Nash. For those who don’t necessarily have to possess this music on vinyl, CD versions of both sets will be available April 29. Not for the faint-hearted, it’s prime early ‘70s avant-garde excitement, and Ayler sounds enthusiastic and taken with the spirit of the era. There’s also a set from the enigmatic (and brilliant, to my ears) saxophonist Albert Ayler, “Revelations: The Complete ORTF 1970 Fondation Maeght Recordings,” which captures the man toward the end of his tragically short career. It’s strange that it took 50 years to surface. Like all live Mingus collections, it’s an unstoppable life force, and gloriously recorded. For those who celebrate, bassist Charles Mingus’ 100th birthday is April 22, and on the following day, you might be able to get your hands on “The Lost Album From Ronnie Scott’s,” recorded in England for release on CBS Records in 1972, before the label unceremoniously dropped all of its major jazz artists (except for Miles Davis) a year later. Of the 2022 RSD releases I’ve had a chance to hear, a couple stand out. We aren’t likely to see anyone like him for a very long time. To hear Ron Miles play was to hear the sound of empathy. His horn resonated with history and respect for the world. ![]() His first Blue Note effort, “Rainbow Sign,” was as fine as any jazz album released in 2020, and there was a 2018 Grammy nomination for his recording with saxophonist Joshua Redman, “Still Dreaming.” Even though Miles left behind a beautiful trail of music, there had to be so much more he wanted to say. He clearly loved teaching at Metro State, and it appears that everyone he taught loved him.įifty-eight is too young to depart from the world, especially when it comes to someone who was just finally getting the respect he deserved as an artist. He was respected on the world stage and likely could’ve thrived in New York, but chose to make Denver his home. It’s difficult to express the depth of loss to our community that comes with Miles’ death. RELATED: Denver’s Ron Miles, a legend in American jazz, has died at 58 A trove of early Wax Trax Records material from Ministry, Revolting Cocks, Pailhead, 1,000 Homo DJs, PTP and Acid Horse including previously unreleased tracks and demos will be compiled on a limited-edition 7CD/1LP box set to be released for Record Store Day next month in both the U.S. Thursday, November 2nd 2023 Home Page Close Menu ![]()
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