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Natalie Cressman Talks Her New Album, Tony Markelis and Dance Party Time Machine

Estimated read time 13 min read

When we caught up with Natalie Cressman (Trey Anastasio Band, Natalie Cressman & Ian Faquini) she was on the road with J.Wail doing a run of shows in Florida. We had a great chat about everything from the new album she is putting out, to her former bandmate Tony Markelis, to Denver’s own Dance Party Time Machine as the van rolled down the road. Check out our conversation!

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Charles McPherson – Dazzle Jazz – Saturday & Sunday, March 26th & 27th

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Charles McPherson was born in Joplin, Missouri and moved to Detroit at age nine. After growing up in Detroit, he studied with the renowned pianist Barry Harris and started playing jazz professionally at age 19. He moved from Detroit to New York in 1959 and performed with Charles Mingus from 1960 to 1972. McPherson will give two performances per days at Dazzle Jazz on Saturday and Sunday. Don’t miss this legend of jazz!

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The Language That Binds Us All: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey and Mike Dillon Band

Estimated read time 11 min read

Music is all about connectivity. It is nothing short of miraculous how human beings called musicians create vibrations that mingle together to forge cohesive (or dissonant) sounds that then float through space and time to find the ears of other human beings who in turn interpret what they hear through words, dance, and visual mediums creating a web of interconnected thoughts and ideas that spread out into the universe infinitely.

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Matt Skellenger – The Owls Are Not What They Seem

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Matt Skellenger, one of Denver’s most talented musicians, has returned with his third album, ‘The Owls Are Not What They Seem.’ He has studied under some of the most influential musicians to ever play the electric bass including Victor Wooten, Steve Bailey and Chuck Rainey and though their influences are clear, Skellenger has honed his own unique and inspired style of playing over the years and this album is just another step on what is sure to be a long and successful career for this talented young man.

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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey – February 25th & 26th – Dazzle Jazz

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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey has been a force in the Jazz scene for over ten years now. The have had the opportunity to play some of the biggest Jazz festivals around the world and legends of genre regularly sit in with them. This time around, JFJO was touring in support of their latest album, Race Riot Suite. Composed and arranged by Lap Steel Guitarist, Chris Combs, Race Riot Suite boasts an extraordinary horn section as it musically tells the story of the 1921 race riots that ravaged the bands home city of Tulsa, Oklahoma.

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PICK OF THE WEEK: Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey – February 25th & 26th – Dazzle Jazz

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Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey was founded in 1994. The band has garnered respect and recognition around the world, receiving praise from critics and routinely selling out shows across the U.S. and Europe. Its fluid, ever-­‐evolving brand of progressive jazz frequently reaches into disparate genres for inspiration— elements of ragtime, Americana, classical, funk and ambient electronica are all evident in the versatile group’s body of work.

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Boulder Bluesman Otis Taylor Set For “Contraband” Album Release Parties At Dazzle

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The music business is a fickle mistress. She’s incredibly kind to some for a year or two before turning her back and slamming the door, she dotes on some who clearly don’t deserve it, and often all but ignores some of the best and brightest talent out there. Even with 12 mesmerizing albums under his belt, sadly, Boulder’s own bluesman Otis Taylor seems to fit into that last category.