A classically trained violinist and composer raised in Boulder, George Morrison Sr. pioneered one of Colorado’s first jazz orchestras, achieved international renown by the mid-1920s and was a kingmaker of talent in his music community.
Leading various iterations of the Samples since 1987, Sean has navigated a colorful road through the music industry.
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A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.
Photographer Stephen Collector applied his attention to detail and lighting techniques to the world of ’80s music, a striking portfolio he shares with the Colorado Music Experience.
Freddie Jackson, the Grammy-nominated singer who rose to fame for heartfelt R&B love songs, died on October 5 at age 69.
The roots of Dotsero’s part in the smooth jazz genre’s uptick can be traced back to a garage band in Denver. Performing together was nothing more than a whim to Stephen Watts (tenor and soprano saxophones, wind synthesizers) and his brother David (guitar) while they were students at the University of Colorado. They moved to gigs in local clubs, taking the name Dotsero from the Ute Indians. It means “something unique,” but it’s also, as explained by the Watts brothers, the site of one of their favorite fishing spots—Dotsero, a little Western Slope burg on the banks of the Colorado River.
Esmé Patterson
Singer-songwriter Esmé Patterson is a former member of Paper Bird, an indie folk band that started as sidewalk buskers, performing its joyful blend of roots, folk and indie pop on the streets of Breckenridge. The septet was voted a “Top 10 Best Underground Band” by The Denver Post three years in a row, and Ballet Nouveau Colorado… more ≫
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