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Pasta Jay's

The protean musician, artist and designer's years in Colorado found him composing, recording and performing countless works.

Tim Duffy

A symposium at Fiske Planetarium convened members of Spontanuity, whose psychedelic light show provided visual background for the Dead’s 1969 concert in Boulder.

Grateful Dead/Spontanuity

The Telluride Bluegrass Festival is widely regarded as one of the world’s most important outdoor festivals. Tim Benko, who has shot TBF for more than three decades, shares some of his favorite images.

Emmylou Harris - 1992
Dave Mason, 1978

Dave Mason, the English singer and guitarist who co-founded the seminal band Traffic before starting a successful solo career, died April 19, 2026. He was 79.

Bill Frisell

One of the most well-known and sought-after jazz musicians in the world grew up in Denver—Bill Frisell, a guitar great who graduated from Denver East High School in 1969.

Spencer Bohren

Spencer Bohren
Spencer Bohren found a home in Colorado in the early part of his 55-year career. Born in Wyoming, he landed in Denver and Boulder, playing with several bands through the ’60s and ’70s. He learned acoustic blues first-hand from icons including the Rev. Gary Davis at the Denver Folklore Center, and he also played with folk singer Judy Roderick… more ≫

On Record Book Series

On Record book series

Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.

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merchandise

Explore the Colorado Music Experience’s store, stocked with stylish products and gifts for music fans.

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A non-profit organization established to preserve the legacies of Colorado music, CoME serves as a repository for informational and archival resources.

Jon Rizzi, G. Brown, Mark Zaremba and Chip Garofalo