Five Points Jazz Festival

Once known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points was home to several jazz clubs which played host to many of jazz music’s legends such as Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many more. The Five Points Jazz Festival is an annual celebration that celebrates this legacy with a day full of music on 8 different stages, plus food, culture and fun.

Location: Multiple locations in Five Points near 29th & Welton

FREE EVENT!

More info: http://artsandvenuesdenver.com/events-programs/five-points-jazz-festival/

Schedule:

2016 FIVE POINTS JAZZ FESTIVAL
COMMUNITY EVENTS
5/21/2016 11:00 AMMain Stage (29th and Welton)
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Fire It up Brass Band
12:30 – 1:30 p.m. Metropolitan Jazz Orchestra
2 – 3 p.m. Gumbo le Funque
3:30 – 4:30 p.m. Buckner Funken Jazz Band
5 – 6 p.m. Ernest Washington
6:30 – 7:30 p.m. The Jakarta Band

Plaza Stage (Five Points Plaza)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Colorado Conservancy for the Jazz Arts and Denver School of the Arts Vocal Jazz Ensemble
1 – 2 p.m. DJ DKO Electric Quartet
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Wil Alston
4 – 5 p.m. Janine Santana Latin Jazz
5:30 – 6:30 p.m. Dan Treanor’s Afrosippi Band featuring Erica Brown

Arts & Venues Stage (26th and Welton)
12 – 1 p.m. Five Points Jazz Heritage Band
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Walter Gorra Quartet
3 – 4 p.m. Calixto Oviedo & the Cuban Jazz Train
4:30 – 5:30 p.m. Lynn Baker Quartet
6 – 7 p.m. Max Wagner Quartet

Crossroads Theater (2590 Washington Street)
11 a.m. – 12 p.m. Alex Heffron Quintet
12:45 – 1:45 p.m. Ryan Fourt Quartet
2:30 – 3:30 p.m. Sheryl Renee Quartet
4:15 – 5:15 p.m. Geoff Cleveland Quartet

Coffee at The Point (710 East 26th Street)
11:15 a.m. – 12:15 a.m. Dave Erickson Project
1 – 2 p.m. Gypsy Swing Revue
3 – 4 p.m. Gregory Goodloe
5 – 6 p.m. Tyler Farr Quartet
7 – 8 p.m. Clint Dadian Sextet
8:45 – 9:45 p.m. Jazz Nicholson

Coffee at The Point Outdoor Stage (710 East 26th Street)
2 – 3 p.m. Kool Jazz Live
4 – 5 p.m. Danette Hollowell
6 – 7 p.m. The Hendersons

Cervantes (2635 Welton Street)
12 – 1 p.m. Adam Bartczak Group
2 – 3 p.m. Dexter Payne Quintet

Blair Caldwell Library (2401 Welton Street)
11:30 a.m. – 12:30 p.m. Southern Journey
12 p.m. Movie “The Cotton Club Comes to the Ritz” featuring Cab Calloway, Doc Cheatham, Max Roach, The Nicholas Brothers, Adelaide Hall and Chuck Green
1:30 – 2:30 p.m. Linda Styles Band
2 p.m. Movie “The Anatomy of Vince Guaraldi”

Brother Jeff’s Cultural Center (2836 Welton Street)
1 – 6 p.m. The Joe Bonner Legacy Jam Session featuring Tom Tilton, Vince Wiggins, Carl Jackson and open to all musicians

Five Points Jazz Exhibit at Blair Caldwell African American Research Library (2401 Welton Street)
Please visit an exhibit on the history of the Five Points Jazz Festival featuring posters from the past 12 years.

Kids’ Zone (27th and California)
11 a.m. – 5 p.m.Be sure to check out our great kids’ area. Fun activities include: stilt walking party, caricature artist, face painter, jumpy castle and more… Activities open to the young and young at heart.

Black American West Museum (3091 California Street)
Founded in 1971 by Paul W. Stewart, the museum’s primary focus is the Black migration west. To celebrate the Annual Five Points Jazz Festival, come see pictures of what “Five Points” really used to look like! General admission applies.