City Park Jazz reveals concert lineup
Denver’s longest-running free concert series returns June 4 with a blast of saxophone and continues Sundays through Aug. 6 in Denver’s City Park, organizers announced Tuesday.
The 37th season of the all-volunteer City Park Jazz kicks off with a performance from Sarah Mount and the Rushmores the first week in June, led by Mount’s muscular and versatile saxophone playing, and wraps up with the sultry, self-described “gypsy jazz” of La Pompe Jazz.
The concerts draw between 8,000 and 12,000 per show, or about 100,000 total attendees over the summer, said board member and director of marketing David Flomberg.
The popular series, which presents free summer concerts on Sundays at the City Park Pavilion, is a nonprofit venture supported by volunteers and sponsorships, organizers said. Its 10week run brings food trucks, vendors and thousands of blanket- and coolertoting residents to the area around City Park Pavilion.
“In our continuing tradition of exploring the incredible diversity of jazz as an art form, we’ve put together a great lineup for 2023,” said Andy Bercaw, president of the City Park Jazz board, in a statement. “We’ve got everything from soul to funk to straightahead to blues to Latin and more. After such a long winter, we couldn’t be more excited for another summer of sweet sounds and delicious eats at City Park Jazz!”
Shows run from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday nights starting June 4. The shows are all-ages and no RSVP is required. For more information or to volunteer, visit cityparkjazz.org, and see the full lineup below.
City Park Jazz 2023 schedule
June 4 — Sarah Mount and the Rushmores June 11 — Stafford Hunter & Jazz Explorations June 18 — Dotsero June 25 — Ritmo Jazz Latino July 2 — Wellington Bullings July 8 — Chris Daniels and the Kings July 16 — 4th Annual Brass Band Extravaganza feat. Guerrilla Fanfare and Bourbon Brass Band July 23 — Otis Taylor July 30 — The Burroughs Aug. 6 — La Pompe Jazz