JazzTown

Overview

Denver’s iconic and Grammy Award-winning musicians reveal the secrets of their success and longevity in the music business while warning the young lions to whom they pass the torch to stay relevant in a marketplace both treacherous and brutal. The majestic Rocky Mountains tower over a bustling metropolis filled with steamy and romantic nightclubs where jazz flourishes on stage. JazzTown features never seen before live concert footage on historic stages that have now crumbled due to economic stresses of the Covid Pandemic. ~ Dianne Reeves, 5-time Grammy Award winner for Best Jazz Vocalist ~ US Senator John Hickenlooper (former jazz club owner) ~ Ron Miles (Colorado Music Hall of Fame, Joshua Redman, Bill Frisell, Ginger Baker) ~ Charlie Hunter (Snarky Puppy, Christian McBride, Stanton Moore) ~ Art Lande (Mark Isham, Gary Peacock) ~ Ayo Awosika (Session Singer on Soundtracks to: Wakanda Forever, Nope, Dune, The Lion King ... tours with Miley Cyrus,) and many more.

Directed by Ben Makinen

Top cast

Dianne Reeves

Grammy Winning Jazz Vocalist

John Hickenlooper

Colorado Governor Hickenlooper

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Ron Miles

Trumpet Player Colorado Music Hall of Fame

C

Charles Burrell

Legendary Bass Player

M

Mitch Chmara

Electric Guitarist

C

Charlie Hunter

Electric Guitar-bass

T

Teresa Carroll

Jazz Singer

B

Ben Makinen

Filmmaker, Jazz Drummer

B

Billy Wallace

Jazz Pianist

A

Art Lande

Jazz Pianist

D

Dave Randon

Electric Bass

C

Creighton Holley

Electric Guitar and Singer

R

Rekha Ohal

Singer Songwriter

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Walter Barr

Professor, Trumpet Player

R

Ron Bucknam

Avant Garde Multi-Instrumentalist

G

Gene Bass

Jazz Drummer

F

Freddy Rodriguez Sr

Saxophonist

D

Declan Scully

Drummer

E

Ellyn Rucker

Jazz Pianist and Singer

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