The Dikeou Collection’s fourth installment of the ‘Fresh Jazz and Crisp Vinyl Series’ will feature a very special performance by Denver-based group “The Organization” featuring Jeff Jenkins on Friday, January 17, from 7:00pm to 10:00pm. Dave Corbus and Alwyn Robinson will play alongside Jenkins, plus the venerable Ed Battle will be stopping by to perform a few Jazz Standards. A special guest will be DJing rare & classic jazz records from the Collection’s extensive vinyl archive. Jenkins and his band will play at 8:00 pm. This event will take place at the Dikeou Collection, 1615 California St., fifth floor, and is free and open to the public, light refreshments will be provided.
Jeff Jenkins is nationally-known pianist, and currently teaches jazz piano at the University of Colorado in Boulder. He has released four albums over the last 15 years, and has appeared with many jazz greats like Freddie Hubbard, Eddie Harris, Clark Terry, Dakota Staton, Frank Morgan, Marlena Shaw, and Sonny Simmons to name a few. Jenkins frequently plays concerts, community events, and clubs like Dazzle throughout the Denver area. When not playing the piano, Jeff is busy mixing and producing in his recording studio, Mile High Music. His band members for the evening will include Dave Corbus on guitar and Alwyn Robinson on drums.
The ‘Fresh Jazz and Crisp Vinyl Series’ focuses on jazz musicians living and working today, whose names are not yet embossed into history, but whose energy, wisdom, well worn instruments, and presence in the jazz scene are further defining our admiration for this life form called Jazz music. Selections from the vinyl archive will thus serve as a remembrance to all the jazz greats who came before the jazz musicians invited to play at this tri-monthly series.
