The venue prides itself on hosting a multitude of Colorado-based artists and has earned its place as a Denver icon.Īfter many years at their location on Lincoln Street, the club is happy to announce that on June 1st, Dazzle will be moving to the historical grand Baur’s Building on the corner of 15th and Curtis. Here are the details as released on the Dazzle Facebook page:ĭazzleJazz has been a staple in the Denver art scene for almost two decades.
The live music business will swoop into the historic Baur’s space, one that has been home to a recently closed restaurant and that still operates (for several shows) as a music venue. In the next couple of months, it will pack up its stage and booze (and minimal food) and will trek just a few blocks down to 1512 Curtis Street. With his discography of now 17 CD releases Nelson Rangell continues on his musical path with 2 new and unique albums, "Red", a collection of dedicated saxophone recordings in the pop jazz and contemporary jazz idiom and "Blue" which features the flute and piccolo throughout it's highly diverse 11 tracks.After nearly two decades on Lincoln, on a strip that has seen many bars and restaurants come and go, Dazzle, a staple of the live jazz scene, announced a big move. He has recorded with The Rippingtons, Chuck Loeb, Patti Austin, Tom Browne, and The GRP All Star Big Band to name a few and is featured on Don Grusin's Grammy nominated CD "The Hang." Though Rangell has recorded mostly in the contemporary/pop and smooth jazz formats garnering top radio play and a large audience, The Times of London also notes that "heard live a much more robust and idiosyncratic player emerges. His stated ambition throughout these endeavors has been "to try to consistently grow and evolve as a player and broaden my horizons as an artist while endeavoring to make music that people will feel and relate to." With his musical armory encompassing flute, piccolo, alto, tenor and soprano saxophone as well as whistling, he was well equipped to fulfill this desire. Rangell's debut album was released on Gaia/Gramavision Records, but soon thereafter he was signed by Larry Rosen and Dave Grusin at GRP Records.Ī succession of albums followed at GRP where he recorded eight CDs. He also found occasional employment with the legendary Gil Evans Monday Night Orchestra and worked on many commercial jingle recording sessions. The next four years were spent "paying dues", sitting in, playing alongside, and gigging with some of the world's greatest contemporary jazz musicians including Hiram Bullock, Jorge Dalto, Eric Gale, Richard Tee, Jaco Pastorius, David Sanborn, Michael Brecker and many others. After college he headed to New York in 1984 to pursue his career. As a student he twice won Down Beat Magazine's prestigious National Student Recording Awards competition both as best jazz and best pop/rock instrumental soloist. He went on to attend The New EnglandĬonservatory of Music in Boston. Within months he was studying both classical and jazz music at The Interlochen Arts Academy, a national camp for gifted music students. Rangell first played flute at the age of 15.
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His sister, Paula, is a professional singer living in New Orleans. His brother, Andrew, is a well known concert pianist living in Boston his brother, Bobby, lives in Paris and is a leading woodwind player in European jazz and studio scenes. Nelson Rangell is the fourth child in a musical family. Jazziz magazine writes that Nelson Rangell is "an artist of depth, a master of song, and an improviser non pareil." The Times of London notes "his extraordinary facility on a range of instruments and his undoubted virtuosity," adding that Nelson is "one of fusion's most accomplished exponents." Saxophone Journal writes "He commands the alto saxophone with such authority there can be no denying that Rangell is a true artist," and Flute Talk Magazine states "Nelson Rangell creates the impression that anything is possible when he improvises." Such praise is a confirmation of what contemporary jazz fans have known since the Denver based saxophonist emerged in the late 80s: that Rangell is one of the most exciting and diverse performers in the genre, equally adept at soprano, alto, and tenor saxophone, as well as being a genuine virtuoso on flute and piccolo.
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