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Presented by Denver Arts & Venues, the Five Points Jazz Festival is a free, all-day event held annually in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. 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, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many more!
DuBois was one of three artists who received the Denver Mayor's Awards for Excellence in the Arts in 2004. He was inducted into the Art Institute of Colorado Hall of Fame that same year. He was also recognized by the City and County of Denver as a Five Points Jazz Festival honoree in 2019 Archived March 29, 2023, at the Wayback Machine.
[11] [12] He went on to become a prominent jazz player in the scene of Five Points, Denver, and was featured in the PBS documentary on the subject. [ 13 ] [ 14 ] At that time, the Jazz scene in Five Points was the only one between St. Louis and the West Coast, so it became one of the most alive in the country, often being referred to as "The ...
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Five Points Jazz Festival (Denver) 2003–present Denver, Colorado, USA Five Points Jazz Festival is a free, all-day event held annually in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. From its humble first year which featured one stage and only three bands, the festival has grown into an all-day event with almost 50 bands, 10 stages and ...
James Harden moves up the three-point list and Clippers end their losing streak with a 116-105 win over the Utah Jazz.
The "King of Jazz", bandleader Paul Whiteman, was born in Denver, Colorado on March 28, 1890. From the 1920s-50s, Welton Street in Five Points was home to over fifty bars and clubs, where some of the greatest jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and others performed. [1]
Donovan Mitchell remained patient with Denver's defense making things difficult for him. Mitchell scored 21 of his 30 points in a big third quarter and the Utah Jazz beat the Nuggets 124-105 on ...