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Donny Mccaslin at Dazzle Jazz Club
Courtesy of Venuepilot | Posted on November 1, 2023
Where
Dazzle Jazz Club
1080 14th Street
Denver, CO
Map
(303) 839-5100
When
Thu, April 11, 2024
7:00 pm
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Musicians
About
Donny McCaslin is best known as the saxophonist on David Bowie’s last album, Blackstar. The noted composer and bandleader has released a dozen albums over his genre-defying, Grammy-nominated career.McCaslin began playing at age 12, and as a teenager, performed in his vibraphonist father’s band in Santa Cruz. By high school, he had appeared multiple times at the Monterey Jazz Festival.After attending Berklee College of Music on a full scholarship, McCaslin became a sought-after player in New York City. David Bowie saw McCaslin perform as soloist for the Maria Schneider Orchestra and brought in McCaslin’s progressive jazz quartet that came to define Blackstar’s visionary stylistic fusion...