The Rainbow Music Hall became one of the nation’s top music showcases, a legend built by the acts that graced its stage, top-notch sound and lighting systems, and a certain intimacy in the 1,400-seat room.
The renowned jazz pianist preserves and plays the music of Denver’s legendary Five Points neighborhood.
The Rolling Stones put their talent on stage in Colorado for the first time on Nov. 29, 1965, when they were still a pop group. Nicholas DeSciose, 19, took on the assignment of shooting the concert.
Dickey Betts, a founding member of the Allman Brothers Band and the fiery guitarist who wrote and sang “Ramblin’ Man,” the group’s biggest hit, died on April 18, 2024. He was 80.
One of the most well-known and sought-after jazz musicians in the world grew up in Denver—Bill Frisell, a guitar great who graduated from Denver East High School in 1969.
Eugene Fodor
Classical violin virtuoso Eugene Fodor was born in Denver and grew up on his family’s ranch in Morrison. He made his solo debut with the Denver Symphony Orchestra at the age of ten and began touring as a soloist and winning numerous national contests while a teenager. Dubbed “the Mick Jagger of the violin,” he made international headlines… more ≫
On Record book series
Each volume of the award-winning On Record series gathers over 200 limited and extraordinary images and 100 interview-based profiles spotlighting an array of musical artists.
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