LOCATION: Nocturne - 1330 27th St
CATEGORY: Music
PAST DATE AND TIME:
- Saturday, Dec 12, 2020 7pm - 8pm
Every Saturday night we open the Nocturne kitchen and make a delicious three-course meal for two (created by our award winning culinary team) that we invite you to enjoy while you enjoy our weekly Live-Stream.
This week we feature The Spencer Zweifel Quintet feat. Briana Harris - alto, Joel Harris - tenor, Seth Lewis - bass, Brian Claxton - drums. This dynamic ensemble combines strong individual playing into a cohesive group sound. Inspired by the classic quintets led by Charles Mingus, Horace Silver, Chick Corea and Dave Holland, Zweifel’s quintet draws from all corners of the jazz world. Swing, hard bop, free music, and the Great American Songbook come together for an exciting and fresh musical experience. The majority of the repertoire is originals by the band supplemented with standards that have personal meaning to the members. In September of 2020, the group tracked their first full-length record.
Since forming his first group at age 16, Spencer Zweifel has become a regular member of the Front Range music scene. Zweifel has performed in a wide variety of genres, including with the Brian Claxton Quintet, the funk-pop band Swerve, the Manabi Salsa Band, and the Burroughs. Coming up in the Fort Collins jazz scene, Zweifel performed regularly in the house bands at both Ace Gillett’s and Jay’s Bistro. He leads his own quintet and organ trio, both which perform throughout Colorado.
Spencer graduated in 2019 with a degree in jazz studies from the University of Northern Colorado and won ‘Best pop/rock soloist’ in the 2018 Downbeat Magazine student awards. Spencer is currently pursuing a Master’s in jazz studies at William Paterson University, where he has studied with Bill Charlap, Aaron Diehl, and Geoffrey Keezer. In 2020, Spencer moved back to Colorado, where he completed writing and recording his first quintet record as a leader.
Nearby Galleries + Studio Buildings
- The Rocketspace, Bandspaces LLC
2711 Larimer St (161 feet NE) - Visions West Contemporary
2605 Walnut St (449 feet W) - NO VACANCY 2023
2550 Larimer St (509 feet SW) - William Matthews
2540 Walnut St (619 feet SW) - Artists Amongst Us
2560 Blake St (700 feet W)
Nearby Places to Eat + Drink
- Noble Riot
1336 27th St (40 feet NW) - Tammen's Fish Market
2669 Larimer St (81 feet SW) - Vero
2669 Larimer St (81 feet SW) - Denver Central Market
2669 Larimer St (94 feet S) - American Bonded
2706 Larimer St (206 feet E)
Nearby Murals
- Collaboration: Detour + Carmen
Nocturne (21 feet NW) - DINKC, Shitty Kitten, Esic
Alley 2 - Denver Central Market (78 feet W) - Molly Bounds + Sidney Masuga
Eden's Alley - Denver Central Market (88 feet W) - Karma Leigh, Miss Meeg
Alley 2 - Denver Central Market (121 feet SW) - Anna Charney, Kendall Kippley, Megan Walker, Waveform.exp
Denver Central Market - Roof (127 feet W)