Ruff said its new lease will cost “about a third of our current one” and run for nine years with the city. Talk to Donald.”ĭazzle is also selling $1,000 per-chair sponsorships to raise funds for the space’s renovation. A hand-written sign in purple marker, taped to the long bar, reads: “$5,000? Sponsor this artwork… it’s still under construction. Wires and heating ducts hang down from the open ceiling.
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A clear plastic crate of additional records, spanning 1940s big band to ’70s free jazz, sits on a side table. On the right side is a Listen More wall, which contains slots for three dozen vinyl LPs that can be borrowed and returned and replaced with new donations (by trusted folks, of course) as with a Little Free Library. Saxy’s current view.ĭazzle’s new space is homier than its current one, and staff want to make sure it looks that way upon first entering. Window wraps that bleed in a subtle gradient from red to blue will echo Dazzle’s new logo, Dawkins said, and eventually cover up Mr. His home currently lacks the signifiers of a club - the comfy seats, the fixtures and design elements that leap out from concept images. Saxy’s stance facing the floor-to-ceiling window along 14th Street, silently wailing as pedestrians and cars stream through the Denver Theater District, as the area is called. (ArtHouse)Īs Dawkins showed off the room, she stopped to regard Mr. The new stage at Dazzle jazz club will feature an overhanging, redesigned logo, courtesy of Denver’s ArtHouse Design. The layout is designed in some ways to mimic the two-room format of its former Capitol Hill location, with the stage on the right side (when walking in from the street) and a 10-seat bar and lounge area on the left, according to the architectural renderings. Leading with the circular, understated logo from by Denver’s ArtHouse Design, the new Dazzle features architecture by Perkins+Will and is being built by Loomis Improvements Inc. She said Dazzle is set to open sometime in the first quarter of 2023. “We are still booking and selling tickets regardless of when the opening date is, and we’ve left a couple different spots in the calendar open for the grand opening, where we can put in some special shows,” said Kelley Dawkins, Dazzle’s marketing director, during a Dec. He’s waiting on permits for construction workers and other craftspeople - and eventually audiences and artists - to rejoin him. A fundraiser brought him into the new space, on the corner of 14th and Arapahoe streets at the former Onyx nightclub. The location doesn’t yet match its sleek renderings, and Mr. The new space is coming along nicely, if slowly. “We thought 2020 was the year that Dazzle was finally going to make money,” co-owner Matt Ruff said in August. The owners of the 25-year-old Denver club in August said they would decamp from the historic Baur’s Building to the Denver Performing Arts Complex, about two blocks northwest of Baur’s in downtown Denver, to cut soaring costs.įoot traffic has not returned to downtown the way it needs to, co-owner Donald Rossa said, and rent and maintenance at the current Baur’s space averages about $400 per hour. The 5 1/2-foot tall sculpture, which depicts a steely, abstract figure playing a saxophone, is the only full-time resident at Dazzle Jazz’s new location. We can’t wait to see the space in person.Thursday, June 15th 2023 Home Page Close Menu Here is a sneak peek at the space (and new logo!). Moving into the Arts Complex will allow Dazzle to continue offering over a dozen shows a week – but the super exciting news is they will also be able to expand their booking capabilities. “We’re all excited about the unique twist Dazzle can provide to our neighborhood’s cultural life.”ĭazzle’s mission is to meld community and culture with intimate music and arts experiences, as well as bring audiences the best jazz and improvised music from around the world. “Dazzle’s record of success is a terrific complement to programming at the Arts Complex,” said Ginger White, Executive Director of Denver Arts & Venues.
Dazzle plans to move into their new home just in time to celebrate the winter holidays and pack the opening month with performances by Colorado artists as a celebration of our state’s rich and talented musicians. Dazzle, Colorado’s premier independently-owned jazz venue, will take over the vacant space at 1080 14th Street this winter. Dazzle and Denver Arts & Venues have announced that Dazzle will be moving to the Denver Performing Arts Complex.
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