MileHighGayGuy Advertiser Shout Out: Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge

Gay-owned and managed Dazzle Restaurant & Lounge presents an authentic Jazz Club experience unlike anything in Colorado.

Named “One of the Top 100 Jazz Club in the World” by Downbeat magazine and “Best Jazz Club” by Westword, Dazzle features a unique and eclectic menu that focuses on great American traditional cuisine with a twist and live performances seven nights a week.

Call for musicians and vocalists: The Tuesday Session

The Tuesday Session takes place from 9 p.m. to midnight every week at Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge and features Dan Schwindt on guitar, Ian Hutchison on bass, Todd Reid on drums, and ... you?!

Local instrumentalists and vocalists are invited to share the stage during The Tuesday Session and take advantage of the opportunity to strut their stuff at one of the "Top 100 Jazz Clubs in the World."

There's no cover for The Tuesday Session and all ages are welcome until 11 p.m.

Denver Restaurant Week: Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge

Denver Restaurant Week is in full swing and I'm looking forward to heading over to gay-owned-and-operated Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge tonight as a guest of the management for some tasty grub and a fabulous show by the Ken Walker Sextet.

Named “One of the Top 100 Jazz Club in the World” by Downbeat magazine and “Best Jazz Club” by Westword, Dazzle features live performances seven nights a week as well as a variety of culinary and cocktail specials.

Starving musicians can even earn a free lunch by playing a song or two with the house band during Dazzle's Friday Lunch Club. How cool is that?

Things to do in Denver when you're gay: Ninth+Lincoln Orchestra at Dazzle

The Ninth+Lincoln Orchestra bridges the gap between jazz tradition and modern musical forms.

The band features the finest performers in Colorado's music scene including members of Future Jazz Project, The Czars, Hamster Theatre, and Jazz Faculty from all of the fine jazz college programs in the region.

Their 2007 debut CD 'Ninth+Lincoln' received 3.5 stars in Downbeat Magazine and you can see them live this Sunday, February 28 at  Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge.

Things to do in Denver when you're gay: Denver Restaurant Week

Denver Restaurant Week 2010 will be held for two weeks, from February 20 – March 5.

Denver Restaurant Week is a two-week celebration of the culinary scene in Denver. Participating restaurants will offer a multi-course dinner for the fixed price of $52.80 for two, or $26.40 for one (not including tax or gratuity).

The gay-owned and operated Dazzle Restaurant and Lounge will be taking part in the event, as will be perennial gay fave Racine's, and you can see a complete list of participating restaurants at www.Denver.org.

Things to do in Denver when you're gay: Tom Harrell Quintet at Dazzle

The Tom Harrell Quintet comes to Denver's Dazzle jazz club February 9-12.

A veteran jazz trumpeter, composer, arranger and bandleader, whose work Newsweek described as “pure melodic genius,” Tom Harrell has steadily garnered international acclaim over the forty-plus years of his career. In 2008, Harrell received his second SESAC Jazz Award for 'Light On', which reached number one on jazz radio charts last fall. A frequent favorite in Down Beat and Jazz Times magazines’ Critics and Readers Polls, Harrell is known for his mellifluous sound and is widely regarded as one of the most stylistically versatile and creative improvisers and composers working today.