“And Miles said he was on board with it, because Miles taught me about jazz. “I said, ‘We’re going to celebrate being American, and our original art form is jazz,'” he told Westword in January, when Dazzle officially celebrated its 25th anniversary. That’s when Rossa decided that Dazzle needed to start hosting live jazz. Dazzle quickly became a favorite spot for happy hours and late-night gatherings (since it was just a block from the Westword office, we were regulars), but that September 11, as news came in of the terrorist acts on the East Coast, the scene was much more somber. In 2001, Donald Rossa, who'd previously worked for the Fourth Story, Piatti and Sfuzzi restaurants, was brought in as a managing partner. While it didn't present live music, Snyder created a soundtrack for Dazzle with jazz CDs from his extensive home music collection. Sometime in late November, Dazzle will pack up and leave its current home downtown, moving just two blocks away to 1080 14th Street, where it will become a tenant of the Denver Performing Arts Complex in a decade-long lease with Denver Arts & Venues, which operates the city-owned complex.Īt a time when many venues are struggling and some have given up altogether, including iconic jazz club El Chapultepec, this deal sounds particularly sweet.ĭazzle got its start 25 years ago, when Karen Storck and Miles Snyder opened a restaurant/bar at 930 Lincoln Street, in the former home of Fuji En, a Japanese restaurant. Denver and Dazzle will soon be making some beautiful music together.
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