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SUMMARY:The Rico Jones Group feat. Brad Goode\, Essiet Essiet\, and Sylvia
  Cuenca
LOCATION:Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club\, 1330 27th Street\, Denver\, CO
DESCRIPTION:Saxophonist and composer Rico Jones is joined by is joined by 
 mentors and collaborators trumpeter Brad Goode (trumpet)\, Essiet Essiet 
 (bass) Sylvia Cuenca (drums) to present Bearer of the Awakening . This co
 llection of music moves through ballads\, swing\, blues\, gospel\, Afro-d
 iasporic rhythms\, and open improvisation and was conceived as both a mus
 ical journey and a larger poetic statement\, the music explores prayer\, 
 identity\, ancestry\, mentorship\, healing\, faith\, love\, and our relat
 ionship with the Creator\, ultimately reflecting on the sacredness of lif
 e and our responsibility to future generations. A Colorado native now bas
 ed in Harlem's Sugar Hill\, Rico Jones is a saxophonist\, composer\, and 
 bandleader who began playing in the gospel band at Denver's Cure d'Ars Ch
 urch at 13\, and that spiritual grounding still shapes his sound. He's st
 udied with George Coleman\, Sonny Rollins\, Bobby Watson\, and Vincent He
 rring and holds bachelor's and master's degrees from the Manhattan School
  of Music. He has performed with the Mingus Big Band\, Jeff 'Tain' Watts\
 , Esperanza Spalding\, Terence Blanchard\, and Joe Lovano\, headlined the
  Kennedy Center's Mary Lou Williams Jazz Festival\, and made his Blue Not
 e NYC debut in 2025. His debut album BloodLines (Giant Step Arts\, 2025) 
 earned four stars from DownBeat and a place on the magazine's Best Albums
  of 2025 list. Thursday Show Times: Set 1 - 6:30-7:45pm | Set 2 - 8:30-9:
 45 Reservation Information: Main level and mezzanine tables are reserved 
 for Di…\nTickets/details: https://nocturnejazz.com/music/16-uncategorised
 /4884-the-rico-jones-quintet-2\nMore: https://lodo.com/events/1535749
URL:https://lodo.com/events/1535749
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