Live Jazz in Denver

Thu, Jun 11, 6:00 PM

The Adam Gang Quartet - Original Works

Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club / RiNo / Map

Dynamic saxophonist, composer, and educator Adam Gang returns to the Nocturne stage for a special Thursday night show featuring his stellar quartet ( Tim Wendel - Guitar, Patrick McDevitt - Bass, Dru Heller - Drums). Adam's book of original music spans multiple genres and has a number of influences, from Middle Eastern, to straight ahead jazz, classical and folk music. This book of original music focuses on memorable and moving melodies that draw the listener into a musical story full of expression and emotion. A dynamic saxophonist and music educator, Adam Gang performs across Colorado and currently serves on faculty at the University of Denver's Lamont School of Music teaching Saxophone and Jazz Improvisation & Composition. Adam has shared stages with Gabriel Mervine, Blessing Bled Chimanga, Henrique De Almeida, Brad Goode, Braxton Kahn, Tom Amend, Wil Swindler, and Vlad Girshevich, among many others. He has also performed with The Temptations, The Four Tops, The Annie Booth Big Band, Remy Le Boeuf’s Assembly of Shadows, the Colorado Symphony Orchestra, the Central City Opera, the Colorado Springs Philharmonic, and the Colorado Jazz Repertory Orchestra. As a leader, Adam has released two original albums, Where Does This Find You (2024, Ninjazz Records) and A Few Things (2025, Ninjazz Records). Supported by a Pathways to Jazz grant, his upcoming 2026 project will reimagine Chopin's nocturnes for jazz (which were premiered at Nocturne Jazz and Supper Club.

Wed, Jul 8, 5:00 PM

Remy Le Boeuf Quintet

Nocturne Jazz & Supper Club / RiNo / Map

Fresh off his recent Grammy Award win, saxophonist and composer Remy Le Boeuf returns to the Nocturne stage to host a special evening of original modern jazz shaped by strong melodies, deep interplay, and adventurous improvisation. Remy is joined by Dave Devine - Guitar, Patrick McDevitt - Bass, Jack Dunlevie - Piano and Dru Heller - Drums. Le Boeuf is the founder of the jazz orchestra, Assembly of Shadows, and the Chief Conductor of the Nordkraft Big Band. He has worked with a range of collaborators including the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra with Wynton Marsalis, Linda Oh, HAIM, JACK Quartet, Dayna Stephens, and his twin brother Pascal, with whom he co-leads the experimental quintet, Le Boeuf Brothers. Le Boeuf's list of honors include commissions from Chamber Music America, and the Symphonic Jazz Orchestra, as well as 7 ASCAP Young Composer Awards, the BMI Charlie Parker Jazz Prize, and the Copland House Residency Award. Le Boeuf is the Director of Jazz and Commercial Music Studies at the University of Denver’s Lamont School of Music.