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Five Points Live! had another great year of music, presenting two shows in our newly refreshed home and supporting concerts across Colorado and beyond. We celebrated our 10th season of shows with a big Jazz & Roots event, and we mourned the loss of our friend, local hero, and oft-presented artist Jill Sobule. The year began with Katlan from Transylvania, along with local favorite Zoë Aqua, in a sold-out show at Savoy Denver, a beautiful room near our home. Next up, we booked and supported a tour for Nani Vazana, from Amsterdam, who performed her Nina Simone tribute and Ladino music at Dazzle in Denver, Muse in Lafayette, and two shows in New Mexico. The month of May was to be a short tour with Jill Sobule, which instead turned into an impromptu memorial at Swallow Hill Music after Jill's tragic death, and later we produced a Jillith Fair tribute at Denver JCC. We also presented Ley Line in Carbondale, a finger-style guitar summit at our place, a New Orleans blues bash at Goodman-Roet's Gazebo, and co-produced an Art Pepper Centenary show at Dazzle with Gift of Jazz, featuring special guest Laurie Pepper (Maggie's mom). After a glorious celebration of 10 seasons held at the Savoy, we ended 2025 with a pop-up show by alt-rock royalty Victor Krummenacher. Whew, what a year!
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 Photo by David Weihnacht Founding member of alt-rock band Camper Van Beethoven delights living-room audience Victor Krummenacher co-founded Camper Van Beethoven in 1983, and this fall he passed through Denver touring as bass player with The Third Mind collective with Dave Alvin. He also took the time to stop by and play Five Points Live! - with a borrowed guitar - delivering a strong set of songs and stories in a packed living room show on Tuesday, October 21, to round out a robust, satisfying season of shows. See photos by David Weihnacht above, watch a short video below, and you can even hear an audio recording of the show by Lance Stack.  Photo by John Abramson Photography Commemorating 10 Seasons of Shows on October 4, 2025 We launched Five Points Live! in May of 2016, and on October 4, 2025, we presented a celebration of our 10th season of shows with a special concert honoring the musical history of the neighborhood, and supported by a generous grant from Denver Arts & Venues, and with support from Gift of Jazz. The sold out show at Savoy Denver featured Nani Vazana singing Nina Simone and a hint of JS Bach, plus Ley Line harmonizing on world folk, blues, and funk, and Chantil & The Dukes of Art, a trio led by jazz pianist Chantil Dukart. In addition to these mainstage artists, local fave Laurie Dameron rocked the jazz and blues guitar on the mezzanine. Tickets were just $10 (for 10 years!) and the awesome space at our neighborhood treasure was also activated with the Maiz food truck, craft cocktails and Jakrabbits zero proof beverages, and Thick's local gelato, to help us celebrate a decade of Five Points Live!  Celebrating the life and music of the late Jill SobuleLocal and national artists gathered with friends, fans, and family to remember and celebrate the life of the late Jill Sobule, who died tragically in a house fire in Minnesota on May 1, 2025.  Photo by Doug Gertner Blues Bash features New Orleans and Colorado artists During a rare stretch of chilly, rainy weather on August 24, 2025, a hot blues show happened at the home of Mike Goodman and Emily Roet in Southeast Denver. The Fort Collins-based Cary Morin Duo (Cary Morin and Celeste Di Iorio) brought strong songs and playing. Then Johnny Sansone from New Orleans broke out his harmonica, guitar, and accordion to deliver a fierce set of Mississippi Delta, Cajun, and Chicago blues, joined by surprise guest Nic Clark on a screaming harp. While the gazebo sat damp and empty, inside the house was rocking! Photos below by Doug Gertner and Dan Willging.  The world folk quartet returns to play shows in Denver, Paonia, and Carbondale Once based entirely in Austin, Texas, the members of the world folk quartet Ley Line now reside there, plus in New York and Colorado. The bandmembers converged on the Front Range in July of 2025 for a show at Gilpin Street House Concerts, presented by our friends and mentors, Ellin Rosenthal and Ron Faleide. They next headed to the western slope to open for the Wood Brothers at Big B's Orchard, and they they played a lovely yard show at the home of Joan and Abbott Wallis. Oh, and they'll be back in October! Images below taken at: Big B's Orchard in Paonia, Colo. The home of Joan & Abbott Wallis in Carbondale, Colo. Gilpin Street House Concert in Denver  Photo by David Weihnacht Finger-style guitar summit with Hiroya Tsukamoto and Rich Moore in newly refreshed living room Our July 11, 2025, house concert with Hiroya Tsukamoto and Rich Moore featured two masters of finger-style guitar playing together for the first time. Hiroya is a one-of-a-kind guitarist and composer. Born in Kyoto, Japan, he attended Berklee College of Music and has been performing internationally for over 20 years. Hiroya has released 6 albums and recently placed 2nd in the International Finger Style Guitar Championship. Rich has played our living room many times with his wife and musical partner, Mollie O'Brien, and has played with folks all over the Denver area and beyond including solo, duos, country and western bands, blues bands, studio work - you name it, he's played. Speaking of our living room, after a decade of hosting house concerts, the space was showing signs of so many shows, so we refreshed the floors, tile, counters, and lighting, and we were delighted to welcome a full house to our refreshed home on July 11. Thanks to David Weihnacht for these photos. |
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