The Jazz Masters & Beyond Induction Concert was by all accounts an extraordinary evening of music, personal stories, and emotional inductions. Audiences and performers alike were moved by the love and sense of community felt by all at Paramount Theatre on November 28, 2017. The evening featured performances from East High School’s Sixth Hour Jazz Combo, Charles Burrell, Purnell Steen and his band, Le Jazz Machine, Bill Frisell, Ron Miles, Brian Blade, Dianne Reeves, and Hot Lunch featuring former Earth, Wind, & Fire band members and East High grads Larry Dunn and Philip Bailey.
Jazz Masters & Beyond Inductees:
- Charles Burrell
- Denver East High School Music Program
- Earth, Wind & Fire’s Philip Bailey, Larry Dunn and Andrew Woolfolk
- Bill Frisell
- Ron Miles
- Dianne Reeves
