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February 28th, 2025 3:30PM–4:30PM
Eric Ottem Jazz Unit
Balfour Senior Living – Longmont, Colorado
Jazz standards at Balfour Senior Living in beautiful Longmont, Colorado.
March 5th, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz: Eric Ottem
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
Handed a trumpet in sixth grade by his father and band director, Eric Ottem soon grew to be grateful he wasn’t allowed to play drums. Its piercing voice suited his personality while providing others relief from Eric’s endless deluge of metaphors. Compared to reading two staffs at once in his six-year-long attempt to learn the piano, the trumpet’s single clef felt like cheating. Within weeks he was digging into stacks of fake books as if they were illicit magazines, irresistibly drawn to the jazzy melodies of the Great American Songbook. Now, half a century later, Eric has acquired at least fifty trumpets and cannot commit to a single one of them. He is, however, committed to those songs that crackled on radios decades before he was born, songs later resurrected by the small jazz combos of the Fifties and Sixties where Eric’s musical soul resides.
This month, Eric joins First Wednesday Jazz host Vic Dillahay for an exploration of the music of Miles Davis.
March 28th, 2025 3:30PM–4:30PM
Eric Ottem Jazz Unit
Balfour Senior Living – Longmont, Colorado
Jazz standards at Balfour Senior Living in beautiful Longmont, Colorado.
April 2nd, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz: Nico Steffens
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
Saxophonist Nico Steffens (Kosnoco) and Vic play originals and standards.
April 4th, 2025 3:30PM–4:30PM
Eric Ottem Jazz Unit
Balfour Senior Living – Longmont, Colorado
Jazz standards at Balfour Senior Living in beautiful Longmont, Colorado.
April 26th, 2025
Exhibit Opening
Private Event – Fort Collins, Colorado
May 7th, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz: Vic and Doug Jazz Duo
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
Vic Dillahay and Doug Carmichael are a jazz duo hailing from Longmont, Colorado, blending their unique musical talents to create a captivating soundscape that draws in audiences across the Front Range. Known for their seamless chemistry and improvisational spirit, Vic, a seasoned guitarist, and Doug, a soulful saxophonist, bring a vibrant energy to every performance. Their music is a heartfelt journey through jazz standards, soulful blues, and funky covers, each piece interwoven with spontaneity and passion that keep listeners on their toes.
May 23rd, 2025 3:30PM–4:30PM
Eric Ottem Jazz Unit
Balfour Senior Living – Longmont, Colorado
Jazz standards at Balfour Senior Living in beautiful Longmont, Colorado.
May 26th, 2025 7:00AM–11:30AM
BOLDERBoulder with the Eric Ottem Jazz Unit
13th & Balsam – Boulder, Colorado
The Jazz Unit returns to Boulder’s world-class 10K, playing for the 50,000+ participants at the race’s 6km mark.
June 4th, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
Dry Land Distillers’ First Wednesday Jazz keeps it local, just like their spirits. Each month, host Vic Dillahay (guitar) is joined by a different player from Northern Colorado’s jazz scene and together they delve into jazz standards, original compositions, and free improvisations. Come enjoy expertly crafted jazz along with your expertly crafted cocktail.
July 2nd, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz: Vic Dillahay and Tim Carmichael
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
Joining Vic this month is his long-time collaborator Tim Carmichael, a professional electric and acoustic upright bassist from Colorado. Tim studied at the University of Colorado in Boulder and Metropolitan State College of Denver with a focus on classical and jazz studies and has taught private lessons for over 20 years.
Together, they’ll play new tunes and old favorites from over 20 years of collaborations.
July 5th, 2025
20 Years of Full-time Music
August 6th, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
September 3rd, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz: Art Pepper Centenary with the Vic and Doug Jazz Duo
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
In honor of the 100th anniversary of Art Pepper’s birth, the Vic and Doug Jazz Duo play tunes associated with the alto sax legend.
October 1st, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
November 5th, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
50th of Koln.
December 3rd, 2025 7:00PM–8:30PM
First Wednesday Jazz
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado
Earlier This Year
January 24th, 2025
Eric Ottem Jazz Unit
Balfour Senior Living – Longmont, Colorado
February 5th, 2025
First Wednesday Jazz: Vic and Doug Jazz Duo
Dry Land Distillers – Longmont, Colorado