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Dazzle Jazz

A downtown Denver listening room built around jazz, close-up seating and a three-space layout.

Upcoming shows
94
Address
1080 14th Street, Denver, CO 80202
Phone
(303) 839-5100
Next show
Sun, 15 Nov 2026
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Dazzle Jazz in Denver

About Dazzle Jazz

Dazzle Jazz is a Denver listening room with 140 seats in its main room and capacity for 240 when the adjoining bar and piano lounge join the floor plan. Its current home sits inside the Denver Performing Arts Complex, and its three linked spaces set it apart: a ticketed performance room alongside a social bar and a piano lounge. That arrangement gives a show audience a focused room while keeping a separate perch for food, drinks and lingering.

A restaurant turns to live jazz

Karen Storck and Miles Snyder opened Dazzle in 1997 at 930 Lincoln Street, in the former Fuji En Japanese restaurant. The first version was an eatery and bar whose jazz connection came through Snyder’s record collection. Donald Rossa joined as managing partner in 2001; following the September 11 attacks, he pushed the operation toward live jazz, a decision that became the club’s central artistic turn. Dazzle moved into the Baur’s Building in 2017, then relocated again in August 2023 to the Denver Performing Arts Complex. René Marie opened the new room on August 4, 2023, playing the first night in a space arranged with three seating tiers around the stage.

How the current room works

Jazz anchors the calendar, with blues, R&B, Latin music and other styles alongside it. Dazzle’s stated approach gives substantial space to local artists while bringing in national and international touring acts. The Main Listening Room requires a show ticket and offers food and drinks during performances. The connected Bar and Piano Lounge generally operate without a ticket; music carries into those spaces, while the performance sightline stays in the main room. For concertgoers, the choice is clear: reserve the listening room for the full stage experience, or use the lounge for a looser evening around the music.

Sources

  1. About | Dazzle Denver — Dazzle Denver
  2. Dazzle | Denver Performing Arts Complex — Denver Performing Arts Complex
  3. Quarter Time: Dazzle Celebrates 25 Years — Denver Westword
  4. Popular jazz club Dazzle reopens at the Denver Center for the Performing Arts — CBS Colorado

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