City Park Jazz is proud to announce our lineup for our landmark 40th annual summer series and Celebration of Community!
City Park Jazz is a “celebration of community” that began in 1986 featuring only local musicians. Sunday evenings throughout the summer see anywhere from 8,000 to 12,000 neighbors from City Park neighborhoods—and all over Colorado—enjoying the amazing talent that calls the Centennial State home, all free of charge. A selection of carefully curated vendors and diverse food trucks round out this family-friendly festival atmosphere!
“Forty years ago, a small group of music lovers had a simple idea: bring great jazz to the park and let the community gather around it,” says Andy Bercaw, President of the City Park Jazz Board of Directors. “What has grown from that idea is something none of us could have imagined. This 40th season is a celebration of every musician who has graced our stage, every volunteer who has shown up, and every neighbor who has spread a blanket on the grass and made CPJ part of their summer. We can’t wait to do it all again.”
Our 2026 lineup features some of Denver’s most beloved performers across genres, from jazz and blues to Latin rhythms, brass, and beyond. This season’s acts include the incomparable voice of Denver, Hazel Miller and the Collective; Shane Endsley and the Denver Municipal Band; the fiery Conjunto Colores; and our returning fan-favorite, the Brass Band Extravaganza—featuring the Bourbon Brass Band and Bada Boom Brass Band, just to name a few.
As part of our 40th anniversary celebration, each show this summer will include a special tribute honoring past CPJ contributors as well as CPJ performers-in-memoriam—beloved members of our community whose artistry and dedication helped make City Park Jazz what it is today. Further details on these tributes will be announced as the season approaches.
We're also thrilled to announce that we’re doing a test run of a new shuttle bus service as part of our ongoing commitment to making City Park Jazz accessible to everyone! We’re going to start with two shows this season, July 5 and Aug. 9. The shuttle is specifically for attendees with mobility and disability-related needs. Shuttles will pick up passengers at the lots for the Denver Museum of Nature & Science and the Denver Zoo, dropping off directly at the accessible entrance to the Pavilion, and then in reverse at the end of the show. Stay tuned—we'll share more details closer to the start of the season!
To support all this excitement, we especially need concert volunteers and sponsors! City Park Jazz is a volunteer-run event (and a 501(c)3 charitable organization) and we need YOU to make it happen. Space is limited. Visit www.CityParkJazz.org/volunteer2 for more information regarding volunteer and sponsorship opportunities, or to make a donation.
This year, the season spans 10 Sunday evenings from 6–8 p.m. starting June 7, 2026. The free concerts are staged at the City Park Pavilion.* For more information, bios and photos of each act, please visit www.CityParkJazz.org.
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Chris Daniels and the Kings with Freddi Gowdy performing at City Park Jazz in 2023
Photo by Sammy Emerson Photography
City Park Jazz produces 10 FREE jazz concerts each summer in City Park.
Whether you're coming for the music, food, or friends, City Park Jazz is the ground upon which community is built.
Check out our interview from 2019 on Colorado&Company! City Park Jazz is a city tradition unlike any other. Celebrate jazz and community each Sunday in Summer at City Park. Learn more and check out the full calendar of performers at www.CityParkJazz.org.
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Volunteers make City Park Jazz possible. Volunteers started City Park Jazz in 1986 and today, they keep our concert series free and fun for the entire family.
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City Park Jazz is a non-profit Denver organization that relies solely on sponsorships, grants, and donations. With your help we can ensure the continuation of this summer concert series.
