July 2024Jazz in Five Points

headerFive Points, once known as Harlem of the West, attracted the likes of notable jazz musicians such as Duke Ellington and Billie Holiday and was also home to over 90 percent of Denver’s Black population by 1920.Since then, jazz has been deeply woven into the neighborhood’s identity, culminating annually with the Five Points Jazz Festival. Explore the impact of Jazz in Five Points with library resources available to all ages.denlib.org/jazz-fpFreegal+ Music:denlib.org/stream-jazzlogo
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