FEB
1 ELEKTROHORNZ DEBUT SINGLE RELEASE: “Not Far From Here (Remix)”
8 Performance: DEKtette Swing Band @ Little America Dance Club 7-10pm – Cheyenne, WY
10 Clinic: Brass Section @ Denver School of the Arts – Denver, CO
13 Performance: Wil Swindler Elevenet “Birth of the Cool” @ Dazzle 6:30 & 9pm – Denver, CO
14 Performance: Chris Daniels @ Valentine’s Festival 6:30-8:30pm – Loveland, CO
25 ELEKTROHORNZ SINGLE RELEASE: “Phat 2ooze Day”
25 Performance: Chris Daniels @ Mardi Gras Festival 3:30-5pm – Keystone, CO
JAN 2020
1 DKO CD RELEASE: “The Best of 25 Years”
4 Performance: Quemando Salsa Band @ La Rumba 10:30pm-1am – Denver, CO
6-12 New Orleans, LA – 8 Ableton Clinic: “Modernize Your Jazz with Ableton Live” @ Jazz Education Network Conference
16 Performance: Bob Montgomery Little Big Band @ Dazzle 7-9pm – Denver, CO
18 Performance: Quemando Salsa Band @ Live@Jacks 5-8pm – Denver, CO
25 Private Event: Deep Cuts (from Los Angeles) – Mercury Cafe – Denver, CO
31 Performance: Pete Lewis Electric Band @ Muse 7-9pm – Lafayette, CO
DEC
3 Workshop: Denver Ableton User Group @ Live@Jacks 6:30-8pm – Denver, CO
7 Workshop: “Sonic Tonic: Barry White” @ Romero’s K9 Club & Tap Room 5-6pm – Lafayette, CO
7 Performance: DKO ElektroHornz @ Romero’s K9 Club & Tap Room 8-11pm – Lafayette, CO
20 Private Party: Woody Herman Big Band w Stu Jackson 7-10pm – Denver, CO
31 Performance: Quemando Salsa Band NYE Party @ Source Hotel 9pm-1am – Denver, CO
NOV
4 Recording: DJ DKO w Badda Boom Brass Band @ Mighty Fine Studios 6-10pm – Denver, CO
5 Workshop: Denver Ableton User Group @ Live@Jacks 6:30-8pm – Denver, CO
9 Performance: DEKtette Swing Band @ Cheyenne Dance Club 7-10pm – Cheyenne, WY
15 Clinic: R&B Ensemble & Salsa Ensemble @ Kent Denver 10:15-2pm – Cherry Hills, CO
15 Performance: Quemando Salsa Band @ St. Julien Hotel 6:30-9:30pm – Boulder, CO
16 Private Event: DJ DKO @ Best Buddies Fundraiser – Denver, CO
OCT
1 Workshop: Denver Ableton User Group @ Live@Jacks 6:30-8pm – Denver, CO
3 Performance: DJ DKO ElectroHornz @ Your Mom’s House – Denver, CO
5 Private Event: Raising Cain @ Boulder, CO
6 Performance: DJ DKO @ Romero’s “Hair of the Dog” Brunch 2-5pm – Lafayette, CO
6 Performance: DJ DKO w Pete Lewis Electric Band @ Muse 7-9pm – Lafayette, CO
12 Private Event: Raising Cain @ Tabernash, CO
16 Performance: DJ DKO ElectroHornz @ Roxy Broadway – Denver, CO
19 Performance: DJ DKO @ CHBA Casino Night Fundraiser 6-10pm – Golden, CO
20 Workshops: DJ DKO @ Ableton Spaces Event @ Cervantes 12-9pm – Denver, CO
21 Clinic: R&B Ensemble @ Kent Denver 12:40-2pm – Cherry Hills, CO
SEPT
6 Recording: DKO ElektroHornz “Not Far From Here (remix)” @ DKO Studios 2-3:30pm – Westminster, CO
7 Performance: Montage @ Ft. Lupton 11am-12pm – Ft. Lupton, CO
7 Private Event: Motones @ Denver Hyatt
8 Performance: Los Bohemios @ Boulder Pride Fest 2:15-3:15pm – Boulder, CO
14 Private Event: Jordan Kahn Music Company @ Columbine Country Club 8-11pm – Littleton, CO
21 Private Event: Elan Artists @ Chaparral Ranch 6:30-11:30pm – Woody Creek, CO
22 Performance: Los Bohemios @ 1:45-2:30pm – Laramie, WY
28 Private Event: Raising Cain @ Tabernash, CO
AUG
6 Performance: Latin Jazz Trio @ Adrift Tiki Bar 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
9 Performance: Mark Oblinger CD Release Party 7-10pm – Denver, CO
10 Performance: DJ DKO “Old Skool ElectroFunk Anniversary Party!” @ Romeros K9 Club 7-10pm – Lafayette, CO
15 Recording: Pete Lewis Electric Band @ Muss 7-9pm – Lafayette, CO
17 Private Event: Vali Entertainment @ Beano’s Cabin 8pm-12am – Avon, CO
19 Recording: DKO Rhythm Section @ The Wrecking Room 4:30-6:30pm – Lyons, CO
25 Performance: NOFX Symphonic Punk Rock Show & Beer Festival @ Red Rocks 8pm – Morrison, CO
26 Recording: DKO Horn Section @ DKO Studios 10am-1pm – Westminster, CO
28 Private Event: Jordan Kahn Music Company @ Hotel Jerome 8:30-10pm – Aspen, CO
29 Performance: DJ DKO Griz Pre Show Event @ Your Mom’s House – Denver, CO
31 Private Event: Raising Cain@ Salida, CO
JULY
1-5 Monterey, CA
6 Private Event: Raising Cain @ Sedalia, CO
9 Public Event: Rocky Mountain Synth Meetup @ Tilt Arcade – Louisville, CO
12 Performance: Quemando 10pc Salsa Band @ St. Julien Hotel 6:30-9:30pm – Boulder, CO
13 Private Event: Jerry Kahn Music Company from Dallas TX @ Private Event 6:30-10pm – Vail, CO
16 Performance: Latin Jazz Trio @ Adrift Tiki Bar 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
18 Sonic Tonic Experience: “Funky Horn Bands”@ Muse 6:30-8:30pm – Lafayette, CO
20 Private Event: Motones @ Aspen, CO
22 Sonic Tonic Experience: “Steely Dan”@ Berkeley Untapped 6:30-8:30pm – Denver, CO
23 Performance: Latin Jazz Trio @ Adrift Tiki Bar 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
24 Performance: Montage @ Streets at Southglenn 6:30-8pm – Denver, CO
25 Performance: Los Bohemios @ Thornton Park 6-8pm – Thornton, CO
26 Performance: DKO 5pc @ Vail Jazz at Riverwalk Concert Series 6-8pm – Edwards, CO
27 Performance: Pete Lewis Electric Band @ Muse 7-9pm – Lafayette, CO
JUNE
1 Performance: Quemando 10pc Salsa Band @ La Rumba 10:30pm-1am – Denver, CO
2 Performance: H2 Big Band w Rene Marie @ Estes Park Jazz Festival 1:50-3:10pm – Estes Park, CO
6 Performance: DKO Horns w Bruce Springsteen Tribute @ Parker Days 9:30-10:30pm – Parker, CO
7 Performance: Montage @ Shanahan’s 6-10pm Denver Tech Center – Greenwood Village, CO
8 Private Event: Raising Cain @ Beaver Creek, CO
14 Performance: Quemando 10pc Salsa Band @ St. Julien Hotel 6:30-9:30pm – Boulder, CO
18 Private Event: Raising Cain @ St. Julien Hotel 7-11pm – Boulder, CO
24 Sonic Tonic Masterclass: “Stevie Wonder”@ Berkeley Untapped 6-9pm – Denver, CO
27 Performance: Los Bohemios @ Park Concert 6-8pm – Aurora, CO
29 Private Event: DJ DKO @ 60th Bday Party – Denver, CO
30 Private Event: DKO Jazz Quartet & DJ DKO @ Lakehouse 11:30am-3pm – Evergreen, CO
MAY
4 Performance: DJ DKO Quartet “May The Horse Be With You” Star Wars / Kentucky Derby Event @ Romeros K9 Club 4-7pm – Lafayette, CO
5 Performance: Church Gig 10am – Aurora, CO
7 “Sonic Tonic” FREE Live Masterclass “Learn To Listen Like A Big Band Musician” @ Blair-Caldwell Library in Five Points 10:30am-12:00pm – Denver, CO
10 Performance: CJRO Big Band “Tribute to Maynard Ferguson” @ Rialto Theater 7:30pm – Loveland, CO
11 Performance: Conjunto Colores Latin Jazz @ Sheraton 5:30-7pm – Denver, CO
11 Performance: CJRO Big Band “Tribute to Maynard Ferguson” @ Arvada Center 7:30pm – Arvada, CO
14 Performance: DJ DKO Trio @ Adrift 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
16 “Sonic Tonic” FREE Live Masterclass “Learn To Listen Like A Jazz Musician” @ Craft Coworking Lounge (2nd Floor at The Lydian Bldg) 6:30-8:30pm – Denver, CO
18 “Sonic Tonic” FREE Live Masterclass “Learn To Listen Like A Jazz Musician”@ Five Points Jazz Festival / Blair-Caldwell Library 3rd Floor Foyer 11-11:45am – Denver, CO
18 Performance: DKO 8pc Band @ Five Points Jazz Festival (Outdoors on Plaza Stage) 1-2pm – Denver, CO
18 Performance: Rockslide Private Event @ Broomfield, CO
28 Performance: DJ DKO Duo @ Adrift 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
APRIL
9 Performance: DKO Trio @ Adrift 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
10-12 Convention: Juice Plus+ @ Sacramento, CA
13 Clinic: Jazz Day @ Cheyenne Mtn Jr High 8:30am-12:30pm – Colorado Springs, CO
13 Performance: Chris Daniels 35th Anniversary Concert @ Boulder Theater 8pm – Boulder, CO
23 Workshop: Ableton Class @ TBA – Las Cruces, NM
24-26 Performance/Adjudication: DKO 8pc @ Onate Jazz Festival – Las Cruces, NM
27 Performance: DJ DKO @ Friendship Walk Fundraiser 9am-12pm Berkeley Part – Denver, CO
30 Performance: DJ DKO Duo @ Adrift 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
MARCH
1 Performance: Denver Brass New Orleans Street Band 6:30-8:30pm – Denver, CO
5 Performance: Hazel Miller Band 5-7:30pm – Breckenridge, CO
8 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Grandview HS 10am-1pm – Centennial, CO
16 DKO Live Workshop: Funk’d Up Jazz Camp @ Muse Performance Space 10am-4pm – Lafayette, CO
16 Performance: Rockslide Band @ Private Event 7-11pm – Granby, CO
21 Performance: Wil Swindler’s Elevenet @ Nocturne Jazz Club 7-10:30pm – Denver, CO
26 Performance: DJ DKO @ Adrift 7:30-9:30pm – Denver, CO
FEBRUARY
9 DKO Live Workshop: Funk’d Up Jazz Camp@ Mesa Ridge HS 10am-4pm – Colorado Springs, CO
16 DKO Live Workshop: Funk’d Up ‘Bone Camp@ Muse Performance Space 10am-4pm – Lafayette, CO
28 Jazz Jam @ Bear Creek Distillery 6-9pm – Denver, CO
JANUARY 2019
5 DKO Live Workshop: Funk’d Up Jazz Camp @ Muse Performance Space 10am-1pm – Lafayette, CO
18 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Grandview HS 10am-1pm – Centennial, CO
18 Performance: Frankie Valli @ Paramount Theater 8pm – Denver, CO
25 Exhibit: DKO Band/DJ/Workshops @ Colorado Performing Arts Jamboree 10am-3pm – Jeffco Fairgrounds
25-26 Conference: CMEA @ Broadmoor Hotel – Colorado Springs, CO
DECEMBER
1 Performance: H2 Big Band feat. Darius Rucker @ Vilar Center 8pm – Beaver Creek, CO
2 SPECIAL PUBLIC EVENT for Denver Ableton User Group with 4 Certified Trainers!
James Patrick (Slam Academy Minneapolis) Mr. Bill, Serafin Sanchez, & DJ DKO Performance @ Black Box 6-10pm – Denver, CO
3 Performance: David Caffey Big Band @ Dazzle 7pm – Denver, CO
4 Performance: CJRO Big Band Christmas Show @ Rialto Theater 7:30pm – Loveland, CO
5 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Cheyenne Mountain Junior High 1-3pm – Colorado Springs, CO
6 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Heritage HS 12-2pm – Littleton, CO
6 Performance: CJRO Big Band Christmas Show @ Lakewood Cultural Center 7:30pm – Lakewood, CO
7 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Mesa Ridge HS 1:35-2:45 – Colorado Springs, CO
8 Performance: Guest Director for Pikes Peak Middle School Jazz Band – Colorado Springs, CO
14 Performance: Brass Quintet @ Regis Graduation – Colorado Convention Center 6-8pm – Denver, CO
14 Performance: A Colorado Christmas w Colorado Symphony @ Boettcher Concert Hall 7:30pm – Denver, CO
15 Performance: A Colorado Christmas w Colorado Symphony @ Boettcher Concert Hall 2:30pm – Denver, CO
15 Performance: A Colorado Christmas w Colorado Symphony @ Boettcher Concert Hall 6:00pm – Denver, CO
16 Performance: A Colorado Christmas w Colorado Symphony @ Boettcher Concert Hall 1:00pm – Denver, CO
15 DKO Live Workshop: Funk’d Up Music Production @ Muse Performance Space 10am-1pm – Lafayette, CO
15 Performance: Conjunto Colores 12pc Salsa Band @ La Rumba 10:30pm – Denver, CO
29 DKO Live Workshop: Funk’d Up Music Production @ Muse Performance Space 10am-1pm – Lafayette, CO
31 New Years Eve: Milestone @ Boulderado Hotel 8pm-12:30am – Boulder, CO
NOV 2018
6 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Cherry Creek HS 1-2:40pm – Greenwood Village, CO
7 Clinic: Denver Ableton User Group @ TechHub 7-8:30pm – Denver, CO
8 Clinic: Ableton Drum Loop Techniques @ Musician’s Institute 1-3pm – Hollywood, CA
9-11 Conference: Ableton Loop Event – Los Angeles, CA
13 Performance: Conjunto Colores Latin Jazz @ Denver Museum of Nature & Science – Denver, CO
16 Clinic: Jazz Ensemble @ Grandview HS 10am-1pm – Centennial, CO
25 Performance: CJRO Big Band Christmas Show @ PACE Center 2pm – Parker, CO
26 Clinic: Special Guest for Boulder Ableton User Group @ KMG 7:30-9:30pm – Boulder, CO
28 Clinic: Midnight Blue Jazz Camp @ Mountain View HS 5-7:30pm – Loveland, CO
29 Private Event: Barron Steffen Big Band @ Mile High Station – Denver, CO
PAST LOCATIONS & EVENTS
Legacy HS @ Nissis – Lafayette CO
Colorado Springs Jazz Festival
Phoenix Ableton User Group
Honolulu Easy Music Center
Boulder Ableton User Group
TMEA Texas Music Educators Association Convention
San Francisco Ableton User Group
NAMM National Association of Music Merchants
Atlanta Ableton User Group
Georgia Tech
Georgia State Univ
Kennesaw State Univ
Univ of Nevada Las Vegas
Univ of Colorado Denver
Univ of Denver Rafael Mendez Institute
Jefferson Academy Elementary Charter – Westminster CO
San Mateo HS – San Francisco CA
Grandview HS – Centennial CO