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Ben Makinen: Calendar

May 17, 2009 The Q Denver
May 15, 2009 The Q Denver CO United States
May 10, 2009 Q's Worldly Bar-b-Que Denver CO
May 8, 2009 Fado's Irish Pub Denver
Oct 21, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver

Jazz, Blues & Rock - W/ Ben Makinen, Mark Klagstadt, Bill McCrossen & The Russian Wonder Alex Nekrosov!

Oct 17, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver

College kids and pros battle on stage! Who will go on to the next level? Come watch the ACTION!!!

Oct 14, 2007 Dazzle Super Club Denver
Oct 13, 2007 Denver Turnverein Denver
Sep 26, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver
Sep 26, 2007 Mile High Music
Sep 23, 2007 Marque Club Denver
Sep 23, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse
Sep 19, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver
Sep 18, 2007 Denver Aquarium - Bar
Sep 17, 2007 International Sound Denver
Sep 16, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver

This night is always a blast! Electricity surges through the crowd while impassioned musicians bleed from the heart!!

Sep 15, 2007 Wheat Ridge Lanes Wheat Ridge
Sep 14, 2007 Holliday Bar Morrison

Always a great hang right next to Red Rocks!

Sep 12, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver

Awesome night with many enthusiastic musicians ready to play - thanks to all the cats that drove down from Greely (UNC) to jam!

Sep 5, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver
Sep 2, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse
Aug 29, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver

An Amazing Night! Happy Birthday Charlie Parker and thanks to the 14 trumpet players that came to sit in - I've never heard a longer version of Autumn Leaves!! Gisbert has decided that the tip jar each night is going towards the purchase of a Fender Rhodes for the Jam Session.

Aug 26, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver
Aug 25, 2007 Civic Green Park - Highlands Ranch Highlands Ranch
Aug 23, 2007 Holliday Bar Morrison CO
Aug 22, 2007 Civic Green Park - Highlands Ranch
Aug 19, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver
Aug 16, 2007 Boulder Outlook Hotel Boulder
Aug 12, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver CO
Aug 11, 2007 Pappadeaux's Greenwood Village CO
Aug 10, 2007 Pappadeaux's Greenwood Village CO
Aug 9, 2007 Brown Palace Hotel Denver
Aug 5, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver
Aug 3, 2007 Holliday Bar Morrison CO
Jul 30, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver
Jul 27, 2007 Denver Country Club
Jul 26, 2007 El Chapultepec Too
Jul 25, 2007 El Chapultepec
Jul 22, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse
Jul 20, 2007 El Chapultepec
Jul 19, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver
Jul 15, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse
Jul 12, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver CO
Jul 8, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver
Jul 6, 2007 Parkside Aurora
Jul 5, 2007 El Chapultepec Too Denver
Jul 4, 2007 Pulcinella Ristorante Lafayette
Jul 3, 2007 The Lazy Dog Bar and Grill Boulder
Jul 2, 2007 Pearl St Pub and Cellar Boulder
Jul 1, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse
Jul 1, 2007 7 On Pearl Boulder
Jun 30, 2007 Holliday Bar Morrison
Jun 29, 2007 Piper Inn Denver
Jun 23, 2007 Vines Parker CO
Jun 17, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse
Jun 17, 2007 Sullivan's Steakhouse Denver

Every Sunday!

Jun 16, 2007 Aurora
Jun 13, 2007 Civic Green Park - Highlands Ranch
Dec 31, 2006 The Back Room Denver
Dec 30, 2006 The Supreme Court Denver
Dec 29, 2006 4th And Main Longmont
Dec 27, 2006 Sambuca
Dec 25, 2006 Brown Palace Hotel-Lobby
Dec 24, 2006 Brown Palace Hotel - Lobby
Dec 23, 2006 Bliss Arvada CO
Dec 22, 2006 D Note Arvada
Dec 21, 2006 TBA
Dec 20, 2006 Elway's
Dec 19, 2006 Sambuca
Dec 10, 2006 The Oxford Hotel - Oxford Theatre
Dec 9, 2006 Cool Waves Denver
Dec 4, 2006 KGNU 88.5 FM
Nov 26, 2006 Sambuca Denver
Nov 25, 2006 Nissi's Lafayette
Nov 1, 2006 Sambuca Denver
Oct 28, 2006 El Chapultepec Denver
Oct 27, 2006 El Chapultepec Denver
Oct 24, 2006 Sambuca Denver
Oct 21, 2006 El Chapultepec Denver

Red did not show - he was in Detroit. red holloway will be with us at the Pec next week

We rocked the house w/ Kieth Oxman's sax and Sabatella's originals - Geoff Cooke laid down the smooth bass solos while I set fire to the joint with my fire sticks!! My mom came down to listen with her friend Ciindy from New Orleans - thanks!

Oct 20, 2006 El Chapultepec Denver

What a night for meeting people from the past: shannon, stephen, kay, rachel, and steve - what was wierd is that they all knew each other in some capacity.... The jazz rocked and it snowed at midnight-brrrr!!

Oct 12, 2006 International Sound
Oct 11, 2006 Internatonal Sound
Oct 10, 2006 International Sound
Oct 7, 2006 Bliss Arvada CO USA

T. Ball - euph.
D. Solzberg - bass
B.Makinen - drums

Oct 1, 2006 Sambuca Denver
Sep 27, 2006 Meade Street Station Denver

Vlad Gershivich and Alex Nekrosov are incredibly gifted musicians and it is a pleasure to play with them! The crowd went nuts as we toured through jazz standards, funk, and euro-bop. Special Guest: Tom Ball sat in w/ his euphonium.

Sep 24, 2006 Patrick's Aurora
Aug 4, 2006 Mahogony Ridge Steamboat Springs CO
Aug 3, 2006 Career Enrichment Park Westminster
Jul 30, 2006 Rhumba Boulder
Jul 25, 2006 Riverwalk Center Breckenridge CO
Jul 24, 2006 Holliday Bingo Lakewood

Over $2000 was raised for Robert's hospital expenses. The band closed with a rousing version of The Muppet's "Manuma Na"!!

Jul 21, 2006 Great West-Life Denver

The Cajun Buoys bring their rollicking style of jazz to the office lunch crowd!

Jul 16, 2006 Private Party Rollinsville CO
Jul 15, 2006 Boulder Reservoir Boulder CO
Jul 14, 2006 Nissi's Lafayette CO
Jul 13, 2006 Private Party - Remax of Boulder
Jul 9, 2006 Rhumba Boulder
Jul 5, 2006 Band On The Bricks Boulder
Jul 4, 2006 Civic Park Highlands Ranch
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