DENVER — Every Sunday in December, musicians in need of some help will be able to stop by Dazzle in Denver to pick up donated food items.
“As gig workers, unemployment is not able to cover a whole lot for them, so anything we can do to alleviate some of the stress of money and bills and keep them fed, hopefully that will help them out,” said Matt Ruff, general manager of Dazzle, the popular Denver music venue known for live jazz.
The food pantry program is called Bread and Jam. In addition to the donated food items, Dazzle will also host live streamed concerts in order to give artists a paid gig. The next concert, all of which are free to the public, is Saturday, December 12 and features Stafford Hunter celebrating the music of American trumpeter Clark Terry, who would’ve turned 100 on Monday the 14th.