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Meet the Musicians

Art Bouton

Art Bouton

CJRO Founder and Executive Director

Art Bouton is first call saxophonist and woodwind performer throughout the Western U.S.

Jared Cathey

Jared Cathey

Woodwinds

Award winning composer and arranger Jared Cathey is a creative and versatile multi-woodwindist and educator who has been primarily based in....

Dawn Kramer

Dawn Kramer

Trumpet

Dawn Kramer is a freelance trumpet player in the Denver area. She is currently a member of the...

Shane Endsley

Shane Endsley

Trumpet

The child of symphony musicians, Shane Endsley grew up immersed in the sound of trumpet...

John Mathews

John Mathews

Trombone

John Mathews plays trombone in the CJRO, and numerous other groups around Denver and Greeley...

Eric Gunnison

Eric Gunnison

Piano

Eric Gunnison is instructor of jazz piano at the Lamont School of Music. He was raised in a musical family...

Mike Marlier

Mike Marlier

Drum Set

Mike Marlier became the Director of Drum Set Studies at the Lamont School of Music in 1994...

Robert Johnson

Robert Johnson

Voice

Robert Johnson is an entertainer who is equally at home in every arena of performance...

Drew Zaremba

Drew Zaremba

CJRO Artistic and Music Director

Selmer artist Drew Zaremba enjoys worldwide reputation as an award-winning writer, a passionate conductor, and fiery performer.

Allison Young

Allison Young

Woodwinds

Allison Young is a musician, educator, and arts marketer currently based in Rochester, NY. She performs in both jazz and classical realms as...

Gabriel Mervine

Gabriel Mervine

Trumpet

Born in Bridgewater, New Jersey, Gabriel began his professional playing career at the age of thirteen years old.

Adam Bartczak

Adam Bartczak

Trombone

Though rooted in Jazz, Denver-based trombonist, composer, arranger, and educator Adam Bartczak ...

Zach Rich

Zach Rich

Trombone

Zach is a multi-award-winning composer, trombonist, and educator based in Northern Colorado...

Victor Mestas

Victor Mestas

Piano

Victor Mestas was born and raised in Caracas, Venezuela, and studied at the “J. A. Lamas” School...

Marion Powers

Marion Powers

Voice

Marion Powers is a six-time DownBeat Award-winning jazz vocalist whose dynamic...

JoFoke

JoFoke

Voice

It is rare to find a vocal artist who can maneuver between genres while maintaining a genuine...

Tom Myer

Tom Myer

Woodwinds

Tom Myer is an Associate Professor of Saxophone in the College of Music at the University of Colorado at Boulder where he served as the Director of...

Jake Boldman

Jake Boldman

Trumpet

Jake is a graduate from the University of North Texas where he was a part of the jazz program and played lead trumpet in the One O’Clock Lab Band.

Jonathan Powell

Jonathan Powell

Trumpet

Jonathan’s most recent recording titled Mambo Jazz Party, also the name of his new latin jazz group...

Jon Gauer

Jon Gauer

Trombone

Jon Gauer is a Denver-based working musician whose experience includes over a decade of professional...

Mike Abbott

Mike Abbott

Guitar

Mike Abbott has performed and/or recorded with The Rolling Stones' horn section...

Bijoux Barbosa

Bijoux Barbosa

Bass

Eduardo “Bijoux” Barbosa was born in Sao Paulo-Brazil where he studied music theory...

Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield

Tatiana LadyMay Mayfield

Voice

Refreshing and beautiful are how many have described the voice and persona of Tatiana...

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