City Park Jazz launched its 40th annual summer concert series Sunday bringing music fans back to City Park just months after a fire destroyed the historic bandshell that had long served as the event’s centerpiece.
The free weekly concert series opened Sunday with a performance by the DJ Williams Band at the City Park Pavilion.
Founded in 1986, City Park Jazz has become one of Denver’s signature summer traditions, drawing between 8,000 and 12,000 attendees, according to organizers.
The concert series features only Colorado-based musicians and is free to the public…