Band Box Lounge
This location, 3100 East Colfax, was also Pick-A-Rib, Hawks, Le Bistro A Go Go, and the Mad Rushin, Good Friends and Annie’s – According to the first ad show here, the Band Box opened in April of 1959.
In 1960 the Band Box began booking national bands.
April 3rd, 1959 – Formal Opening with Charlie Burrelli Trio
I believe this should have read “Charlie Burrell Trio” but I could be wrong.
September 18th, 1959 – Dick Murphy and Dean Billings – and Eric Lawrence Trio
October 12th, 1959 – Dick Murphy and Dean Billings – and Eric Lawrence Trio
December 31st, 1959 – The Vincent Brothers Trio
1960s – Johnny Smith with Lee Arellano Trio
September 1960 – Preston Epps Quintet
October 14th, 1960 – The Gene Rains Quartet
October 20th, 1960 – Red Norvo Combo
January 16th, 1961 – The Gene Rains Quartet
March 24th, 1961 – The Ramsey Lewis Trio
April 14th, into May 1961 – Charlie Shavers Quartet with Benny Goodman – Tommy Dorsey and Raymond Scott
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March 3rd, 1961 – The Gene Rains Quartet
May 18th, 1961 – The 3-Sounds & Jam Session
July 14th, 1961 – Terry Gibs
July 16th, 1961 – Shorty Rogers and His Giants
July 28th, 1961 – Buddy Greco
August 4th, 1961 – Buddy Green
August 10th, 1961 – Mavis Rivers
September 26th, 1961 – Johnny Smith with the Neil Bridge Trio
October 21st, 1961 – Lisa Alonso and Her Tropicaires
November 4th, 1961 – Cal Tjader Combo
December 7th, 1961 – Milt Buckner, Jimmy Campbell and Maurice Sinclair
December 15th, 1961 – Anita O’Day
January 5th, 1962 – Nancy Wilson
February 15th, 1962 – Charlie Ventura with the Neil Bridge Trio
February 5th, 1962 – Ramsey Lewis Trio
March 25th, 1962 – Toots Thielemans
March 30th, 1962 – Bobby Hackett
June 22nd, 1962 – Chico Hamilton
June 29th, 1962 – Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis and Johnny Griffin
August 4th, 1962 – Ernestine Anderson
August 15th, 1962 – The Arthur Lyman Group
August 17th, 1962 – Dakota Staton
September 7th, 1962 – Stan Getz
September 28th, 1962 – Dizzy Gillespie
November 9th, 1962 – Arthur Lyman Group
November 30th,1962 – Sonny Stitt
November 2nd, 1962 – Ramsey Lewis Trio
November 3rd, 1962 – The Phoenix Singers
December 13th, 1962 – Oscar Peterson Trio
February 1963 – The Jazz Crusaders
April 1963 – Milt Buckner and Joyce Davis
May 2nd, 1963 – Ahmad Jamal Trio
May 1963 – Carmen McCrae Quartet
PopBopRocktilUDrop 
June 28, 2024 at 7:49 pm
Charles Burrell (Charlie Burrelli) was an African American upright bassist that played in The Denver Symphony, and regularly played jazz gigs around the greater Denver area. He was a fantastic cat.
June 29, 2024 at 12:31 pm
Here’s my Burrell honor page: https://kimsloans.wordpress.com/charlie-burrelll/
June 29, 2024 at 4:33 pm
Thanks for sending this! I see names here that I haven’t thought about since the mid 1960s! My father was friends with several of them, and I remember him talking about seeing Mose at The Ex-Serviceman’s Club. Fantastic!