Telluride Jazz Festival brings a broad, funk leaning lineup into Telluride Town Park, with Lettuce and Robert Randolph anchoring things with heavy groove and gospel inflected slide guitar. Theo Croker adds a more exploratory, modern jazz voice, while Adrian Quesada rounds things out with his soul and funk instincts.
Expect a weekend built on rhythm more than straight ahead jazz standards, with plenty of crossover into funk rock and blues. The mountain setting is part of the draw, and the music leans loose, danceable, and a little unpredictable.
