Max Bessesen is a multi-woodwind instrumentalist and composer in NYC. His “saxophone virtuosity” (Downbeat) has made him an in-demand sideman alongside musicians like Frank Lacy, Joe Farnsworth, and Mimi Jones. He has performed across the US, the Netherlands and Jordan as well as NYC venues like Dizzy’s, Ornithology, and Birdland. His acclaimed 2020 album Trouble (Ropeadope) features Ron Miles and the single “Bakkam” won an ASCAP Young Jazz Composer Award. Support for this and other projects came from Luminarts, Pathways to Jazz, and The Beebe Fund. As a Beebe Fellow, Max spent a year studying music in India, Ghana and Cuba. He will be joined by a rhythm section of some of Colorado's finest musicians to perform an evening of original compositions and arrangements.

Max Bessesen - saxophone

Tom Amend - piano

Gonzalo Teppa - bass

Dru Heller - drums