SNEAK PEEK

Home to nearly 200 performances each year, the Lakewood Cultural Center is a regional hub for theater, music and arts . In addition to performances produced by Denver-area arts organizations, the LCC Presents series is uniquely curated and presented by the Cultural Center . This annual series has a long history of attracting world-class touring artists in dance, classical music, theater, world music, jazz and multidisciplinary performances .

Here is a sneak peek highlighting a few of the artists appearing in the 2023-2024 LCC Presents season. Stay tuned for the announcement of the full season lineup later this summer .

D’DAT—The DelberT AnDerson Trio

D’DAT is a multi-cultural band fusing Indigenous traditions with Native Southwest rhythms, jazz and groove. Diné (Navajo) trumpet artist Delbert Anderson connects traditional Diné spinning melodies with improvisational jazz language. The funk and Latin groove rhythms of drum set artist Nicholas Lucero integrates his Peruvian and Spanish culture into a modern style, while groove bassist Mike McCluhan connects and flows. Together, they create a cross-cultural collaboration that forms the experience of Hózhó (beauty and balance), integrating different identities, cultural backgrounds and traditions together in musical harmony.

Kat Edmonson

Kat Edmonson is an award-winning songwriter and singer described by the New York Times as having “an equal foothold in jazz, cabaret and vintage cosmopolitanism pop.” Raised on the music and film of the early-to-mid 20th century, Kat is a rare artist who embodies the spirit of the past while remaining resolutely au courant. She performs original songs and familiar classics, interweaving humorous anecdotes, philosophical musings and her love of film with disarming candor and vulnerability. Her longtime band members’ keen and sensitive accompaniment allows Kat to freely veer off-script as she’s often inclined to do. She has been featured on Austin City Limits, Tiny Desk Concerts, A Prairie Home Companion, and The Tonight Show.