May 29, 2012
Jerry Krantz, the longtime owner of landmark Denver jazz club El Chapultepec, died this morning. He was 77.
In its heyday, El Chapultepec welcomed music legends such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as visiting rock stars like Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Bono. Krantz’s insistence on free, live, straight-ahead jazz every night of the week helped the ‘Pec — as insiders affectionately call it — stand out on the corner of 20th and Market streets in Lower Downtown.

Jerry Krantz, the longtime owner of landmark Denver jazz club El Chapultepec, died this morning. He was 77.

In its heyday, El Chapultepec welcomed music legends such as Frank Sinatra, Tony Bennett and Ella Fitzgerald, as well as visiting rock stars like Paul McCartney, Mick Jagger and Bono. Krantz’s insistence on free, live, straight-ahead jazz every night of the week helped the ‘Pec — as insiders affectionately call it — stand out on the corner of 20th and Market streets in Lower Downtown.

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