DOTSERO

        Steve Watts                 Dave Watts

THE BAND…

Taking their name from a small mountain town in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, DOTSERO means "Something Unique" according to Ute Native American legend to some. It means  DOT-ZERO on the earliest geographical  railroad  maps to others, but to  jazz  fans worldwide   DOTSERO  means  Smooth  Jazz  at its best, full of life  energy and spontaneity that few artists in the genre have been able to match. A no nonsense sax and guitar driven thrill ride of energy and excitement. As much fun to watch as they are to listen to. The band has performed at major jazz festivals; Red Rocks Amphitheatre, JVC Winter Park Jazz Fest, Jazz Trax Catalina Island Jazz Fest and The Cancun Jazz Festival, among others. From Ala Carte Ala Park in San Francisco to West Palm Beach's Sunfest, DOTSERO has crisscrossed the nation performing their exciting brand of jazz.

TRACK RECORD…

DOTSERO's critically acclaimed CD  Off the Beaten Path       launched  them  to national  prominence  in 1990 and  paved  the way  for  the  amazing  breakthrough  success of  their second  outing  Jubilee. The release spent five weeks at  No.1  on  the   Radio and Records  charts, was  No. 1  on the  Gavin  Report's  Adult Alternative  chart and spent ten weeks on the  Billboard  Contemporary  Jazz chart .  In 1994,  DOTSERO  released  Out of Hand,  which  cracked  the Top 10 on  Gavin's  A2  Adult   Alternative  chart  and  the  top  25 of  the  Radio  and   Records charts, and rave reviews  from a variety of  jazz critics and radio programmers across the nation. The top 20 radio hit Essensual and 1998's similarly successful Jumpin' Thru Hoops kept the momentum going through the end of the decade. In  2000  DOTSERO hooked  up  with Smooth  Jazz  mainstay  Russ Freeman  to collaborate  on   West of Westchester,  the band's sixth  project which was released   on Freeman's  own label,  Peak  Records and distributed by  Concord  Jazz  Records.  The project's success led to the band joining Freeman's band The Rippingtons   on a successful east coast tour in which DOTSERO stood the audience time and again.     

OVER THE YEARS…

Few bands have been able to stay together and focused for even a few years let alone the over 18 years DOTSERO has been performing  and  recording for audiences far and wide.  Over the years DOTSERO has racked up an impressive number of awards and honors.    The core members received their BA's in music from the University of Colorado and University of Denver.  In 2001, brothers David and Stephen Watts were named as two of the top five graduates in Arts for the last 125 years at C.U. along with jazz greats Glenn Miller and Dave Grusin. In addition DOTSERO   was nominated for an Oasis award for "Best Up and Coming Group" in 2001 which is the Smooth Jazz genre's answer to the Grammy Awards. Along with being awarded  Denver  Mayor  Wellington Webb's  prestigious  "Excellence in the Arts"   honor,   DOTSERO was also recognized by  the legendary   Red Rocks amphitheatre for being a  performer  and participant in their   60^th  anniversary season.      The band has also won the    Westword Magazine   Music Awards   jazz category four consecutive years from 1997-2000.   The Westword Readers Poll voted DOTSERO "Best Jazz Band" in Denver a record eleven years in a row.    Along with being included on  numerous radio  station promo  samplers, DOTSERO was among  the elite names in  Smooth Jazz  to be apart of home town radio station  CD104.3's  first  radio  sampler  in late 2001.     In April of 2001 DOTSERO's   #1 national hit CD Jubilee reached stellar success by being taken up on the Space Shuttle Endeavour.      The CD was played during its mission including 187 orbits of the globe.  DOTSERO received a special certificate of accommodation to commemorate the event. 

ON STAGE…

When DOTSERO was approached by Altitude Sports and Entertainment Television Network to be featured as the first act in their brand new live concert series On Stage, DOTSERO jumped at the opportunity, especially since it was to be filmed and recorded at their own venue Jazz@Jack's. The series was highly acclaimed and received a Westword 2005 Best Of award and included many national recording artists of all genres. DOTSERO lives up to their "Something Unique" legend bringing style, energy, charisma, humor and most importantly spontaneity to each live performance. DOTSERO is nationally known as a no nonsense sax and guitar driven thrill ride of contemporary jazz. As much fun to watch as they are to listen to.  "When people come to hear DOTSERO play, they are not only interested in hearing the music, they want to see the music through performance and feel some- thing as well. Our goal is for our shows to be a total sensory experience," says Stephen Watts, the bands sax player.  The band has performed  with a number of leading jazz  acts over  the years including Spyro Gyra,   the Yellowjackets,   Wynton Marsalis,  Joe Sample,  Dave Grusin,  Richard Elliott, Nancy Wilson, David Sanborn,  the Rippingtons,  Norman Brown,  Stanley Jordan,  and Jeff Lorber  among others. Whether at home in  Colorado or on the road  the  world over   DOTSERO  takes pride in making their live show something people will remember.

Jazz @ Jack's...

In 1998 DOTSERO got together with prominent Denver professionals to create   Jazz@Jacks, Denver's best live jazz emporium.  It was designed to be a home base for DOTSERO, a place to perform when not on the road and work on new music and performance ideas. The club turned out to be a breath of fresh air for starving live jazz fans in the market.   After 7 successful years the intimate space has outgrown its current location and has relocated to the heart of Denver's exclusive downtown entertainment Mecca The Denver Pavilions Mall. Jazz @ Jack's just celebrated its 1st year at the new location. DOTSERO is still considered the house band and are firmly entrenched in ownership;   however the Jazz @ Jack's brand has built a stellar reputation and has proved to be a mainstay in Denver nightlife.

LATEST & FUTURE…

The latest CD release Alive at Jazz @Jack's was released in late2006. The 7^th studio project from DOTSERO FRESH PANTS   was released on June 22, 2004.Jazziz Magazine Critics Choice winner, Best of 2004 Smooth Jazz News Top Ten, as well as exceeding both radio and sales expectations by a long shot.  DOTSERO is currently rehearsing for a live CD recording to take place at    With these long awaited and much requested projects, DOTSERO continues to satisfy the appetites of lifelong fans, and hopefully garner new fans worldwide along the way.