Steve Chavis

Program Director & Host
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Steve began his career in public radio as an intern in Detroit and at KGNU in Boulder. Before coming to KUVO, Steve was news director for KBCO, KHOW and KHIH and spent a dozen years directing communications for an international non-profit organization based in Denver. 

When he's not tinkering with behind-the-scene details or writing memos, Steve can be heard on the air filling in for various hosts around the KUVO schedule. 

Steve and his bride, Theonita, have been married 32 years. They are the parents of two sons, two daughters, a son-in-law, and grand-humans to their German shepherd mix “Bella.”

For instant news and community updates, follow Steve on Twitter! You can also contact Steve at steve@kuvo.org. 

Jazz is LIVE! Spring Pledge Campaign!

By • Apr 24, 2018

KUVO Jazz wraps up Jazz Appreciation Month with its Spring Membership Campaign, and you will be treated to even more LIVE music. Because, after all, Jazz is LIVE!

During this Spring Pledge Drive (Thursday, April 26 through Friday, May 4), we’ll spotlight recordings made in KUVO’s Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio (from an archive of around 1,200 sessions!), and from Blue Note clubs around the world, jazz venues in the Northwest US, and past International Jazz Day recordings.

On Stage: International Jazz Day Highlights from Past Years

By • Apr 23, 2018
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On Sunday, April 29, KUVO’s archive show “On Stage” features music from previous International Jazz Day global concerts.

International Jazz Day has been celebrated since 2012. It is coordinated annually by UNESCO and its Goodwill Ambassador Herbie Hancock. We’ll share recordings made at Istanbul (2013), Osaka, Japan (2014), Paris, France (2015), Washington, D.C. (2016) and Havana, Cuba (2017).

On Stage: Celebrating NEA Jazz Master Dianne Reeves!

By • Apr 16, 2018
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On Sunday, April 22, KUVO’s archive show “On Stage” revisits the music of our “homegirl” and newest NEA Jazz Master, Ms. Dianne Reeves.

On Stage: Remembering Joe Bonner on his 70th!

By • Apr 12, 2018

On Sunday, April 15 at 4pm, KUVO’s archive show “On Stage” is proud to celebrate the music of Denver-based pianist Joe Bonner as we approach the 70th anniversary of his birth. (He was born April 20, 1948.)

KUVO Jazz is LIVE for Jazz Appreciation Month!

By • Apr 9, 2018

Sitting in the Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio before a show begins is an edge-of-the-seat experience. Something is about to happen!

The cacophony of warm up scales, new phrases and favorite riffs ceases. The host calls the room and musicians to attention as the clock counts down to the appointed time.  “One minute!” the producer shouts, startling everyone except the host who is keenly aware of exactly how much time is left before introducing the performance to a vast, unseen audience - Radioland.

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