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Ella Fitzgerald Birthday!

Ella Jane Fitzgerald was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella". She was noted for her purity of…

This Week on The Morning Set

The Morning Set with Carlos Lando is live on KUVO JAZZ! Tune in every weekday morning from 7 to 10 AM to get your morning started with fresh beats and…

Erin Baxter - Museum Spokesperson for "Egypt: The Time of Pharaohs" on The Morning Set

On Friday, April 22, on The Morning Set with Carlos Lando, we took a trip to the museum for our Funky Features! Producer Aaliah Hartley sat down with Erin Baxter,…

New Faces of Jazz — Jocelyn Gould, Guitarist

Jocelyn Gould has been called “a leader in the next generation of great mainstream jazz guitarists” by Howard Paul, CEO of Benedetto Guitars. Her joyful energy has captivated audiences around…

Charles Mingus Centennial

Charles Mingus a towering figure in Jazz was born on April 22, 1922. We are celebrating the 100th anniversary of his birth.  A true virtuoso bassist who studied double bass…

New Faces of Jazz — Kandace Springs, Pianist and Vocalist

“Kandace has a voice that could melt snow.” —Prince Kandace Springs draws much of her musical inspiration from her father, Scat Springs, a respected session singer in Nashville. It was…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

In the Americas and with the creation of chattel slavery, the mournful sound known as the blues emerged as a musical pattern of enormous power and one that would go…

On Stage — James Van Buren & The Group

On Saturday, April 23 at 10 p.m., and Monday, April 25 at 7 p.m., KUVO’s performance series “On Stage” features one of Denver’s all-time favorite jazz & blues singers, James…

Happy Birthday Tito!

Tito Puente donned the "King of Latin Jazz," and was a pioneering force in Latin music, known for fusing styles and putting a big-band spin on traditional Latin music. In…

New Faces of Jazz — Nubya Garcia, Saxophonist

Nubya Nyasha Garcia is an English jazz musician, saxophonist, composer, and bandleader. The first thing you hear is a bright, asymmetrical, unison melody that’s repeated enough times to stay in your…

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