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Bessie Smith, St. Louis Blues 1925 — Short Film

On this day, in 1925, the version sung by Bessie Smith, with Louis Armstrong on cornet, was inducted into the Grammy Hall of Fame in 1993. “The St. Louis Blues”…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

In the January 9, edition of The New York Times, there is an interesting article titled “5 Minutes That Will Make You Love.…” What follows is a range of interviews…

The Nightside Pays Tribute to MLK

Bring me all of your dreams, You dreamers, Bring me all of your Heart melodies That I may wrap them In a blue cloud-cloth Away from the too-rough fingers Of…

On Stage — The Jazz Trio

KUVO’s performance archive show “On Stage” showcases the most basic yet essential jazz configuration – the jazz trio. Over the years, KUVO has enjoyed a wealth of three-person combos for…

Guitarist Wendy Woo

GUITAR: The Instrument that Rocked the World, now at the Denver Museum of Nature and Science. Tickets at dmns.org. As Colorado’s music scene has exploded over the past few years,…

Update: 1,084 homes and 7 businesses destroyed in Marshall Fire

Kyle Cook

BOULDER COUNTY, Colo. — The latest numbers from damage assessments show the Marshall Fire destroyed 1,084 homes in Boulder County. And the total countywide actual value of residential damage is estimated to…

New Music Monday — Blue Moods, Jazz All-Stars, & Immanuel Wilkins

We hope you'll tune in on Monday, January 17 at noon, with Arturo Gómez as he introduces music new to our library. Blue Moods: "Myth & Wisdom" April 22nd of…

Happy Birthday, Max Roach

Maxwell Lemuel Roach was an American jazz drummer and composer, one of the most influential and widely recorded modern percussionists. A founder of modern jazz who rewrote the rules of…

R&B Jukebox MLK Special

The third Monday of each January is designated as a Day of Service in honor of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.'s vision of creating a more equitable community. A peaceful…

KUVO Host — Kim Berry

Meet our newest host Kim Berry! You’ve heard the voice, now you know the face. In 2019 Kim moved to Denver from Philadelphia where she worked in radio at WRTI,…

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