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Celebrating the Listeners of The Jazz River

Since its launch in August of last year, The Jazz River has sought to live up to its ideal to represent Jazz’s influence on the world and the world’s influence…

Vinyl Vault—Big Joe Turner, “Kansas City Here I Come”

The Vinyl Vault heads over to the blues side with a 1984 album by Big Joe Turner entitled “Kansas City Here I Come.” Turner was known as a blues shouter…

New Music Monday

This week's premiers include: In 2018 the veteran Canadian pianist Renee Rosnes assembled an all-star cast of her favorite female musicians for a European tour, her compatriot, trumpeter Ingrid Jensen…

Stories of Standards—Where or When

Linda Hillshafer

Tune in weekday mornings for Stories of Standards to hear our favorite versions of "Where or When.” Rodney Franks presents Stories of Standards Monday through Friday at 7:50 and 8:50…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

Trombonist, seashells player and part-time vocalist Stafford Hunter settles in on the Dazzle stage this Saturday starting at 7 p.m. Hunter, who was born in Atlantic City and grew up…

The Jazz River—Scandinavian Jazz Lights Up the Sky

In the farthest northeastern corner of Europe, are the nations of Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Finland and Iceland. Together they make up the region called Scandinavia. Jazz came to most Scandinavian…

Local Musician Spotlight: Bill McCrossen

Candace LeGault

Bill McCrossen, one of the most versatile bassists you’ll ever hear, is a native New Yorker who visited Colorado after high school, fell in love with the area, and never…

Breakfast Jazz

JJ

Welcome to Breakfast Jazz on Breakfast with JJ on Saturday, September 19 at 6 am. The show will feature a mix of mainstream, contemporary, smooth jazz, blues, and other jazz…

On Stage—João Donato

KUVO’s performance series “On Stage” features the music of The João Donato Trio on Saturday, September 19, at 10 pm. We captured the “Father of Bossa Nova” on a couple…

Monday Night Jazz Odyssey—Celebrates Chico Hamilton

Join us on the Jazz Odyssey on Monday, September 21, at 10 pm as we celebrate the 99th anniversary of the birth of one of the greatest jazz drummers ever,…

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