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It's MLK Day!
MLK Jr. Day became a Federal Holiday and was first celebrated on January 20th, 1986. This year, the Martin Luther King Jr. family has asked for "no celebration" of MLK…
Jazz with Arturo Gómez
Always finger-snapping and toe-tapping delights for your ears, KUVO's Music Director Arturo Gomez serves up an exciting tribute to all things jazz! "Jazz with Arturo Gómez" includes jazz classics, modern…
Vinyl Vault — Cowboy Jazz, “That’s What We Like About the West”
Hey buckaroos, the Stock Show’s in town and that means it’s time to put a little twang into our swing on the Vinyl Vault. We’ll hear the first album from…
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…
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,…
Jackie McLean, "Bluenik"
On this day, January 8, 1961..saxophonist Jackie McLean records "Bluesnik" with trumpeter Freddie Hubbard. The Allmusic review by Thom Jurek awarded the album 4½ stars and stated: "Many critics-as well…
Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes
This week, Dazzle at Baur’s celebrates its 25th anniversary in exactly the right way, despite the obvious problems produced by our ongoing pandemic. By that I mean, the club is…
Dazzle’s 25th Anniversary Celebration!
The acclaimed Denver nightclub, Dazzle, was founded by jazz lovers on January 7th, 1997. Today, after twenty-five years of bringing vibrant live shows to its stage, Dazzle continues to present…
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