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Jazz Goes to the Movies Week 3

Week 3 of "Jazz Goes to the Movies" turns its attention to Foreign Films. You’ll hear music from two classic films by director Jacques Demy and composer Michel Legrand: The…

Vinyl Vault—Steve Khan, “The Blue Man”

Next time on the Vinyl Vault, we’ll hear a late 70s fusion classic, guitarist Steve Khan’s “The Blue Man.” Released in 1978 on Columbia records, the album captures the best…

Long Play on The Nightside

It’s called “Long Play” and it gives Nightside host Andy O’ the opportunity to explore the longest tracks of the KUVO library. "Mean Lene" (15:22) from "In the Beginning" by…

Local Musician Spotlight: Peter Sommer

Candace LeGault

Tenor sax player Peter Sommer holds as his heroes Duke Ellington, Thelonius Monk and John Coltrane.  With the depth of his playing, he could have easily been a hero of…

Jazz Goes to the Movies Week 2

Join Doug Crane on Wednesday evening April 14, at 8 pm for week 2 of "Jazz Goes to the Movies" on the Night Beat. It's all about the melody this…

In the Moment—a Book Review

Peter R. Furlong, PhD

In this book, Possibilities, by Herbie Hancock, the words seem to flow as the author’s music career has evolved—smoothly and naturally. Herbie’s musical talent was apparent at age eleven, when…

Technical Difficulties

Please accept our apologies. We are currently experiencing technical issues with our Breckenridge transmitter at 89.7 FM. Repairs will be made as soon as our engineers can safely get to…

Long Play—The Nightside with Andy O'

We roll out a new fixture during the last hour of The Nightside with Andy O'. It's called "Long Play" and it gives Nightside host Andy O' the opportunity to…

Canción Mexicana celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month

Canción Mexicana celebrates Jazz Appreciation Month by combining the best of these two worlds. The result is beautiful music. Music written by jazz artists like Herbie Hancock, Herb Alpert, Tony…

Happy Birthday to Billie Holiday!

Nikki Giron

Fun facts about Billie Holiday: —Billie Holiday had a very limited vocal range. —Eleanora Fagan is Billie’s Real name. The name Billie came from a silent movie star Billie Dove.…

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