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The Nightside Ramble

It's time once again for the annual Nightside Ramble. Jazz and Country meet around the radio for a jamboree. The melodic stylings of Country music are well suited for a…

On Stage — Henry Butler, Pianist and Composer

On Stage celebrates the music of piano virtuoso Henry Butler by playing recordings from his many performances in the Phyllis A. Greer Performance Studio. Butler, who died on July 2,…

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…

R&B Jukebox Celebrates Sam Cooke

Saturday, January 22, marks the birthday of the father of soul music, Sam Cooke! Sam Cooke put the spirit of the gospel sound into popular music and created a new…

The Jazz River — Charlie Haden, A Bass for All Seasons Part 2

Bassist Charlie Haden said, "...I want to be around people who are really deep human beings that care about art and creativity. That’s why I really love jazz musicians because…

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…

Martin Luther King Jr. Day Events

“Much of the power of our Freedom Movement in the United States has come from this music. It has strengthened us with its sweet rhythms when courage began to fail.…

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…

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