The Denver South High "Rebel Jazz Band" is back in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio on Tuesday, November 12 at 7pm performing in front of KUVO's Studio Club audience. This is an auditioned honors ensemble that performs all styles of jazz.  For the past two years they have performed in the UNC Greeley Jazz Festival where they earned top scores, and in 2020 they will be traveling to Chicago to participate in the regional Essentially Ellington Festival. The band will…

The Flatirons Jazz Orchestra - featuring Deborah Stafford, is a traditional 18-piece big band, that authentically recreates the great Jazz-Era music of Duke Ellington, Benny Goodman, Count Basie, Glenn Miller, Stan Kenton, Gene Krupa, Ella Fitzgerald, Billie Holiday, Diane Schuur, Buddy Rich, and more. This is the REAL DEAL: 5 saxes, 4 trumpets, 4 trombones, rhythm section, and one of the best jazz singers in the country. Swing Dance music that will have everyone on their feet! The Orchestra: Deborah…

The Olympian Jazz Band is performing in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio for the first time on Colorado Gives Day, December 10 at 9am! Join us or tune in for a day of jazz! The Olympian Jazz Band is a non-auditioned ensemble at Gateway High School, open to any interested students. A number of the students in this group double on other instruments in concert band and perform on their secondaries in this group. The Olympians love performing all different…

Originally from Kansas City, Paul Shinn plays and composes with a unique blend of forward-thinking style which incorporates the more traditional sounds of blues, swing, stride and bebop. He has spent considerable time performing in Kansas City, Denver and New York City with musical influences that include Bud Powell, Art Tatum, Bram Wijnands, Benny Green and J.S. Bach. Paul has recorded three trio albums with Ryan J. Lee on drums and Dominique Sanders on bass. His single goal as a…

One last performance for 2019 by the LowDown Brass Band (LBD). LBD deftly synthesizes the gritty sounds of Chicago with the high energy street beat of the Crescent City; brandishing a powerful brass front-line of trumpets, trombones, saxophones, with a funky backline of drums and sousaphone. Combining the poetic ferocity of Billa Camp with stellar vocal harmonies, adventurous improvisation, movement, and grooves, LDB creates an infectious and diverse sound that has something for every listener. LBD: Shane Jonas – trumpet,…

The AnDré Mali Quartet will perform in for Studio Club on Tuesday, January 14 at from 1 to 2 pm. The quartet will perform selections from from their Artist in Residency series at Nocturne. The two suites of music, "Bridges" represents global awareness & unity recognizing the beauty and importance of our diversity and "Frequency," celebrates the healing power of sound and rhythm. Featuring: AnDré Mali - Trumpet, Dr. Peter Stoltzman - Piano, Hunter Roberts - Bass and BK Kahn…

Expeditions performs for Studio Club in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio on Tuesday, January 14 from 5 to 6 pm. Expeditions has a nearly tangible passion, and it holds true with every note they play. The band is Adam Revell on piano, Pete Lewis on sax, Jason Malmberg on bass and Clare Church on drums. Clare brings her passion and artistry leading the quartet in many different styles for the audience to enjoy. Studio Club Members: Please contact Arvida arvida@kuvo.org…

Join us for a Studio Club performance of "Cross The River: A Concert About the Black West," a nine member cast featuring jazzman Allan Harris will perform an excerpt of the show in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio. This compelling musical tale of freedom integrates fiction with historical fact, and each song presents a different page in this complicated chapter of American History. Studio Club Members: Please contact Arvida arvida@kuvo.org to reserve seats for you and a guest. Not in…

"Pursuance" performs "live" in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio on Friday, January 24 from 2 to 3 pm. Pursuance seeks to find the sweet spots between modern jazz (a la Kurt Rosenwinkel, Ron Miles, Aaron Parks), indie rock, & neo-soul (a la Robert Glasper, Butcher Brown) to create a novel blend of 21st century sounds and styles. Pursuance aims to create exhilarating sounds & explore the myriad unique textures presented by the members' original compositions as well as spontaneous takes…

KUVO's High School / Collegiate Series present "Monarch Jazz One" 'live' in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio. Jazz One is Monarch’s top auditioned jazz ensemble. Students in this ensemble receive instruction in all styles of jazz under the direction of Clare Church. Monarch Jazz One performs jazz both old and new in all styles, from swing to Latin to funk. Instruments and Students: Saxes: Nathan Dankers, Luc Fillion, Kate McCormick, Fiona Cubillas, Eric Meseck Trombones: Ben Hayden, Anna Locker, Colin…

David Amram makes his annual stop at KUVO to perform ‘live’ in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio. Amram will be playing piano, dumbek drum, penny whistle and Plains Courting flute, Chinese hulusi and vocals. He will be joined by local musicians for a jam session for your listening pleasure. “When I first came to KUVO in 1990, it was a small community station. Old friend Jose Garcia  had told me in Taos in the summer of 1980 that when I…

Live from the Phyllis A. Greer Studio this week...the sparkling and soulful, Grammy award-winning saxophonist Brad Leali makes a triumphant return to his hometown of Denver to perform alongside his longtime friend; multi-Grammy nominated trombonist Stafford Hunter and a fiery quintet of local jazz stalwarts. A swingin’ time will be had! The players include: Stafford Hunter on trombone, shells and vocals, Brad Leali on alto sax, Peter Stoltzman on piano, Ken Walker on bass and Dru Heller on drums. Studio…

The Trio 'N Five is "All In" with KUVO during the Winter Pledge Drive and will be performing in the Phyllis A. Greer Studio. This group plays fascinating styles of music with explorations into surprising, unpredictable realms. It combines a world fusion sound with Jazz, Latin, Middle Eastern, blending colors between Eastern & Western flavors of own unique compositions, but also including various jazz standards. The Trio: Rony Barrak – Darbouka, Riq, Percussion (Lebanon) Alex Nekrasov – Alto Sax, EWI-Bass…