Discover: Jazz Appreciation Month
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with Rocky Mountain PBS!
Rocky Mountain PBS is thrilled to offer rich programming for Jazz Appreciation Month, and not just because they're such big fans of KUVO JAZZ. Jazz is a uniquely American art…
JAM! "Buster" Williams
Charles Anthony "Buster" Williams is an American jazz bassist. Williams is known for his membership in pianist Herbie Hancock's early 1970s group, as well as working with guitarist Larry Coryell,…
JAM! Bessie Smith
Pop"No time to marry, no time to settle down; I'm a young woman, and I ain't done runnin' around.” – Bessie Smith Born April 15, 1894 in Chattanooga TN in…
JAM! Herbie Hancock
Herbert Jeffrey Hancock is an American jazz musician, bandleader, and composer. Hancock started his career with trumpeter Donald Byrd's group. He shortly thereafter joined the Miles Davis Quintet, where he…
JAM! Omar Sosa
Composer, pianist, and bandleader Omar Sosa’s musical trajectory traces the Diaspora from Africa to Cuba and Brazil; from Central America to Ecuador’s African-descent communities; from San Francisco and New York…
JAM! Lady Day's Birthday!
Billie Holiday was an American jazz and swing music singer. Nicknamed "Lady Day" by her friend and music partner, Lester Young, Holiday made a significant contribution to jazz music and…
JAM! Jazz & Hip-Hop — Robert Glasper
Robert Andre Glasper, an American pianist, record producer, songwriter, and musical arranger. His music embodies numerous musical genres, primarily centered around jazz. To date, Glasper has won five Grammy Awards…
JAM! Stanley Turrentine
Stanley William Turrentine was an American jazz tenor saxophonist and record producer. He began his career playing R&B for Earl Bostic and later soul jazz recording for the Blue Note…
JAM! Celebrating Muddy Waters!
McKinley Morganfield, known professionally as Muddy Waters, was an American blues singer and musician who was an important figure in the post-World War II blues scene, and is often cited…
JAM! Happy Birthday to Jimmy McGriff!
James Harrell McGriff was an American hard bop and soul-jazz organist and organ trio bandleader. Born: April 3, 1936, Philadelphia, PA Died: May 24, 2008 (age 72 years), Voorhees Township, NJ…
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