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"Nature Boy" | Listener Picks 1, April 27

Nat “King” Cole first released “Nature Boy” - composed by eden ahbez - in 1948. Tune in today as we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with some of this compositions most notable covers! A year…

New Music Monday--April Finale

We close out another  April Jazz Appreciation Month by featuring a project by 6 of the Front Range's finest musicians, it's The Montgomery Herman Quinlan Sextet's Hear, Here on Summit…

“Les Feuilles Mortes” | Listener Picks, April 25

“Les Feuilles Mortes” (“The Dead Leaves”) was composed in 1945 by Joseph Kosma with lyrics by poet Jacques Prévert for the 1946 French film Les Portes de la nuit. Yves Montand was…

Baur's Listening Lounge Officially Open for Business

Denver's newest jazz gem, Baur's Listening Lounge, welcomed nearly 100 people to its grand opening April 23.  Guests enjoyed live music provided by the Music Appreciation Society and a taste of Baur's menu. Executive…

It's International Jazz Day | 800-574-5886

Tune in to KUVO to celebrate the culmination of Jazz Appreciation Month on April 30 with International Jazz Day! CELEBRATE, EDUCATE, PARTICIPATE: This is how we keep jazz alive and connected…

"Joy Spring" | Listener Picks, April 24

Clifford “Brownie” Brown’s composition “Joy Spring” was first recorded on the West Coast in the summer of '54 and included in a Pacific Jazz album aptly titled "Clifford Brown: Jazz…

April CD of the Month: When Grappelli Meets Latin America

In the liner notes of the new recording of Federico Britos, NEA Jazz Master Paquito D’Rivera states, “I don’t know anyone who doesn’t like Federico Britos, a musician so versatile…

Thelonious Monk's "In Walked Bud" | Stories of Standards

Composed in 1947, Thelonius Monk's "In Walked Bud" is a tribute to jazz pianist Bud Powell. The tune's chord progression borrows from Irving Berlin's 1927 standard "Blue Skies." "In Walked Bud" spans…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes for April 23

Jazz Notes 4-23-2015  By Norman Provizer The week in music begins with a visit by saxophonist Dick Oatts to Dazzle, 930 Lincoln, on Thursday at 7 and 9 p.m. (303-839-5100).…

“In Other Words" aka "Fly Me to the Moon” | Listener Picks, April 23

Bart Howard composed “In Other Words” - which later become popular as “Fly Me to the Moon” - in 1954. Tune in today as we celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with some of…

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