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Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes—Chick Corea

Norman Provizer

In 1982, Boston-based alto saxophonist Jimmy Mosher released an album called A Chick from Chelsea based on the disc’s title track. That Chick is pianist Armando Anthony “Chick” Corea who…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

As the country continues to struggle with Covid-19 at the same time that people are waiting for the call to get their two-shot vaccine injections, you can catch live sounds…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

This week there are several streaming events to consider. First, on Sunday at noon MT, there’s a celebration of “40 Years in Yiddishland,” marking the 40th anniversary of the Klezmer…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

Saying goodbye to 2020 isn’t a very hard thing to do. Certainly it is a year that will be impossible to forget, a year has the potential to haunt us…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

Earlier this week, on December 14, the jazz world marked what would have been the 10oth birthday of trumpeter Clark Terry if he had not passed away in 2015. Through…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

After I moved to Denver in 1989, one of my first stops in town was an evening visit to the corner of 20th and Market and El Chapultepec. The club…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

During the final month of 2020, Dazzle hosts a "Bread and Jam" series that combines live-streamed music with material support, including free meals, for musicians on Sundays. While the players…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

You can start the week in music this night at 6 p.m. by tuning in the 21st annual Latin Grammy Awards on Univision. Artists with multiple nominations include Anuel AA,…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

In 2013, the innovative Jazz and American Improvised Music Program at MSU Denver began offering courses. Created by cornetist/composer/trumpeter Ron Miles, the first person hired to lead that program at…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

As listeners to KUVO already know, there’s a new release from Denver cornetist/composer Ron Miles. What’s worth noting, of course, is that the album, titled Rainbow Sign, is on Blue…

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