KUVO Presents an Afternoon of Free Jazz Films | July 18

Join KUVO for a jazz filled Saturday afternoon matinee! We will be showing the jazz cartoon featuring Betty Boop and Cab Calloway,  The Old Man of the Mountain, a 1970s jazz performance short featuring Donald Byrd and the Black Byrds, and the jazz documentary Jazz on a Summer’s Day (1960). 

Following the film, a Q&A will be hosted by KUVO Music Director and Lunchtime at the Oasis host Arturo Gómez. Light refreshments  and popcorn will be served. 

WHAT: Jazz Film Screenings and Q&A

WHEN: July 18 from 2:30-5 PM

WHERE: Blair-Caldwell African American Research Library (Large Conference Room – Level 1)

PRICE: Free! 

MORE INFO: Contact the Blair-Caldwell Library at 720-865-2401 or askblaircaldwell@denverlibrary.org

Filmed at the 1958 Jazz Festival at Newport, RI, Jazz on a Summer’s Day affords an intimate, atmospheric glimpse of a historically significant musical event. Performing at the festival were jazz heavyweights Louis Armstrong, Chuck Berry, Thelonious Monk, Mahalia Jackson, Dinah Washington, Gerry Mulligan, and Anita O’Day among others. 

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fMLtnskACQg