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All That's Jazz Podcast—Sheila Jordan

[audio mp3="https://www.kuvo.org/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/Charlie-Parker-Bird-Story.mp3"][/audio] At the age of 92 and still going strong, singer-songwriter Sheila Jordan has been one of the most revered and utterly unique voices in jazz for decades. Beginning…

Long Play on The Nightside - Celebrates KUVO & Charlie Parker Birthdays

Tune in to Long Play during the 11 o’clock hour of The Nightside with Andy O’…these special extensive compositions needed a deeper listen. "Parkerenia" (21:45) by Charles Mingus from “The…

Bird Lives! Virtually Celebrating Charlie Parker

Gift of Jazz Centennial Concert Series presented by the Daryl Gott Quartet with Brad Goode - Live Streaming on YouTube and Facebook from Mighty Fine Productions Watch on Facebook! or Watch…

Norman Provizer's Jazz Notes

Norman Provizer

This past week on August 29, the world marked what would have been alto saxophonist Charlie Parker’s 100th birthday. Parker, who gained the name Yardbird  (shortened to Bird) during his…

BIRD LIVES! Virtually Celebrating Charlie Parker

Gift of Jazz Centennial Concert Series Presented by the Daryl Gott Quartet with Brad Goode on Sunday, September 6, at 7pm Live Streaming on YouTube and Facebook from Mighty Fine…

South of the Border—Charlie Parker 100

Charlie Parker was renowned for his love of all types of music. Growing up in Kansas City he was exposed to the great swings sounds of jazz as well as…

Celebrating Charlie Parker Centennial

This weekend, KUVO hosts are celebrating the music of Charlie Parker with hourly selections performed or written by Parker. KUVO and iconic saxophonist-composer Charlie “Yardbird” Parker share the same birthday,…

Bird at 100—The Charlie Parker Centennial

Denver jazz radio station KUVO and iconic saxophonist-composer Charlie “Yardbird” Parker share the same birthday, August 29. This year, KUVO turns 35. Charlie Parker would have been 100. On Friday,…

KUVO's 35th Anniversary Week

We’re celebrating 35 years of broadcasting KUVO JAZZ on August 29. Tune in as we turn this celebration into an on-air party for KUVO and Charlie Parker’s Centennial Celebration: BIRD…

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