KUVO-FM (Denver, CO)

KUVO (89.3 FM) is a radio station in the United States that focuses primarily on jazz music, operating under a public radio format. Based in Denver, Colorado, KUVO started broadcasting on August 29, 1985. The station's programming mainly features jazz, blues, and Latin jazz, but it also showcases a variety of other music styles, including acid jazz, funk, gospel, rhythm and blues, and salsa. Additionally, KUVO airs select National Public Radio (NPR) programs and other syndicated shows, such as Marian McPartland's Piano Jazz, Riverwalk Jazz with Jim Cullum, Jazz from Lincoln Center hosted by Wynton Marsalis, and Dee Dee Bridgewater's Jazz Set. The station boasts its own performance studio, where it occasionally hosts live performances and interviews with both local and national artists. KUVO is funded through listener donations and does not air corporate advertisements.

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Live & Local: The Hot Wing King actors visit KUVO – “Chaos in the Kitchen” | KUVO Jazz

1 month ago | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis |Chavis.” He served

The Hot Wing King, set in Memphis, attracts all kinds, including Cordell and his friends, who all have opinions on how to make his recipe a winner. It’s a “dramedy,” served up in a sauce that is rich with opinions, confrontation, family dynamics, and real wings cooked on stage. Writer Katori Hall (who also wrote “Tina – The Tina Turner Musical”) won a Pulitzer for a play in 2021.
The Parrisian Live Band on KUVO | December 13

Dec 9, 2024 | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis

KUVO features The Parrisian Live Band, from the Masterpiece Studio this Friday, December 13, on KUVO at 7 p.m. – on the air, stream, and the app. Parris Fleming, a seasoned musician and celebrated artist with over a decade of experience is not one to be confined by genre or convention. He is currently involved in several innovative projects that highlight his versatility and creativity.
Jazz News: Jazz Congress 2025; Allan Harris hosts Jazz Marathon; Call him Sir Kenny Barron

Dec 9, 2024 | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis

This is Jazz News, a look at what’s news in jazz, music and the arts. KUVO Music Director Kim Berry is attending this year’s Jazz Congress at Lincoln Center in New York, a real gathering of the jazz tribe. Immediately following the Congress, Allan Harris is hosting a “Jazz Marathon ‘ 2 Great Days of Jazz” on January 11 and 12 at the New York Midtown Hilton.
Interview: Stafford Hunter on Christmas Show Tribute to Clark Terry

Dec 6, 2024 | kuvo.org | Arturo Gómez

Listen in to Lunchtime! with Arturo Gómez as he interviews Stafford Hunter about his Christmas Show Tribute to the legendary Clark Terry on Wednesday, December 11 at 12:30 p.m. You’ll learn more about the importance of Clark Terry and his musical career.
Eats & Beats: Big Apple Bodega

Dec 6, 2024 | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis

Leave it to a New York City kid to make it in Denver. After running a food truck around town for a few years, Brian Murphy decided to settle down with a brick-and-mortar location to ply his big city style sandwiches. Hold the cigs and the soda pop – Big Apple Bodega is a sit-down/carry-out spot on South Broadway (one block south of Evans) that specializes in the new big thing, the Chopped Cheese sandwich. “It’s a New York City version of the Philly Cheesesteak, but it’s different,” said Murphy.
Vinyl Vault — Pointer Sisters, “Steppin’” - KUVO

Dec 6, 2024 | kuvo.org | Geoff Anderson

Tight, harmony vocals are on tap for this week’s Vinyl Vault when we’ll hear some tracks from the Pointer Sisters’ album Steppin’. The album was the sisters’ third studio album and was released in 1975 on ABC Blue Thumb Records. The number of sisters in the band has varied over the years. Steppin’ was recorded when four sisters were in the group: Anita, Ruth, Bonnie and June. Two years later, Bonnie left the group for a solo career but the others continued as a trio.
Colorado Gives Day on KUVO: 3 student bands LIVE | Tuesday, December 10

Dec 3, 2024 | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis

This year on Colorado Gives Day (Tuesday, December 10, 2024), KUVO celebrates music education by presenting three student bands performing live and on the air throughout the day. At noon, it’s the Century Middle School Jazz Ensemble from Thornton, directed by Jared Crump-Bertram. At 3 p.m., you’ll hear the Colorado State University Jazz Ensemble, directed by Gabriel Santiago and Wil Swindler. At 7 p.m., it’s the C C J A Jazz Arts Messengers, directed by Eric Gunnison.
Live & Local: Rock for the People Kick-off Party!

Dec 3, 2024 | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis

In Lafayette, The Dog House Music Studios which hosts the Lafayette Music Festival is now behind an outreach to diversify the music-making scene in Boulder County and beyond. Liz Vasko, Executive Director of Rock for the People, visited The Morning Set to announce their scholarships, entry programs, and events for historically underrepresented groups.
Salsa con Jazz will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Fania Records! Part II

Dec 2, 2024 | kuvo.org | Arturo Gómez

Salsa con Jazz will celebrate the 60th Anniversary of Fania Records! Part IIFania Records is the most important record label of the salsa era in fact, they marketed salsa at a time when it was an obscure new term for Afro-Caribbean Latin dance music so proficiently that salsa is now a name for a wide array of music styles worldwide.
Wes Watkins Quintet on KUVO YouTube, Twitch channels | Thursday, Dec 5

Dec 2, 2024 | kuvo.org | Steve Chavis

KUVO’s YouTube and Twitch channels feature a performance by the Wes Watkins Quintet, captured in the Bonfils-Stanton Performance Studio. The session will be streamed on Thursday, December 5, 2024 at 11 a.m.Accompanying composer and multi-instrumentalist Watkins are Riley Williams on drums, Kramer Kelling on bass, Enmanuel Alexander on Guitar, reedman Fab Folz, and JJ Brown on harmonica and vocals.