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Host of The Night Beat Jazz Beyond Category on 89.3FM KUVO Denver Wednesdays 8-10pm Mountain Time since 1993. Listen anytime day or night to the prior two weeks of my KUVO radio show: https://www.kuvo.org/shows/268535 Pics from John Musiker’s “I’m Hip"

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Absent too long. Sorry! On TNBJBC for 12/24/2025 8-10pm MST at 89.FM Denver, stream at kuvo.org & anytime for the next 14 days at kuvo.org/shows/268535: Takes on the Nutcracker from Ellington, Feather, Byron & Hersch, lesser-played Vince Guaraldi, Ruffins, Etta Jones, McFerrin & much more.

25.12.2025 00:48 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for 8/27/25 8-10pm MDT on 89.3FM Denver @kuvojazz.bsky.social, stream at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app: b'days of Lester Young, Claudia Villela, Rez Abbasi + belated b'days to Oscar Peterson, Wayne Shorter, Pat Martino. And more! Archived shows at www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

28.08.2025 00:26 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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It's National Radio Day on TNBJBC for Weds 8/20/2025 8-10pm MDT on @kuvojazz.bsky.social 89.3FM Denver & stream at kuvo.org. B'days of Teagarden & Rosolino, Nat Latina Day w/Herrera, Souza & Sumac, new music from Rico Jones, 49th anniv of Tin Tin Deo by Ronnei Cuber & more. www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

21.08.2025 00:56 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for 6/25/25 on 89.3FM 8-10pm MDT Denver, stream at kuvo.org & via KUVO app, final week of Bill Evans Trio @ Village Vanguard in June 1980, lots of new tunes & a few recent plus overlooked plus b'dates of Johnathan Blake & John Yao. Listen anytime day/night at www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

26.06.2025 00:51 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for 6/4/25 8-10pm MDT on 89.3FM KUVO Denver & streaming at kuvo.org:

The Bill Evans Trio recorded 45 years ago (June 1980) at the Village Vanguard, remembering drummer Al Foster & jazz covers of songs by Prince (his b'date is June 7th).

For archived audio: www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

05.06.2025 00:59 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC Weds 5/28/25 8-10pm MDT on 89.3FM KUVO Denver & streaming at kuvo.org:

B'day of Arto Lindsay, prod. for Carlinhos Brown, Marisa Monte & Caetano Veloso, part of bands DNA & Lounge Lizards, etc.

Also tunes w/ late alto & tenor saxist Joe Ford + more.

Stream at www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

29.05.2025 01:02 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for 5/21/2025 8-10pm MDT 89.3FM KUVO Denver & streaming at kuvo.org:

Remembering Charles Strouse (6/7/1928-5/15/2025), music composer of Bye Bye Birdie, The Golden Boy, Annie, film scores & Those Were The Days for TV's All In the Family.

Listen anytime at www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

21.05.2025 21:00 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On The Night Beat for Weds. May 14, 2025 8-10pm MDT on kuvo.org: Music of Sting by Bob Belden, Dianne Reeves, Tierney Sutton, Andy Bey & more. Also tunes feat. drummer Marc Guiliana & tracks from Kandace Springs' take on Billie Holiday's Lady in Satin. On Demand at www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

14.05.2025 23:45 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 4/23/25 8-10pm MDT 89.3FM KUVO Denver, stream at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app:

Musicians at the Univ. of Northern Colo. Jazz Fest incl. Wycliffe Gordon, Sullivan Fortner & Wayne Bergeron. Also Alan Broadbent b'day + more. Listen live or www.kuvo.org/shows/268535 for 14 days.

24.04.2025 00:54 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 4/16/25 8-10pm MDT 89.3FM KUVO Denver, streaming at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app:

Mancini's 101 b'date w/ many vocals & 3 instrumentals plus Trombone Month w/Wycliffe Gordon, Nils Wogram, Bennie Green (also his b'date) & more.

On demand audio: www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

16.04.2025 22:50 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On The Night Beat Jazz Beyond Category for 4/9/25 on 89.3FM Denver, streaming at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app: too many trombonists for International Trombone Week, alto saxist Miguel Zenon (in town on 4/14), singer Alexis Cole (in town on 4/17) & birthday of Steve Gadd.

www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

10.04.2025 00:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 4/2/25 8-10pm MDT 89.3FM KUVO Denver, streaming at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app:

Music from many of the jazz artists appearing at the Denver Jazz Fest at various venues in & around Denver. Gabriel Mervine & Ganavya are among the "many others".

All this & more...

02.04.2025 23:06 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds. 3/26/25 8-10pm MDT on 89.3FM KUVO Denver, stream at KUVO.org & via the KUVO app, it's 2 hrs. of Women in Jazz incl. Betty Carter, Luciana Souza, Alexa Tarantino, Renee Rosnes, Carla Bley, Irma Thomas, Junko Onishi & more. Listen live or next 2 weeks at www.kuvo.org/shows/268535

27.03.2025 00:55 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 3/19/25 8-10pm MDT 89.3FM KUVO Denver, kuvo.org & via the KUVO app: tunes from trumpeter Avishai Cohen who is at Dazzle on 3/22, new music from Arturo O'Farrill & b'days of Eliane Elias, Bill Henderson, David Schnitter & Lennie Tristano. Listen live or via link on my profile.

20.03.2025 00:50 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 3/12/25 8-10pm MST 89.3FM KUVO Denver, stream at kuvo.org & via KUVO app:

Tunes from pianist Dick Hyman (b. 3/8/1927), vocalist Al Jarreau (3/12/1940-2/12/2017) & sax/arr/comp Willie Maiden (3/12/1928-5/29/1976)

Also pianist Tigran Hamasyan who is Denver with trio on March 17th.

13.03.2025 02:44 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 3/5/25 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM @kuvojazz.bsky.social, stream at kuvo.org & via KUVO app: music from Joshua Redman (3/12 in Boulder), Dianne Reeves & Bill Frisell (in Denver in April at Denver Jazz Fest), new music from Artemis + Braden, Laws & Global Noize remember Roberta Flack.

06.03.2025 01:44 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds. 2/26/25 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM @kuvojazz.bsky.social Denver, online at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app, it's the final week of Jazz Goes to the Movies" with jazz covers of Bob Dylan songs by Cassandra Wilson, John Scofield, Ben Sidran, Nina Simone, Judy Wexler, Joe Locke & more.

26.02.2025 18:01 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 2/19/25 on 89.3FM @kuvojazz.bsky.social Denver, at kuvo.org & the KUVO app: Week 3 of Jazz Goes to the Movies features jazz covers of Michel Legrand's movie scores & more. It's Pledge Drive time too. Pledge online at kuvo.org or call 800-574-5886.

20.02.2025 01:43 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds. 2/12/25 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM KUVO Denver, stream at kuvo.org and via the KUVO app: Week 2 of Jazz Goes to the Movies: Music from "Soundtrack to a Coup d'Etat", Best Documentary Feature Oscar nominee w/Coltrane, Dizzy, Louis, Miles, Nina, Max, Abbey, Blakey & Le Grand Kalle.

13.02.2025 01:41 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 1    📌 0
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On The Night Beat for 2/5/2025 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM Denver, kuvo.org and via the KUVO app:

Week 1 of Jazz Goes to the Movies spotlights songs with lyrics by Leo Robin: Easy Living, If I Should Lose You, My Ideal, In Love In Vain, Up With The Lark & more with recordings from the 1920s to the 2020s.

06.02.2025 03:15 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNBJBC for Weds 1/22/25 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM KUVO Denver streaming at kuvo.org and via the KUVO app: Tunes from jazz musicians sharing today as their birthdate including Eberhard Weber (pictured with Kate Bush), J.J. Johnson, Juan Tizol, blues singer Eva Taylor, Lizz Wright & Addison Frei.

23.01.2025 03:36 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On Weds. 1/8/2025 NightBeat 8-10pm MST 89.3FM KUVO Denver, kuvo.org & the KUVO app:

Bassist/percussionist/vocalist Richard Bona who is at Dazzle Friday & Saturday for 2 shows each night.

& Big band albums by Holober, Sanchez, Swindler & Hollenbeck.

Archived shows found here: shorturl.at/Znmvu

09.01.2025 01:40 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNB JBC for Weds. 12/11/2024 on 89.3FM KUVO Denver 8-10pm MST, at kuvo.org & via the KUVO app:

Music from McCoy Tyner (12/11/1938-3/6/2020) as leader & w/ John Coltrane, Wayne Shorter & Charlie Rouse, holiday tunes from Angelique Kidjo, Anna Marie Jopek w/Pat Metheny & Accent w/Arturo Sandoval.

12.12.2024 01:34 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On The Night Beat Jazz Beyond Category for Wednesday December 4, 2024 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM KUVO Jazz Denver, streaming at kuvo.org and via the KUVO phone app:

We note the birthdates of guitarist Jim Hall, vocalist Cassandra Wilson and pianist Andy Laverne.

05.12.2024 03:28 — 👍 1    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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On TNB JBC for Weds. 11/27/2024 8-10pm MST on 89.3FM KUVO Denver, stream at kuvo.org and via the KUVO app: b'day music from Maria Schneider, Jimi Hendrix, Jacky Terrasson & Lyle Mays.

Still from Art Davis' "Holiday for Drumsticks", the final toon he directed before WB shut down his unit in 1949.

27.11.2024 23:26 — 👍 0    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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