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The "King of Jazz", bandleader Paul Whiteman, was born in Denver, Colorado on March 28, 1890.. From the 1920s-50s, Welton Street in Five Points was home to over fifty bars and clubs, where some of the greatest jazz musicians such as Billie Holiday, Duke Ellington, Miles Davis, Nat King Cole, Count Basie, Dizzy Gillespie, and others performed.
She was named "Best In Denver - Jazz" from Westword in 2015, [2] 2016 [3] and 2017. [4] In 2016, she toured Mexico with the New York Jazz All Stars - Greg Gisbert Quartet [5] (sponsored by Jazz at Lincoln Center) that included musicians Greg Gisbert, Tommy Campbell, and Mike Boone (side artist for Buddy Rich and John Swana).
KUVO (89.3 MHz) is a non-profit FM radio station broadcasting mainly jazz music in a public radio format. Licensed to Denver, Colorado, KUVO is owned by Rocky Mountain Public Media Inc. KUVO's mission is to "provide distinctive music, news and informational programming reflecting the values and cultural diversity of their listener community."
Presented by Denver Arts & Venues, the Five Points Jazz Festival is a free, all-day event held annually in Denver’s historic Five Points neighborhood. Once known as the Harlem of the West, Five Points was home to several jazz clubs which played host to many of jazz music's legends, including Miles Davis, Thelonious Monk and many more!
Andy Kirk (Jazz) [citation needed] Leftover Salmon (Jam) Willie Lewis (Rockabilly) The Lumineers (Folk/Alternative). Had a #1 Billboard 200 album, folk rock Cleopatra in 2016. Meese (Alternative) Ron Miles (Jazz) Glenn Miller (Jazz) his "In the Mood" became the best-selling swing instrumental (d. 1944) The Minders (Indie) Mr. J. Medeiros (Hip-Hop)
Denver: Audacy License, LLC: Top 40 (CHR) KALQ-FM: 93.5 FM: ... Jazz (High Plains Public Radio) KCSF: 1300 AM: Colorado Springs: Radio License Holding CBC, LLC ...
Charles Burrell (born October 4, 1920) is an American classical and jazz bass player most prominently known for being the first African-American to be a member of a major American symphony (the Denver Symphony Orchestra, now known as the Colorado Symphony).
Andy's Jazz Club [1]: 4 Bee Hive [4] The Black Orchid; Club DeLisa; Constellation Jazz Club [1]: 4 Friar's Inn (1920s) Green Mill Cocktail Lounge [1]: 4 HotHouse; Hungry Brain [1]: 4 The Jazz Showcase [1]: 4 Kelly's Stables; London House; Macomba Lounge; Plugged Nickel [4] Rhumboogie Café; Regal Theater [4] Sunset Cafe; Sutherland Lounge; The ...