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Charles Burrell (born October 4, 1920) is a 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 ). For this accomplishment he is often referred to as "the Jackie Robinson of Classical Music".
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."
Five Points Jazz Festival. 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 ...
Nov. 15—If you want to jazz up your weekend, you're in luck. The United States Air Force's Airmen of Note will be in Albuquerque and Rio Rancho. Or check out these other events that can't be beat.
Denver Vintage Jazz Festival in Denver [citation needed] Evergreen Jazz Festival in Evergreen; Jazz Aspen Snowmass in Aspen; Telluride Jazz Festival in Telluride; Vail Jazz Festival in Vail; Connecticut [citation needed] Greater Hartford Festival of Jazz in Hartford; Hartford International Jazz Festival in Hartford
The All City Jazz Ensemble and UW-Green Bay Jazz Ensemble perform with Gordon Friday night at The Weidner. Tickets for Gordon's performance on Saturday areavailable through Ticket Star .
Trent Forrest had career highs of 18 points and eight assists to lead the Utah Jazz to a 108-104 victory over the Denver Nuggets on Wednesday night. Mike Conley scored 17 points for Utah.
Jazz. 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.
René Marie (born René Marie Stevens, November 7, 1955 in Warrenton, Virginia, United States) is an American songwriter and jazz vocalist. Career [ edit ] Rene Marie began her professional music career at age 42 [1] performing under her married name René Croan; she released her first album using this name in 1999. [2]
The event, which featured surprise guests like Grammy and Oscar winner—and the reigning king of New Orleans— Jon Batiste, felt more so like a family reunion for.Paak and the band, versus just ...