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Michael G. Jackson. The Dazz Band is an American R&B / funk band most popular in the early 1980s. Emerging from Cleveland, Ohio, the group's biggest hit songs include "Let It Whip" (1982), "Joystick" (1983), and "Let It All Blow" (1984). The name of the band is a portmanteau of the description "danceable jazz". [1]
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."
Denver, Colorado USA. Instrument (s) Piano, organ, accordion and keyboards. Website. www.annieboothmusic.com. Annie Booth (US) (born 1989) is an American jazz pianist and educator. [1] Since the age of 16, she studied with jazz organist Pat Bianchi, pianist Jeff Jenkins and Art Lande. She studied at the Colorado Conservatory for the Jazz Arts ...
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.
Paul Samuel Whiteman [1] (March 28, 1890 – December 29, 1967) [2] was an American bandleader, composer, orchestral director, and violinist. [3]As the leader of one of the most popular dance bands in the United States during the 1920s and early 1930s, Whiteman produced recordings that were immensely successful, and press notices often referred to him as the "King of Jazz".
Ella Mae Morse in 1944. Ella Mae Morse (September 12, 1924 – October 16, 1999) [1] was an American singer of popular music whose 1940s and 1950s recordings mixing jazz, blues, and country styles influenced the development of rock and roll. Her 1942 recording of "Cow-Cow Boogie" with Freddie Slack and His Orchestra gave Capitol Records its ...
Jazz club. A jazz club is a venue where the primary entertainment is the performance of live jazz music, although some jazz clubs primarily focus on the study and/or promotion of jazz-music. [1] Jazz clubs are usually a type of nightclub or bar, which is licensed to sell alcoholic beverages. Jazz clubs were in large rooms in the eras of ...
Let It Whip. " Let It Whip " is a 1982 single by the Dazz Band and their biggest hit, peaking at number one on the R&B chart for five non-consecutive weeks. [2] The single also reached number two on the Dance chart [3] and number five on the Billboard Hot 100 chart. [4] The song won the 1982 Grammy Award for Best R&B Performance by a Duo or ...