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JazzTown. JazzTown is a 2021 American documentary film by director and musician Ben Makinen. Through spontaneous conversations and performances, the film highlights the jazz scene of Denver, Colorado and considers jazz as a dynamic art form.
Capri, Gramavision, Sterling Circle, Prolific. Ronald Glen Miles (May 9, 1963 – March 8, 2022) was an American jazz trumpeter, cornetist, and composer. He recorded for the labels Prolific (1986), Capri (1990), and Gramavision. [2] His final album, Old Main Chapel, his second on the Blue Note label, was released posthumously in 2024.
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."
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.
1939–1984. Sheldon " Shelly " Manne (June 11, 1920 – September 26, 1984) was an American jazz drummer. Most frequently associated with West Coast jazz, he was known for his versatility and also played in a number of other styles, including Dixieland, swing, bebop, avant-garde jazz, and later fusion. He also contributed to the musical ...
Geoff Dyer. Publication date. 1991. ISBN. 0-349-11005-0. But Beautiful is a book about jazz and jazz musicians by Geoff Dyer. First published in 1991, it is the first of Dyer's so-called "genre-defying" works. [1]
The we’re-never-going-to-play-together-again-to-lucrative-reunion trail is well-worn at this point — just ask such famously feuding acts as the Eagles, Guns ‘N Roses, Pixies and, most ...
Capri Records Ltd. is a jazz record label founded by record collector, photographer, and recording engineer Thomas C. Burns. [1] Burns formed the Capri label [2] following his Record Revival store [3] which is now known as Jazz Record Revival, along with his future Tapestry Records [4] label. The Colorado-based Capri Records has a catalog of ...