Live Performance Studio News Today

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

Since 1985, KUVO has provided a rare blend of music & news. We broadcast the best in Jazz, Latin Jazz & Blues in addition to 17 locally produced, culturally diverse programs.

From the Topeka Symphony, clarinetist Trevor Stewart and accompanying pianist Ellen Sommer joined host Cordelia Brown in the KPR Live Performance Studio back in September.

During KPR's Fall Membership Drive in September, several musical guests were invited to the KPR Live Studio, including pianist Kuok-Wai Lio. Listeners were encouraged to show their support for these KPR performances with a donation.

On August 3, KPR was thrilled to welcome a group of students from the Heartland Chamber Music Festival to preview content from the conclusion of their summer concert series. Listen to their KPR Live Studio session here.

Guitarist Rod Fleeman has been a mainstay of the Kansas City jazz scene for decades. He joins Bob McWilliams in the KPR Live Performance Studio for a session of solo guitar and conversation about his career in music.

Ahead of her upcoming performance alongside folk-duo Ordinary Elephant, Joy Zimmerman offers listeners a sneak peak into her work as a singer-songwriter and multi-instrumentalist from the KPR Live Performance Studio.

Folk recordings from the KPR Live Performance Studio. Production credit: sound engineers Chuck Smith and Jason Slote.