Stay updated with breaking news from Sam First. Get real-time updates on events, politics, business, and more. Visit us for reliable news and exclusive interviews.
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.
HAPPY 80th BIRTHDAY, JONI!Her BD was Tuesday, 11/7, a lucky number. She suffered a brain aneurysm in 2015, that left her unable to walk or talk. Or know how to play guitar. Miraculously, and after much hard recovery work, she made a surprise appearance at the Newport Folk Festival last year, and again at Hollywood Bowl last summer at the Wayne Shorter tribute (he was a friend), with a touching rendition of her "Circle Game," a few registers lower but full of emotion. She got a standing O, as soon as she came on stage. An astounding assemblage of jazz greats, a concert for the ages, b...
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.
HIGHLY RECOMMENDED:"A VIEW FROM THE BRIDGE " – OK folks, if you haven’t caught this yet, you are really pushing your luck. It opened in mid-August, was extended through the first week of November, and now to Nov. 19. And they are still selling out shows; this weekend only the Sunday matinee is available (as I write this). It should have ended by now. And where would you be, if you missed it? Filled with lifelong regret.
Having sung and played keyboards with Rufus Wainwright, KT Tunstall and Chris Botti, Eckroth returns to modal and postbop jazz