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Sound the Horns

The Muppet Show's Top 10 musical guests

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Meet Curtis Fuller, Living Jazz Legend

He's played with the best, and now he's one of the best.

Return to Forever

Chick Corea’s breakthrough act is back after nearly three decades.

Return to Forever

Chick Corea’s breakthrough act is back after nearly three decades.

Delegating Denver #45 of 56: South Carolina

Chick Corea’s breakthrough act is back after nearly three decades.

Jack Kerouac Wrote Here, Crisscrossing America Chasing Cool

Chick Corea’s breakthrough act is back after nearly three decades.

Red Holloway Takes Center Stage

From Sonny Stitt to Jack McDuff, this saxman has played with some of jazz's finest.

Getting Jazzed

The renowned Jerry González sounds off.

On the Road in Search of Jack

The renowned Jerry González sounds off.

Rich with Rumba

The renowned Jerry González sounds off.

Day-by-Day Picks

From the week of November 10, 2005

March On

The Dirty Dozen Brass Band breathes life into death.

Double Treat

Lectures on Unrelated Topics fire up listeners' brains

In Da Club

Rio Grande Mexican Restaurant

Go Getters

Just because the Go hails from Detroit doesn't mean it's stuck in the garage.

Critic's Choice

Dirty Dozen Brass Band

Neat Beats

Latin jazz gets its due in a Smithsonian exhibition

Madlib

Shades of Blue (Blue Note)

Hit Pick

Billy Tolles

Round the Corner

Colorado's jazz artists stand up against their big-city counterparts.

Taking Flight

Legendary drummer Roy Haynes sings Bird's praises while creating his own legend.

Our Town

From blues to kiddie core, the year 2001 was an odyssey in local music. Backbeat writers remember the best.

Smoke Gets in Your Eyes

The world of jazz as seen through the lens of Herman Leonard.

O Father, Where Art Thou?

Freddy Rodriguez Sr. has spent decades in Denver's jazz scene. These days his favorite partner is his son.

Hit Pick

David Booker and the Swingtette

Beyond Burns

A look at screen gems from the Denver Jazz on Film Festival.

City Sounds

A look at local recordings.

Orchestral Maneuvers in the Works

The Creative Music Works Orchestra brings jazz out of the closet.

Turkish Delight

Bandleader Sam Bivens brings six decades of jazz history to Turk's Supper Club.

Not Bryan's Songs

Roxy Music veteran Bryan Ferry sets the way-back machine for the 1930s.

Songs of the Century

Part one of a pre-millennial salute to the music that made America sing.

Sound Mind

Plumbing the depths of Ron Bucknam's solo subversion.

Strings Attached

Redefining chamber music on Turtle Island.

Year-End Close-Out

We've got 1998's best albums in stock, but they're going fast.

Night & Day

July 30 - August 5, 1998

Playlist

July 30 - August 5, 1998

Stompin' at the Savoy

July 30 - August 5, 1998

In the Name of the Father

T.S. Monk is making music that's all in the family.

Thrills for the week

T.S. Monk is making music that's all in the family.

Playlist

T.S. Monk is making music that's all in the family.

Giving Until It Hurts

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

Beautiful McBride

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

CRITIC'S CHOICE

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

SWEET AS JAM

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

THRILLS

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

THRILLS

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

THRILLS

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.

THRILLS

Great musical moments in Jerry Lewis MDA Telethon history.