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Singer/songwriter Annie Fitzgerald is getting set to unleash a work of pure beauty: “You And Me And The Sun” on June 1 at The Hook And Ladder. Here’s most of our chat: Originally aired May 10, 2018 on The Afternoon Cruise with Kevin O’Connor. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon Cruise
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St. Paul Ballet will complete its season in 1920s New York City. Carmen is an original ballet by Artistic Director Zoé Emilie Henrot with music by composer Richard Erickson. The St. Paul Ballet brings audiences at The O’Shaughnessy in St. Paul back to the F. Scott Fitzgerald era with a fresh adaptation on the 1875 opera, Carmen, by French...
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Brazilian pianist, singer, composer and arranger Eliane Elias was scheduled to play the Dakota Tuesday night, May 1st with shows at 7:00 and 9:00. Due to a family emergency, Elaine  has had to cancel her May 1 concerts.  Our thoughts are with Eliane at this time, and The Dakota is  working on rescheduling this performance for...
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Twin Cities jazz vocal trio Rio Nido came by the Jazz88 studios to perform a handful of tunes on the Morning Show and talk about their upcoming show at the Dakota Friday night, Apr. 27 at 7:00. Rio Nido is Tim Sparks, Tom Lieberman and Prudence Johnson. You’ll hear them perform a Mose Allison tune,...
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The Atrium Jazz Ensemble reflects on the timeless, profound and personal raising of the voice performing folk songs, spirituals, blues and standards with vocalist Bruce A. Henry.  This presentation, originally broadcast Saturday, February 21, is now available for streaming on demand here, and at the program page. Bruce A. Henry, vocals Scott Fultz, saxophone Jeff...
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Singers Debbie Duncan, Charmin Michelle and Dennis Spears talk about their upcoming shows at the Capri Theater. Legends Bouquet brings together the first trio of singers who performed in the very first Legends concert that took place at the Capri 10 years ago. Charmin, Debbie and Dennis will recreate some of the selections from their initial performance as well...
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Isla Tuliro is about colonialism in the Philippines. In Marlina Gonzalez‘s new play, the idyllic life of the KAYUMANGGIs, brown-skinned islanders who live by the ocean, is disrupted by the sudden arrival of mythical creatures from the sea and sky, speaking strange languages, claiming the islands as their own and making up rules on how...
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The Mississippi River Gorge through the Twin Cities and Kinnickinnic River near Afton appear on the 2018 list of America’s Most Endangered Rivers from AmericanRivers.org. Olivia Dorothy is the Associate Director of the Upper Mississippi River Basin from American Rivers and joined the Morning Show to talk about the list. http://kbem-recast.streamguys1.com/content/u20180410082850169.mp3 Originally aired Apr. 10,...
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St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter grew up in a jazz family, active in the Twin Cities’ music scene for the majority of the 20th century. We invited him to talk with us about the roll jazz plays in his life, and to share his vision for the city of St. Paul. The State of the...
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Clockwise from top: Nichols, Santiago, Walker, and Lomheim.  Jazz in the Target Atrium: At The Piano, available on demand now. Four top pianists from the Twin Cities scene take their turn on the bench.  According to the Minnesota Orchestra website: “Chris Lomheim is a pianist whose rich harmony is always accompanied by swinging, bluesy improvisation....
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