It’s true! The Twin Cities has an exorbitant  amount of record stores per capita. Having gone record shopping all over the country, I can confirm we probably have more record stores than some of the major cities on each coast.  The music community that fuels our programming and represents our listenership at Jazz88 and all...Read More

Twin Cities singer Maud Hixson won a Bistro Award recently for “Permanent Moonlight,” an album of songs by Richard Rodney Bennett. She spoke with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon about her path to becoming a professional jazz singer and about a Doris Day Tribute at Crooners’ Dunsmore Room on April 20th. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240415113940-MaudHixson_webmixdown.mp3Read More

Peter Solomon speaks with Duluth-based trombonist Thomas Woytko about JAM Duluth, a program of live performances scheduled at Duluth breweries and other locations through the month of April. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240409110119-ThomasWoytkoMixdown.mp3Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with pianist Aaron Diehl about his recent recording of Mary Lou Williams’ “Zodiac Suite,” the influence of pianist and composer John Lewis, and his upcoming performance of music by Lewis, Gunther Schuller and others with members of the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota Sunday, April 7th at Sundin Hall on the...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with Victor Cole, Director of Recruitment, Retention and Induction in the School of Urban Education at Metro State University, about a Graduate Programs Preview Day coming up April 13th. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240403094031-VictorColeInterview.mp3Read More

Tenor saxophonist JD Allen speaks with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon about his recent recording THIS, which features Allen playing with Gwilym Jones on drums and electronic soundscapes created by Alex Bonney. Allen will be appearing in the Twin Cities March 15th at Jazz Central with Abinnet Berhanu and Jeff Bailey and March 16th at Icehouse with...Read More

Peter Solomon spoke with Cathy McLeer, State Director for AARP Minnesota, about the Twin Cities Winter Jazz Fest. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with singer Jamecia Bennett about her concert Friday, February 23rd at the Ordway, which she says will celebrate the the evolution of music from African roots to jazz, blues, and soul. Bennett is a resident artist at the Ordway. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Minneapolis Public Schools Interim Superintendent Rochelle Cox spoke with our own Manny Hill, Executive Producer of MPS Voices, about a busy–but exciting–October for MPS, and about some of the important events and celebrations happening in the month. Listen: More Posts for Show: School NewsRead More

Looking for a fun way to stay active this fall? Minneapolis Public Schools is once again participating in “Walk & Roll to School Day” on Wednesday, October 4, followed by its own local event, “Let’s Roll MPS” the following Wednesday, October 11. Jazz88’s Manny Hill spoke with MPS Active Living Coordinator, Jenny Bordon, about both...Read More