Jazz88 and the North High Radio class presented the annual Student Awards Ceremony Thursday night, May 24th at the Davis Center, Minneapolis Public Schools’ headquarters. The event honored achievement and excellence in radio broadcasting among high school students participating in this long-running curriculum. Students, families and staff enjoyed a delicious sandwich buffet from Barbette. The keynote...Read More
May is Mental Health Awareness Month. To honor that and to do what can be done to “Smash the Stigma,” two board members of Dissonance, Katy Vernon and Carl Atiya Swanson, stopped by to explain the function of their wellness organization. Pianist and vocalist Sophia Shorai was kind enough to share a bit of her story and...Read More
The 4th annual Junior Iron Chef Competition took place at Solar Arts by Chowgirls on Thursday, May 10. Four teams, comprised of two middle-school-aged students and one adult chef, cooked two dishes on the fly in 60 minutes and presented it to the eight celebrity judges. Jazz88’s Emily Reese and Justus Sanchez went to the...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
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,...Read More
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...Read More
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...Read More
Jazz88’s REEL Jazz Film Series is pleased to partner with The Film Society of Minneapolis-St. Paul to co-present a screening evening of “DJANGO”, a new French film drama about legendary jazz guitarist Django Reinhardt. Join us Friday evening February 2nd at the Saint Anthony Main Theater in Minneapolis. Screening is at 7 p.m. General Tickets...Read More
The Panama Jazz Festival is this week and Jazz88’s Janis Lane-Ewart is there chatting with performers. Following Wednesday night’s concert, she spoke with pianist Danilo Perez and saxophonist Wayne Shorter. You can hear their thoughts below! http://kbem-recast.streamguys1.com/content/u20180118071749153.mp3 Danilo Perez at the Panama Jazz Festival. Originally aired Jan. 18, 2018 on the Morning Show with Emily...Read More
