New Jazz88 merch is here to buy for yourself or your favorite music lovers. Jazz88 knows you love to vibe with us. Check out our new “Vibin’ with Jazz88” merch. We have t-shirts, crop tops, vintage tee styles and hoodies! AND YOUTH T-SHIRTS! In multiple colors! We still have your beloved pithy fun Everyone Listens...Read More

There’s a new jazz festival on the block! The Northside Jazz and Heritage festival kicks off Sunday July 26th, 11am-7pm at West Broadway Ave and West River Parkway in North Minneapolis. Yonci sat down with festival founders Kenya McKnight-Ahad, Kristel Porter, and performer Truth Maze to talk about the origins, inspirations behind this first-time festival....Read More

Tom McDermott moved to New Orleans in the early eighties and has quickly himself as a leading voice in early jazz and New Orleans roots music. He brings a personal and inventive approach to the repertoire of Jelly Roll Morton, Louis Moreau Gottschalk, Professor Longhair, and James Booker, as well as ragtime and Brazilian Choro...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with guitarists Joe Cruz and Scott Keever about the new guitar duo they are bringing to Aster Cafe on July 23rd. Both musicians have diverse musical interests, ranging from Americana to Latin, Blues, Jazz, and more. Information on the performance July 23rd from 8 – 10 PM can be found here....Read More

Yonci sits down with legendary guitarist Stanley Jordan, discussing a new single, a forthcoming album (the first in over a decade) and a new tandem guitar technique ahead of a solo show at the Dakota. Originally aired 6/26/26 More Posts for Show: This Just InRead More

Jazz88 is honoring a new set of notable Minnesota artists with Jazz Legends 2026. This year, we featured vocalist and radio personality Arne Fogel, bassist and educator, Gary Raynor, Drummer and innovator, Gary Gauger and Twin Cities jazz vocalist, the late Shirley Witherspoon, who toured with Duke Ellington. I was honored to be the host...Read More