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

Latin jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera is the subject of a documentary premeiring on PBS this month called “Paquito D’Rivera: From Carne Y Frijol to Carnegie Hall.” It tells his story from his earliest days as musical progidy growing up in Cuba and follows his first encounter with Dizzy Gillespie, his defection to the United States,...Read More

Yonci spoke with Dakota Jazz Club Founder, Lowell Pickett, ahead of this year’s Dakota Block Party on 9/26/26. Dakota Block Party 2026 When: Saturday, SEP 26, 2026 | 2–10pm Where: Nicollet Mall Cost: Free and open to the public OUTSIDE ON NICOLLET MALL Nicollet Stage Live Music Lineup: L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE at 2pm Nathan & The...Read More

Jazz88 Morning Host Peter Solomon speaks with vocalist and composer Chenxi Pan, who changed her life path in her early twenties when she left her native country of China and came to the US to study jazz. She discusses her unique musical path, the artists that influenced her singing and writing, and talks through some...Read More

In this case, Elephant is trumpeter and composer Adam O’Farrill’s recently formed quartet, and the room is the Minneapolis jazz venue, Berlin.O’Farrill speaks with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon about the literary, cinematic, and musical influences that inform his compositions. Over the last decade, O’Farrill has been recognized astop-ranked jazz trumpeter and has been featured as a...Read More

Yonci speaks with Thomasina Petrus, part of the cast of Christina Ham’s Nina Simone: Four Women September 5–27, 2026, Pillsbury House & Theatre Tickets and more information can be found here! Set in the aftermath of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Nina Simone: Four Women imagines a conversation between Simone...Read More