Jazz88 offers so much more than a streaming service ever can by connecting you to the world of jazz. With the support of our listeners, we’re able to present live events, capturing world-class talent from resident and touring artists, all year long. Throughout our Fall Drive, we will be sharing selections from our audio archives...Read More
Drummer, vocalist, and bandleader Stokley is an internationally-acclaimed R&B star, both as a solo act and through his 20+ year career with Mint Condition, though he keeps a fairly low profile in his native Twin Cities. Stokley doesn’t perform locally all that often, but when he does. . .it’s an event. This Saturday, Oct. 7,...Read More
Jazz88 Morning Show host Peter Solomon had a chance to chat with Gary Hines (above), Music Director for the Grammy-winning Twin Cities ensemble, Sounds of Blackness, about their participation in a program called “Behind the Curtain: Ever After in Concert,” happening at the Ordway Center on October 6th and 7th. The story is a developing...Read More
Grammy award-winning vocalist Kurt Elling took some time out of his touring itinerary to chat with The Afternoon Cruise’s Sean McPherson about his new album, SuperBlue: The Iridescent Spree. He’ll be coming to town on Sunday, October 1, with Charlie Hunter and the rest of his SuperBlue touring ensemble for a performance at The Parkway...Read More
Celebrated trumpeter, bandleader, and composer Randy Brecker is swinging into town to join the Twin Cities’ “premier jazz ensemble,” the JazzMN Orchestra, at the Chanhassen Dinner Theatres on Monday, October 2. Jazz88 Morning Show host, Peter Solomon, caught up with Brecker to discuss how he keeps his music fresh after more than 50 years in...Read More
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