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Twin Cities Jazz Festival
Peter Solomon spoke with Dayna Martinez, Executive Director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, about the headliners that will be featured at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival in June. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240227103606-FINALConversationwithDaynaMartinez.mp3
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Stacey Kent is a critically acclaimed jazz singer beloved the world over. She has sold more than two million recordings and her music has been downloaded a half a billion times. Her latest recording, “Summer Me, Winter Me” was recently issued on Naïve records. It includes a mix of jazz standards and original music with...
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  Dayna Martinez, the Executive Director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, stopped by during the Morning Show to announce the artists that will be featured in the Winter Jazz Fest coming up on February 24, 2024. Winter Jazz Festival is partnering with our friends at kj’s hideaway and Park Square Theatre in Saint Paul to create a spectacular...
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“It’s a jazz concert, so you never know what to expect! Anything goes!” NEA Jazz Master saxophonist, clarinetist, and composer Paquito D’Rivera connected with Jazz88 in anticipation of his performance, along with the Dizzy Gillespie Afro-Latin Experience, on Friday, June 23 for the 25th Twin Cities Jazz Festival. D’Rivera covered his love of Dizzy Gillespie’s...
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Saxophonist, flautist, vocalist, and composer, Camille Thurman, along with the Darrell Green Quartet, are getting ready to hit the Jazz88 Mainstage for night one of the 25th Twin Cities Jazz Festival on Friday, June 23rd (set time 6:00 PM). They caught up with Sean from The Afternoon Cruise to talk about their plans for the...
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Jazz88 Program Director and Midday Host, Travis Ryder, chatted with Sean from The Afternoon Cruise about the broadcast schedule for this weekend’s Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Here’s a quick summary: Friday, June 23 3:30 – 8:30 PM: MPS Voices Future of Jazz Stage wall-to-wall streaming at MPSVoices.com Scheduled: Walker West Jazz Ensembles, Minnesota Jazz Youth...
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Davina Lozier, frontperson for long-running Twin Cities group, Davina and the Vagabonds, swung through The Afternoon Cruise to talk about getting back into their home studio after an extensive tour, a new, upcoming release, how to win over the crowd at this weekend’s Twin Cities Jazz Festival, and more. Davina and the Vagabonds take the...
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Twin Cities Jazz Festival organizers Steve Heckler and Dayna Martinez swung through The Afternoon Cruise to chat about the event (now in its 25th year), including details about the MPS Voices Youth Stage and other schedule highlights from across the 2023 Twin Cities Jazz Fest. Listen here:   This interview originally aired May 10, 2023...
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Some high-profile spots on the Jazz88 Mainstage at the 2023 Twin Cities Jazz Festival now have equally high-profile artists booked.  The Festival’s outgoing Executive Director Steve Heckler made the first wave of artist announcements on Jazz88 Tuesday morning, Jan. 17, for the 24th edition of the Fest: https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20230117135452-SteveHecklerJan17.mp3 After having to cancel prior bookings due...
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https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220622125710-TMSJFBGInt_04525_062522WEB.mp3   Pianist Brandon Goldberg is set to play the Jazz88 Mainstage on Saturday night (6/25) with saxophonist Marcus Strickland, trumpeter Josh Evans, bassist Ben Wolfe, and drummer Aaron Kimmel. Brandon discusses playing with these great musicians as they take the stage for the first time together, along with influential piano players and one of...
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