Kamasi Washington – Prologue Julian Lage – Nothing Happens Here Nduduzo Makhathini – Izinkonjana The Early Planets – DONKEY WJ3 All-Stars – Jitterbug Waltz Lauren Henderson – Venas Kirsten Edkins – Party Slug Cornbread Harris – Night Train Karrin Allyson – Wave Stuart Mack – Summertime Loading… More Posts for Show: This...Read More
Grammy-winning bassist Ben Williams is in the Twin Cities to play the Black to Life event at Schneider Theater on Friday, June 14. Before he even got his checked baggage from the carousel, he hopped on the phone to talk with Jazz88’s Sean McPherson about how he has added producer, vocalist, and leader to his...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with Jonathan Taylor Rush, guest conductor with the Minnesota Orchestra, about their second annual Juneteenth program, scheduled for Friday, June 14th at 8 PM. He discusses the wide ranging program, which includes compositions by William Grant Still, Margaret Bonds, and more recent works by Omar Thomas, Carlos Simon, and hip hop...Read More
The Neighborhood Quartet has been a beneath-the-radar Twin Cities mainstay for years, providing their sound on stages all across the metro. I was elated when I found out they were taking the step into commercially releasing an album, and when I heard the tune “Hey Fellas,” I knew they had found their stride. The tune...Read More