There are some great transcontinental collaborations happening in the Twin Cities Jazz scene! Technology has made it feasible for arrangers from all over the world to get their charts performed and recorded by a topflight big band without having to muster all the players individually. Adi Yeshaya, Ned Kantar and other arrangers in town have...Read More

Pictured L to R: José Galván, Sergio Quiroz, Vanessa Millán, Luis Giolando Martínez, Sonia Solórzano and Mariana Cailly   Voz En Punto, the wildly talented acapella group out of Mexico City visited Jazz88 on Monday September 16. It was a beautiful coincidence that the group was visiting on Mexican Independence Day. Voz En Punto is...Read More

Trombonist Dave Graf has made friends with almost everyone’s he’s ever played with and he has a frighteningly strong command of jazz trivia. As if that wasn’t enough, Graf has also been a fixture in the Twin Cities jazz scene for decades but he spends most of his time behind the scenes.  That changes on...Read More

Vocalist extraordinaire Samara Joy is coming to the Ordway on Saturday, September 14. During a break in her schedule, Joy connected with Jazz88’s Sean McPherson, and discussed her technique for picking songs, her quick rise to becoming one of the biggest names in jazz, and her love of ensemble singing. Full interview: This interview aired...Read More

Celebrated vocalist Ashley DuBose took some time out of her day to chat about her songs, her love of jazz and her upcoming performance at the Selby Ave JazzFest on Saturday, September 14 in Saint Paul. Full interview: This interview aired 09/11/24 on The Afternoon Cruise       More Posts for Show: The Afternoon...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Brent Von Rensberg, co-founder of Zip Zap Circus of Cape Town, South Africa. They have put together a show for their new touring arm called ‘Moya‘ which they are staging at the Children’s Theatre in Minneapolis from September 12th through October 20th. Watch the trailer for ‘Moya’ here. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240911194731-BrentVonRensbergFinalmixdown.mp3 More Posts...Read More

  Julian Lage – Serenade Steve Turre – Mr. Kenyatta Lakecia Benjamin – Sweet Feeling Lizz Wright – Sweet Feeling Kamasi Washington – The Garden Path Cory Wong – Burning feat. Metropole Orkest Dylan Hicks – The Unicellular Spore Happy Apple – Antonym Requiem Parlor Greens – Driptorch Khruangbin – Ada Jean   Loading…  ...Read More

Jazz bands don’t last long enough. So many times you only hear the alchemy between a given ensemble for one recording and then things change up before the next trip to the recording studio. It is so rewarding when you hear an ensemble stick together and grow. Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield did just that...Read More

There are no names bigger in jazz than Louis Armstrong and Miles Davis. And for aspiring trumpet players it is essential learning to understand the careers and influences of these two icons. For Solomon Parham and Omar Abdulkarim the invitation to pay tribute to these icons at the Capri Theater in North Minneapolis gave them...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary and Wellness Services at MPS. Weber gives a tour of Central Kitchen, where food is prepared and distributed to Minneapolis Public Schools. He talks about the changes that he initiated with the school system’s culinary and wellness department when he came on board in 2012,...Read More