Here is the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below! Laufey – From the Start The Bad Plus – Grid/Ocean L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE – Fireflies Diego Figueiredo – Samba Pra Bonfa Zacc Harris – This Day Immanuel Wilkins – Dark Eye Smile feat. Cecile McLorin Salvant...Read More
Zacc Harris is a fixture in the Twin Cities jazz scene. More than just a celebrated guitar player, Harris is the head of Shifting Paradigm Records, a Minnesota-based record label that releases gems from all around the globe. For Harris’s latest release, Chasing Shadows, he left his students and his family in Minneapolis for a couple...Read More
Jazz88 connected with Windom, Minnesota’s own Maria Schneider on her birthday to celebrate her Grammy-laden career and her continued connection to Minnesota but Schneider wanted to talk about was the new anthem she’s written for her hometown team, the Vikings. Supported by her orchestra’s trombone section and the beefiest baritones Julliard has to offer, Schneider’s...Read More
Today marks the birthday of trumpeter and educator Terell Stafford, born November 25, 1966 in Miami, Florida. Stafford has worked as a sideman with the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, Bobby Watson and Horizon, pianist McCoy Tyner, who called Stafford “one of the great players of our time, a fabulous trumpet player.” Stafford has worked...Read More
Jazz88’s goal is not just to play the jazz hits of yesteryear but to celebrate the great contributions being made to the art form today. To that end it was inspiring to see so many great artists from our playlist show up all over the Grammy nominations. Our music director Sean McPherson will be celebrating...Read More
The New Standards are a jazz-adjacent trio featuring John Munson (bass and vocals), Chan Poling (piano and vocals), and Steve Roehm (vibes). Though the group has plenty of rock’n’roll pedigrees on their resume, all the members have a deep love and knowledge of jazz. The New Standards rely on that love of jazz and the...Read More
Give to the Max Day is this Thursday, November 21st, and your support plays a vital role in this annual day of giving.Why donate during Give to the Max Day? This year, your donation will support our upgrade to a new and improved on-air broadcast system, in addition to helping us better plan out our...Read More
Zacc Harris – Catalyst L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE – Vengeance is Mine Saith The Lord Laufey – From the Start Tommy Boynton – I’m Gonna Lock My Heart Pat Bianchi – Stardust Connie Evingson – Whisper Not feat. Benny Golson Sarah Hanahan – Resonance Jazzmeia Horn – You’re Getting to be a...Read More
As The Bad Plus round the corner on their second full length as a guitar/saxophone/bass/drums quartet as opposed to a piano trio I am getting more drawn into their new textures. The opening track on the new album, Complex Emotions, is a Reid Anderson penned tune called “Grid/Ocean.” This song stood out to me for...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Shawn Lewis, Community Relations Manager with the Minneapolis Parks Foundation, about planned improvements to North Commons Park. At $45 million, the North Commons renovation represents the largest investment ever made in a neighborhood park in the 140-year history of the Minneapolis Park & Recreation Board.Read More
