Broadcaster and Grammy-nominated performer Judy Carmichael is coming back to the Twin Cities for a performance at the O’Shaugnessy in Saint Paul on Saturday, November 16. She’s no stranger to listeners of Jazz88 as we carry her show Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired on Monday nights at 10pm. She connected with Sean McPherson from Jazz88 to...Read More
Bassist Erik Fratzke from Happy Apple was nice enough to stop by the Jazz88 studio to discuss the group’s new studio album New York CD. It’s the group’s first release in 17 years and Fratzke talked about the life cycle of the band and the beautiful rapport and camaraderie the group is enjoying as they...Read More
Today, Jazz88 celebrates the birthday of Russell Malone, a technically brilliant jazz guitarist whose tasteful solos and swinging and crisp rhythm accompaniment lent a spark to dozens of great jazz recordings with an impressive list of jazz legends. Malone was a native of Albany, Georgia and was influenced by recordings of B.B. King, the Dixie Hummingbirds and particularly...Read More
Laufey – It Could Happen to You L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE – Fireflies Cory Wong – 305 ft. Chris Potter Connie Evingson – Whisper Not feat. Benny Golson Nubya Garcia – Set it Free feat. Richie Peter Bernstein – Ditty for Dewey Judy Carmichael – I Don’t Know Enough About You Emmet Cohen...Read More
On the week of the release of MaLLy and Last Word’s new album, The Sweetest of It All, MaLLy took some time to connect with Jazz88 to discuss his love of jazz. MaLLy’s artform is hip-hop, but his sources for inspiration run way deeper. He discussed how jazz can invite him to listen deeply, to...Read More
Scott Amendola is a bay-area drummer and composer who has had long associations with artists like Charlie Hunter and Nels Cline. He performs with a trio including clarinetist Ben Goldberg and bassist Todd Sickafoose at Jazz Central on Thursday, November 7th. The group just released an album called “Here to There” consisting of music inspired...Read More
This has been a banner year for Minnesota jazz releases. We are bursting at the seams with new sounds from Kavyesh Kaviraj, Take That Back, Zacc Harris and more. Another release that deserves to be on the short list for best release of the year is L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE’s new outing Norfside. We have already...Read More
Jesse Simon from the MN Hard Bop Collective grew up loving organ jazz out in Denver, Colorado, so when it came time for Collective to add more events to their “sit-in series,” it was no surprise that Simon decided to concentrate on the organ. The MN Hard Bop Collective is launching a new weekly Sit-In...Read More
It was a sad day when we aired the last Thistle & Shamrock show. The Twin Cities are lucky enough to have a local Celtic music show produced by Jazz88. Listen this Saturday at Noon to the latest The Shamrock Shore: Explore the traditional music of Ireland and follow the twists and turns of this vibrant, living...Read More
