Yonci spoke with Dakota Jazz Club Founder, Lowell Pickett, ahead of this year’s Dakota Block Party on 9/26/26. Dakota Block Party 2026 When: Saturday, SEP 26, 2026 | 2–10pm Where: Nicollet Mall Cost: Free and open to the public OUTSIDE ON NICOLLET MALL Nicollet Stage Live Music Lineup: L.A. Buckner & BiG HOMiE at 2pm Nathan & The...Read More

Jazz88 Morning Host Peter Solomon speaks with vocalist and composer Chenxi Pan, who changed her life path in her early twenties when she left her native country of China and came to the US to study jazz. She discusses her unique musical path, the artists that influenced her singing and writing, and talks through some...Read More

In this case, Elephant is trumpeter and composer Adam O’Farrill’s recently formed quartet, and the room is the Minneapolis jazz venue, Berlin.O’Farrill speaks with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon about the literary, cinematic, and musical influences that inform his compositions. Over the last decade, O’Farrill has been recognized astop-ranked jazz trumpeter and has been featured as a...Read More

Yonci speaks with Thomasina Petrus, part of the cast of Christina Ham’s Nina Simone: Four Women September 5–27, 2026, Pillsbury House & Theatre Tickets and more information can be found here! Set in the aftermath of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Nina Simone: Four Women imagines a conversation between Simone...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Twin Cities based saxophonist Brandon Wozniak, who has been selected as September Artist in Residence at Minneapolis jazz venue Berlin. Wozniak will perform in a series of Sunday night concerts, including collaborations with musicians such as drummer Dave King, cellist Michell kinney, guitarist Zacc Harris, among others. Information on the...Read More