1 – Isaiah J. Thompson – The Great Pumpkin Waltz 2 – MMYYKK – You Got Me 3 – Samara Joy – Tight 4 – Harold Lopez-Nussa – Funky 5 – Kurt Elling and Charlie Hunter – Superblue 6 – Bobby Sanabria – Capullito De Alheli 7 – Darcy James Argue – Last Waltz for...Read More

Ginger Commodore, Judi Vinar and Connie Evingson are all headliners in their own right but they have elected to get together as a triple threat for the first time to usher in the holidays with their Crooner’s concert on November 30 “Holiday Sugar, Spice and Everything Nice”. The trio connected with Sean McPherson from the...Read More

Jazz 88’s Peter Solomon spoke with Erinn Liebhard, director of the St. Paul based dance troupe Rhythmically Speaking about their upcoming show “Chill,” running Dec. 1 -3 at Amsterdam Bar & Hall in St. Paul, and featuring original choreography to a live jazz performance of Vince Guaraldi’s score for A Charlie Brown Christmas. (Image by...Read More

Maurice Jacox is a living legend. He’s lived his life on stages around the world and nowadays the Twin Cities is blessed to see him all over town. On November 28 Maurice will be leading his group “We Still R” through a concert at the Dakota. In the conversation with Jazz88’s Sean McPherson Jacox discusses...Read More

Drummer, bandleader and writer Brandon Commodore is no stranger to stages all across the world in his work with Stokley, The New Power Generation and more. But for Brandon’s own musical development, no stage looms as large as the Dakota. This Monday he and his group NRG will grace the stage and Commodore has a...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with trumpeter and composer Russ Johnson, who has described his own music as “too ‘in’ for the out crowd and too ‘out’ for the in crowd.” He is performing Saturday November 18th at Jazz Central with drummer Abinnet Berhanu, Bryan Nichols, piano and Ted Olsen, bass. Johnson has performed with iconic...Read More

Congratulations to all the great jazz musicians who received Grammy nominations for the upcoming 2024 awards. Many of the nominees are mainstays on Jazz88. Here is a complete list of the jazz category nominations as well as a handful of categories outside of jazz that featured artists we are supportive of on Jazz88 (we have...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Dr. Maya Sullivan about her work as Dean of Students at Metro State University and about Graduate Programs Preview Day, taking place November 14th from 5 – 7 PM. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20231110115118-MetroState11-13.mp3 More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon caught up with Mary Ann Sullivan whose band Mary Ann and the Money Makers will be featured in a Jazzclectic Concert Sunday at Mall of America. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20231109120728-MaryAnnSullivan.mp3 More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Harold López-Nussa is already out on the road and is ready to visit the Cedar Cultural Center on Wednesday November 15 for his debut performance at that venue. López-Nussa’s new release is his first for Blue Note and it’s garnering lots of acclaim for good reason; it’s a reflection on his experiences, both joyous and...Read More