It’s a Deep Dive Wednesday on The Afternoon Cruise and we are going to check out Chris Potter‘s 2006 effort Underground. Ten albums deep into his solo career, Underground has been critically acclaimed as an album where many of the most promising pieces of Potter’s previous releases came together in one package. Chris Potter has a...Read More
Drummer and composer extraordinaire Kevin Washington visited the Jazz88 studios to discuss his upcoming concert on January 19 at The Hopkins Arts Center. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
This Just In is Jazz88’s weekly celebration of new releases. It hits the airwaves every Friday at Noon and this week we are diving into Jason Marshall‘s latest release, New Beginnings. It’s not a coup to see a baritone sax player leading a band by any stretch of the imagination, but it’s still certainly not...Read More
Gary Hines, the longtime leader of Sounds of Blackness, stopped by Jazz88 to visit and discuss the group’s upcoming show, “Music for Martin” which takes place at the Ordway on Friday, January 13. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
On today’s Afternoon Cruise we’ll be doing a deep dive into Abbey Lincoln’s 1991 album You Gotta Pay The Band. The featured guest on the album is the esteemed legend Stan Getz in one of his last recording sessions before his passing in June of 1991. Throughout the album I am reminded of three primary...Read More
1 – Yussef Dayes – Marching Band feat. Masego 2 – Ambrose Akinmusire – Weighted Corners 3 – Johnathan Blake – Groundhog Day 4 – The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Multnomah Blues 5 – JD Allen – Boom-Bap 6 – Jahari Stampley – To Be With You Again 7 – Sean Mason – Lavender 8...Read More
This Just In is Jazz88’s weekly celebration of new releases. It hits the airwaves every Friday at Noon and this week we are diving into Lauren Falls‘ new album A Little Louder Now. Lauren is a bass player/composer who spent some time out in New York before returning to her hometown of Toronto. The release features...Read More
On today’s Afternoon Cruise we’ll be doing a deep dive into Joe Henderson’s debut album as a leader, the 1963 release “Page One”. This album marks the second time that Kenny Dorham and Joe Henderson got into the studio together, though it was the first session to be released to the public. There’s a Ghostface...Read More
Greetings! Sean here, Music Director and Afternoon Host at Jazz88. I’m honored to share the Top Ten Songs of 2022 on Jazz88. A quick note about the methodology: I gathered the fifty most played songs on Jazz88 that were released in the year 2022 and then put up a poll for listeners to pick their...Read More
