All week, the National Puppetry Festival is in the Twin Cities with workshops and gatherings designed for professional puppeteers. Saturday, it’s all about events for the community, with Puppets + Community Day at the University of Minnesota’s West Bank Arts Quarter. Kathleen Conroy is the Festival Director and talked to the Morning Show about Saturday’s...Read More
Three members of the MN Acoustic Guitar Showcase visited Jazz88 to talk about their upcoming show at Icehouse Sunday, July 21. Elgin Foster is the founder of the guitar collective. Daniel Volovets and Scott Keever also joined the conversation. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190718115722-MinnesotaAcousticGuitarShowcaseatIcehouse.mp3 Originally aired Thursday, July 18, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts...Read More
Connie Evingson stopped by Jazz88 to talk about singing with Moore By Four at Crooners Supper Club Thursday, July 18. In addition to Connie, Dennis Spears, Ginger Commodore and Yolande Bruce sing, with Sanford Moore on piano. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190718115550-ConnieEvingsonandMooreByFouratCrooners.mp3 Originally aired Wednesday, July 17, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese.Read More
Producer JoEllyn Jolstad, Actor Adam Clark (he plays Lurch), Actress Mary Fiala (she plays Alice) visited Jazz88’s Morning Show to talk about the Minneapolis Public Schools Community Ed production of The Addams Family Musical through July 20. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190718115313-MPSCommunityEdAddamsFamilyMusical.mp3 Originally aired on Wednesday, July 17, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for...Read More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo spent the 8:00 a.m. hour with the Morning Show to talk about the most recent round of storms, mammatus clouds and climate change in Minnesota. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190717102028-StateClimatologistLuigiRomoloonClimateChange.mp3 Originally aired on Tuesday, July 16, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Vocalist Maud Hixson visited Jazz88 to talk about her upcoming shows wrapping up her retrospective on the Great American Songbook at Crooners Supper Club and the Nicollet Island Inn. She also discusses her new project, with a new recording of “Early to Bed” by Richard Rodney Bennett. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190717100435-MaudHixsonCroonersandNicolletIslandInn.mp3 Originally aired Monday, July 15, 2019 on...Read More
Pianist Travis Anderson (who’s a talented photographer as well) came to Jazz88 to talk about playing Disney favorites at the Dakota on Tuesday, July 16. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190717093617-TravisAndersonDisneyatDakota.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, July 16, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
The Southside Aces are playing a Louis Armstrong night, so clarinetist Tony Balluff stopped by Jazz88 to talk about the show. It’s Sunday, July 14, 2019 at 7:00 p.m. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190710112344-SouthsideAcesTonyBalluffDakota2019.mp3 Originally aired Thursday, July 11, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
State climatologist Luigi Romolo was on vacation last week and had a harrowing take-off on his flight from MSP to his destination. He explains how turbulence forms. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190709111543-ClimatologistLuigiRomoloExplainsTurbulence.mp3 Originally aired on Tuesday, July 9, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Sommelier Jill Mott shares her thoughts about rum and rhum agricole: On my most recent trip to Hawaii, it was the first time in more than a decade that my travels didn’t include grapevines. I thought rest and relaxation would rule my stay but I ended up enthralled by rum especially, the Mai Tai. Couple...Read More
