Sophia Shorai (vocal), Tanner Taylor (piano), Dave Karr (tenor sax) and Dave Graf (trombone) will play a show together at Crooners Supper Club Saturday, Apr. 27 at 6:00 p.m. Sophia and Tanner joined the Jazz88 Morning Show to talk about their musical relationship, the probability of a new EP and how the show might go....Read More
Sommelier Jill Mott joins Jazz88 biweekly to talk about wine, beer and spirits. This week, she talks about the (unofficial) start of Minnesota’s brew pub season, and helps narrow down the list of 170+ breweries in the state if you’re interested in finding some delicious Minnesota beers. Recommended for unique and consistently quality-driven and/or innovative...Read More
Bassist Erik Fratzke from Happy Apple talks about the trio’s upcoming shows at Crooners Supper Club on Saturday, Apr. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. He talks about some of his favorite Happy Apple tunes (“Ella By Nightlight,” “This is Your Ghost Train,” and “He’s OK”), and the trio’s plans for a new album....Read More
Musician Toshi Reagon and her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, adapted Octavia E. Butler‘s award-winning sci-fi novel, Parable of the Sower, into a folk opera. Toshi joined the Morning Show to talk about the fruition of the project after many years of wanting to adapt the book musically. There is only one performance, Friday, Apr. 26th at...Read More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talked with Jazz88’s Morning Show about the winter we survived, our excess of rain and why temperatures feel differently depending on the time of year. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190423100102-190423ClimatologistLuigiRomolo.mp3 Originally aired on April 23, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Founder and artistic director of Brownbody, Deneane Richburg, talks about the organizations upcoming figure skating performances called Brownbody: Tracing Sacred Steps. Deneane was joined by Brownbody members Lajuné McMillian and Steven Smith. Brownbody combines modern dance, theater, social justice practice, and figure skating and present artistic work on and off of the ice. Brownbody’s artistic...Read More
On Friday, April 5th, twelve groups of students at the Minneapolis College of Art and Design competed for money prizes to start a creative venture in the first annual PitchFest! Representatives from the First and Third place teams came to Jazz88 to talk about their winning projects. Kelsey Maher and her team, Studio Lumo, won...Read More
Sommelier Jill Mott explains the wines of Alsace and their ability to pair well with spicy and salty fare, especially Asian flavors. Approximately 90% of wines produced in Alsace are white. Most wines are actually fermented dry instead of popular belief that they are sweet. Being bottled in a characteristic flûte doesn’t help this stigma. Styles...Read More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about the winter storm heading our way. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190409091433-140409LuigiRomoloAprilSnowStorm.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Apr 9, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
State Climatologist Luigi Romolo talks about the textbook snow melt the Metro experienced over the last two weeks, and what’s ahead in the forecast. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190402100200-StateclimatologistLuigiRomolo.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Apr 2, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
