Before Stanley Jordan was a household name he was getting his career started with Madison, Wisconsin serving as his home base. The young player made routine trips up to the Twin Cities and he credits the Twin Cities as the first major metro area where he built up a fanbase. Even though Jordan can now...Read More

Pianist Bryan Nichols is embarking on a new chapter in his musical life. On Saturday, Dec. 21, he launches a new quintet to navigate his original compositions. The group premieres at Berlin and he’ll be joined by Sophia Kickhofel (sax), Jake Baldwin (trumpet), Dan Carpel (bass), and JT Bates (drums). Nichols was nice enough to...Read More

Jazz88’s Patty Peterson talks to sax man Boney James about his new CD Slow Burn and his tour, which brings him to the Fitzgerald Theater in St. Paul on Wednesday December 18th, 2024. Full interview: This interview aired on The Playroom 12/8/24     More Posts for Show: The PlayroomRead More

Reid Anderson, the co-founder and the bassist for The Bad Plus, recently connected with Sean McPherson’s Jazz88 for a chat. Anderson discussed the new album from The Bad Plus and their upcoming run of shows starting on Christmas Day at the Dakota. Full interview: This interview aired on The Afternoon Cruise 12/9/24     More...Read More

  This year Jazz88 has kept track of all the local songs we’ve played from the year 2024. We are asking you to vote for your ten favorite tunes to help us put together an hour celebrating the best releases of 2024. Please place your votes before 10pm on Wednesday, December 11.   Loading… More...Read More

  This year Jazz88 has kept track of all the songs we’ve played from the year 2024. We are asking you to vote for your ten favorite tunes to help us put together an hour celebrating the best releases of 2024. Please place your votes before 10pm on Wednesday, December 11.   Loading… More Posts...Read More

Vocalists Toussaint Morrison and Roz Prickel are deep into the world of holiday music. They are in rehearsals for their Sno Ball event on Saturday at PNA Hall in Northeast. They swung by the Afternoon Cruise to chat about their favorite holiday music, their love of all things pickle, and their upcoming show. Full interview:...Read More

Here is the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Zacc Harris – This Day Laufey – From the Start Jake Baldwin and Ted Godbout – Cornflower Blue Javon Jackson – When the Time Is Right Nubya Garcia – Set it Free ft. Richie Arooj Aftab – Aey Nehin...Read More

Vocalist Bruce A. Henry is back in town for a holiday performance with the JazzMN Orchestra. Though Henry didn’t sing holiday music for the first half of his career, he reconnected with the canon during a holiday show at a shopping mall in Colorado and hasn’t looked back since. In this conversation, Henry shares how...Read More

Here is the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!     Laufey – From the Start The Bad Plus – Grid/Ocean L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE – Fireflies Diego Figueiredo – Samba Pra Bonfa Zacc Harris – This Day Immanuel Wilkins – Dark Eye Smile feat. Cecile McLorin Salvant...Read More