Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below! Yuko Mabuchi – Batuucada Airmen of Note – When the Amazon Spoke We Listened Nicole Glover – No. 2 Jimmy Greene – Praises George Colligan – If the Mountain Was Smooth, You Couldn’t Climb It Steve Kenny – Up...Read More
This week’s hot new local single features the Society of Chemists, a Twin Cities-based quartet including saxophonist/flautist/keyboardist Stephanie Wieseler, pianist Jack Barrett, bassist Charlie Bruber and drummer Ben Erlich. You may have caught their set this summer at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Sometimes described as a fusion group, whatever the appropriate category is for...Read More
Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below! Giacomo Smith and Mozes Rosenberg – Begin the Beguine Joan Hutton – Sidekick Stokely – rare (no, no, no) HEYARLO – Plumes Astronomy Town – Quina Brass Queens – Make Believe Paquito D’Rivera – La Fleur De Cayenne Yuko...Read More
This week’s Hot New Local Single comes to us from guitarist and composer Ross Clowser. The single is “Untold World” from the new album This Is How We Move Through Time, released September 12th on the local indie label, Aura Vortex records. The ensemble includes Clowser on guitar, Joe Strachan on piano, Josh Granowski on bass, and Tarek...Read More
“THERE IS A LEGEND AMONG US FOLKS!!” – this is my constant rallying call to my brothers and sisters in local media. Stokley, the iconic R&B musician who fronted Mint Condition for 20+ years is a half-decade into a fruitful solo career and I can’t believe the man can shop for groceries at Mississippi Market...Read More
Jazz88 loves live music! Make some plans to support music by enjoying it live! Here are some suggestions for next week: Monday, September 15, 2025: Lawrence El Presents: The Mintrolude at Icehouse + Keyon Harrold at Dakota Jazz Club Tuesday, September 16, 2025: Explosion Band at Jazz Central Wednesday, September 17, 2025: Damon Smith/Art Edmaiston/Steve...Read More
Get planning for your Fall concert schedule with a few picks for Tuesday, September 9th through Sunday September 14th: Tuesday, Sept 9, 2025: Cedar Avenue Big Band at Jazz Central Wednesday, Sept 10 + Thursday, Sept 11, 2025: Barrington Levy at Dakota Jazz Club Thursday Sept 11, 2025: Erin McCawley’s Harrison Street Band at Crooners...Read More
Kaitlin Cassady is an up-and-coming writer and performer getting ready to release her sophomore album North Star on September 4 at the Cedar Cultural Center. North Star features more jazzy moments than one might expect from a folk album, and one of those gems is the tune “Melancholy Daydreams.” On the tune, Cassady shows off her penchant for adventurous...Read More
Danny Sigelman’s State Fair Picks: I can’t think of a better way to kick off the Fair this year than with one of the Twin Cities’ finest groups, Davina and the Vagabonds August 21 and 22nd at the Bandshell stage. The consummate piano player and singer, Davina Sowers has carved out her own niche and following among...Read More
Jazzy Offerings at the State Fair Click here for MN state Fair website where you can find more info about all these offerings. Friday August 22 Davina and the Vagabonds 1:00-1:45, 2:30-3:15 at the Bandshell Iconic Jazz Artist out the Twin Cities MPLS the Band 3:45-4:30, 4:45-5:30 at the Bandshell Groundbreaking R&B and hip-hop...Read More
