Pianist and composer Emmet Cohen will be back in the Twin Cities to play at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival on Friday, June 20 at 8:30 with his trio and the Four Freshmen. Cohen took a break this week to catch up with Sean McPherson and talk about his latest studio release and what he...Read More

Saxophonist Steve Cole is a Mack Avenue recording artist based in the Twin Cities preparing for a show at the Dakota on Saturday, June 14. Cole checked back in with Jazz88 to talk about his recent studio album Without a Doubt and the fun he’s having with his band of Twin Cities heavyweights.   This...Read More

Bassist and composer Ted Olsen is back with a new disc titled Violette. The album comes out on June 6 on Shifting Paradigm and Olsen is celebrating the release at the Cedar Cultural Center on Wednesday, June 11. Eric Mayson will be opening that show with a set. Olsen was nice enough to stop by...Read More

Dayna Martinez is gearing up for a busy June but she took some time to visit Jazz88 and talk about the upcoming Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Festival events begin on June 19 with the main action happening June 20-21. Martinez talked about performances and masterclasses that she’s excited about and she provided some tips on...Read More

Vocalist Connie Evingson is getting ready to do her final performance at the Woman’s Club. Next Wednesday, May 28, Connie and Lori Dokken are co-presenting a concert titled “Our Heart Will Go On.” The event features an incredible list of Twin Cities talent such as Mary Jane Alm, Doug Anderson, Ginger Commodore, Lori Dokken, Joan...Read More

  2025 marks the centenary year of Malcolm X’s birth. For the occasion, Dr. Rose Brewer, Thandisizwe Jackson-Nisan and additional planners have organized an event uplifting the politics and vision of Malcolm X. The event is on Saturday, May 17 at UROC at Plymouth and Oliver. The event is described in the promotional materials as...Read More

Jazz88 is honored to be representing at Grand Old Day with our very own stage full of spectacular Minnesota talent! Grand Old Day is on Sunday June 1 and we’ll be hanging at the Jazz88 stage. Sean McPherson, the Afternoon Cruise host and music director at Jazz88, will be hosting the stage! More info about...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Marianne Solivan – Open the Door Abebi Stafford – Kinderglow Artemis – The Smile of the Snake Igmar Thomas’s Revive Big Band – Runnin’ Outta Time Butcher Brown – Unwind feat. Melanie Charles Thomas Marriott – It’s Such A...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Society of Chemists – By Candlelight LA Buckner and BiG HOMiE – NORFSIDE Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy Okonski – Dusk Scott Agster – Minneapolis Horn Power Caili O’Doherty – Clip Joint Nnena Freelon – Dark and Lovely Nick...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below! LA Buckner and BiG HOMiE – NORFSIDE Ray Barnard – Pistol Pete Concurrence – Night Cap at Brown’s Dinner Club Artemis – The Smile of the Snake Mike Munson – Night Flying Birds James Brandon Lewis – Exactly, Our Music...Read More