Michael Bland is a musical powerhouse who calls the Twin Cities home. He is best known for his tenure as the drummer for Prince, but he has been a part of so many great moments in Twin Cities music. This Saturday, Bland will be diving back into the music of Prince for a show titled...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!                   David Murray – Birdly Serenade feat. Ekep Nkwelle Scott Agster – Minneapolis Horn Power WDR Big Band – Slip and Slide Nnena Freelon – Dark and Lovely Abebi Stafford – Kinderglow...Read More

Friends of the station Thomas and Alex Streitz are celebrating the launch of their new non-profit, The Minnesota Poets Collective. The group celebrates the art of poetry in all its forms and seeks to bring together diverse voices from all around the state of Minnesota. The father/son duo were nice enough to stop by the...Read More

Grammy-nominated drummer, vocalist and producer Kassa Overall is bringing his approach full circle with a performance at The Dakota on Wednesday night. Some of Overall’s earliest professional experiences were traveling with Geri Allen, Wallace Roney and others in very formal jazz bandstand settings. On Wednesday, Overall will bring all the enthusiasm and adventurousness that he’s...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Society of Chemists – Transactional Kindness Etienne Charles – Colorado River Song feat. René Marie Okonski – Summer Storm Karrin Allyson – Month of March (Dunas) Abebi Stafford – Kinderglow The Empress – Nica’s Dream Sharel Cassity – Magnetism...Read More

Judi Vinar is a singer’s singer. Her skills and her collaborative spirit have made her an in-demand vocalist and vocal instructor nationwide. She dropped by Jazz88 to discuss her upcoming shows with Dennis Spears and the Wolverines Jazz Trio at The Capri Theater on Saturday, April 5 and Sunday, April 6. Vinar talked about maintaining...Read More

Trombonist Ryan Keberle is making his way back through town for a performance at Berlin on April 11 with his group Reverso. Keberle was nice enough to catch up with Jazz88 and talk about Reverso as well as his other projects, Colectivo De Brasil and Catharsis. Keberle also shared his thoughts about writing memorable melodies...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Society of Chemists – Transactional Kindness Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy James Brandon Lewis – Exactly, Our Music Okonski – Summer Storm Etienne Charles – Colorado River Song feat. René Marie Arturo Sandoval – Stella By Starlight Black Market...Read More

Her voice has been with me my whole life. I bet it’s the same for you. Don’t ask me the first time I heard Aretha Franklin. Chances are, I was in the womb at the time. Aretha Franklin is present in my moments of heartache, of triumph, of resistance and of joy. She’s also with...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Okonski – Summer Storm Ebo Taylor – Get Up Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy LA Buckner & BiG HOMiE – NORFSIDE Mike Munson – Night Flying Birds Black Market Brass – Battle Ready feat. Obi Original Society of Chemists...Read More