It was a sad day when we aired the last Thistle & Shamrock show. The Twin Cities are lucky enough to have a local Celtic music show produced by Jazz88. Listen this Saturday at Noon to the latest The Shamrock Shore: Explore the traditional music of Ireland and follow the twists and turns of this vibrant, living...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with Bertrand Weber, Director of Culinary and Wellness Services at MPS. Weber gives a tour of Central Kitchen, where food is prepared and distributed to Minneapolis Public Schools. He talks about the changes that he initiated with the school system’s culinary and wellness department when he came on board in 2012,...Read More
If you missed our Labor Day programming. Here is a list of our top 88.5 songs: 1) Dave Brubeck, “Take Five” from the album Time Out 2) Weather Report, “Birdland” from the album Heavy Weather 3) Duke Ellington “Take the “A” Train” from the album Hollywood 4) George Gershwin, “Rhapsody in Blue” from the album...Read More
I’ve loved Blue Note Records for as long as I’ve loved jazz. Growing up as an aspiring jazz musician not much felt better than leaving Applause/Cheapo on Snelling in Saint Paul with a couple of those white jewel boxed Blue Note releases and heading home and finding out what they were all about. Early on...Read More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220704074924-MinnesotaJazzLegendsFull2022.mp3 This spring Patty Peterson honored our Minnesota Jazz Legends for 2022. This year’s honorees included big band leader and educator, Dr. Steve Wright, bassist and author, Ollie Lyle, Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame recipient and pianist/vocalist, Linda Peterson, and Brazilian born pianist, the late Manfredo Fest. Minnesota Jazz Legends is Jazz88’s series...Read More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220601101513-TMSYNNNENJun1_04519_060122.mp3 Margo Ashmore of the Northeaster Newspaper joins The Morning Show to highlight Speak MPLS, a new way for members to create broadcast quality productions, plus some highlights from Art-a-Whirl you might have missed! More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
The celebrated Chicago-based drummer Makaya McCraven is coming through town for a show at The Fine Line on Wednesday. Makaya was nice to hop on a ZOOM call with Sean from The Afternoon Cruise in advance of Wednesdays show! Listen to the interview: final Makaya Audio – Sean McPherson More Posts for Show: The...Read More
Throughout the week, I’ll be connecting with artists who are set to take the stage of Indeed Brewing for the Whirlygig event happening in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend, May 20-22, as part of Art-A-Whirl. Erik Fratzke, the bassist for Happy Apple, stopped by to talk about the gig and what we can expect from their...Read More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220519105248-TMSAGwithLC_04505_052122.mp3 Pianist, Composer and Director of Jazz Area and Senior Lecturer at Carlton College discusses the premier of her new work The Agitators, featuring the inspiring words of historically significant social activists set to music. The Agitators premieres Friday, 5/20/22 at 7:30 pm in the Kracum Performance Hall at the Weitz Center for Creativity. ...Read More
Throughout the week, I’ll be connecting with artists who are set to take the stage of Indeed Brewing for the Whirlygig event happening in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend, May 20-22, as part of Art-A-Whirl. L.A. Buckner, drummer extraordinaire and leader of Big Homie, stopped by to talk about the gig and what we can expect...Read More
