Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with filmmaker Brigitte Berman, whose 1985 documentary film, Artie Shaw: Time Is All You’ve Got is being screened at the Heights Theatre on June 10th. After the film won an Oscar, Shaw sued Berman for a portion of the profits. Berman discusses Shaw’s amazing musical accomplishments, his struggle to balance commercial...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon caught up with tenor saxophonist Adam Larson, an artist based in Kansas City who is slated to play shows at Jazz Central Friday, May 17th and Saturday, May 18th with drummer Abinnet Berhanu, and bassists Chris Bates and Ted Olsen.Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with drummer Robert “Sput” Searight, who co-founded the funk/fusion band Ghost-Note with fellow drummer Nate Werth. Sput discusses playing with Werth in Snarky Puppy, the formation of Ghost-Note, the influences that inform the music, and their new recording, Mustard n’ Onions. The new CD is available from Mack Avenue Jazz. Ghost-Note...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon caught up with clarinetist Tony Balluff of the Southside Aces. Balluff talked about one of his musical heroes: New Orleans clarinetist Jimmy Noone. He also discussed the formation of the Southside Aces, the group he co-founded twenty years ago with tuba player Erik Jacobson (The Southside Aces will be featured in the...Read More
MPS Voices Associate Educator Jedediah Jones spoke with Laura Louis-Jacques, District Program Facilitator- Secondary Special Education, and Jesse Morgan, Department Head at MPS Assistive Technology Center, about the Special Education Community Resource Fair taking place Thursday, May 9th from 5-7:30 PM at the MPS Center for Adult Learning. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240506125022-SpecialEducationCommunityResourceFair.mp3Read More
Guitarist and singer John Pizzarelli is from an illustrious jazz family. His father was the legendary guitarist Bucky Pizzarelli and John grew up around jazz legends like Benny Goodman, Zoot Sims, Les Paul and Slam Stewart. Pizzarrelli discusses his recent album, Stage and Screen, his current trio, and his upcoming performances with the JazzMN Orchestra and...Read More
Dayna Martinez, Executive Director of the Twin Cities Jazz Festival, visited the Morning Show on International Jazz Day to reveal the complete lineup of artists performing at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival on June 21st and 22nd. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240430101811-SolomonandMartinez4-30.mp3Read More
Lynne Arriale has been a leading pianist and educator on the international jazz scene for more than thirty years. In this conversation with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon, she discusses her development as a jazz artist, the craft that goes into creating memorable compositions, and her recent recording, Being Human. Arriale is appearing May 4th and 5th...Read More
It’s true! The Twin Cities has an exorbitant amount of record stores per capita. Having gone record shopping all over the country, I can confirm we probably have more record stores than some of the major cities on each coast. The music community that fuels our programming and represents our listenership at Jazz88 and all...Read More
Twin Cities singer Maud Hixson won a Bistro Award recently for “Permanent Moonlight,” an album of songs by Richard Rodney Bennett. She spoke with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon about her path to becoming a professional jazz singer and about a Doris Day Tribute at Crooners’ Dunsmore Room on April 20th. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240415113940-MaudHixson_webmixdown.mp3Read More
