PaviElle (aka DJ Lady Luca), celebrated vocalist, bandleader, and host on Jazz88, has teamed up with vocalist and curator Dennis Spears to kick of season 14 of Legends @ the Capri. This weekend (Sept. 23 & 24), the Capri will be transformed into a juke joint for “Hot Times at Zona’s Cabaret and Blues Joint.”...Read More
Yohannes Tona, an internationally-renowned bassist, has teamed up with vocalist Dibekulu to bring Ethio-Jazz to the Twin Cities. Ethio-Jazz will headline a show at the Green Room in Minneapolis on Friday, September 22. Listen to the conversation below to hear how Yohannes discovered the sounds of Ethio-jazz–while also learning other styles of music–and discover how...Read More
Mack Avenue recording artist and vocalist Veronica Swift, preparing for two shows at the Dakota on Friday, Sept. 22, took time to visit with Jazz88 Morning Show host Peter Solomon to discuss her new eponymous record. This interview aired on The Morning Show 9/22/23 More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Cuban-American piano phenom, Alfredo Rodriguez, is coming to the Turf Club for a show on Sunday night (Sept. 24) with his trio. He’s celebrating the release of his new Mack Avenue recording, Coral Way. Hear a conversation between Alfredo Rodriguez and Jazz88’s Sean McPherson below, and get ready for Rodriguez’s first visit to the Twin...Read More
David Feily, Greg Byers, and Ernest Bisong are all first call players in the Twin Cities music world. As members of a niche group of string players working in improvised settings, their paths might’ve been destined to cross regardless, but it was the urging of violin master Randy Sabien that initially brought them together. After...Read More
Kavyesh Kaviraj is in demand in the Twin Cities as a phenomenal pianist. Throughout his ten years in the Twin Cities, he’s developed quite the network of players to call on when he’s leading the bandstand, so when he took on the duty of curating a Jazz88 JazzClectic pop-up concert, he knew just who to...Read More
Marcus Kar, the Program Director at Youth Farm and co-chair of the Homegrown Minneapolis Food Council, recently came to visit Jazz88 and brought along Jesse Miller, a FAIR School junior and Youth Farm lead. This Saturday, Sept. 16, they are celebrating the season with Playing For the Plants 2023: a concert featuring free food (while...Read More
Twin Cities vocalist Aja Parham fell in love with the voice of Sarah Vaughan the first time she heard her on CD. From there, Parham has made an effort to celebrate Sarah Vaughan on stages across the Twin Cities and beyond. She’ll be exploring the Sarah Vaughan songbook on Sunday night over at Crooners. Listen...Read More
Jon Reyerson of the Wayzata Chamber of Commerce is preparing for the annual James J. Hill Days celebration this weekend. This year, as part of the festivities, Jazz88 will be presenting a JazzClectic pop-up concert on Friday night (Sept. 8) with the Jack Brass Band. Jon stopped by to chat about the concert, and about...Read More
Grammy-nominated sax man Najee took the time to connect with Jazz88’s Patty Peterson in advance of his headlining show this Saturday (Sept. 9) at the Selby Avenue Jazz Festival. In the conversation, they talk about his time touring and recording with Prince, his “COVID record,” and the stellar band he’s bringing to St. Paul this...Read More
