Brian Ziemniak of the BZ3 Organ Trio rolled through The Afternoon Cruise to talk about their upcoming show at Crooners, and he brought along Julius Collins, one of the special guests joining the group on stage. Check out the full conversation here: This interview originally aired on The Afternoon Cruise on 7/21/23 This podcast was...Read More
Bruce Henry dates his music career back to the first time he got paid to make music in a nightclub, almost fifty years ago. He’ll be celebrating his breathtaking career at the Dakota on Saturday night. Check out a conversation between Bruce Henry and Jazz88’s Sean McPherson here: This interview originally aired on The Afternoon...Read More
Vibraphonist/composer Cecilia Smith connected with Jazz88 to discuss her latest album, The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project Vol. 1. Smith has been on a campaign since the late ’90s to shine a light on Mary Lou Williams’ contributions to the culture of jazz, and music in general. Listen for insight on how Smith goes about...Read More
Minneapolis Community Education is presenting its annual summer production, a musical adaptation of the film, Bring It On, playing at Southwest High School now through July 22. Jazz88 summer interns RJ, Lorelei, and Cristian spoke with actor Ari Sanford and Student Engagement Coordinator JoEllyn Jolstad about the cast, and how the show was put together....Read More
Mack Avenue recording artist and Minneapolis resident, Steve Cole, is getting ready for a headlining show at the Ames Center in Burnsville on Friday, August 18 as part of the Art and All That Jazz Festival, which is co-presented by Jazz88. Steve was kind enough to visit The Afternoon Cruise and talk about his career,...Read More
Minneapolis-based vocalist Leslie Vincent visited the Jazz88 studios in anticipation of the release of her sophomore record, About Last Night. In the conversation, she talked about her love of jazz and her connection with the band that played on her new recording. Listen: This interview originally aired on The Afternoon Cruise on 7/17/23Read More
Canadian vocalist/pianist Laila Biali is getting ready for a show at Crooner’s on Saturday, July 22. She was nice enough to connect with The Afternoon Cruise to talk about her new record, Your Requests, as well as her collaborations with Sting, Kurt Elling, and embracing her own musical strengths. Listen: This interview originally aired...Read More
Omar Abdulkarim and Anthony Coleman II visited The Afternoon Cruise to discuss their upcoming show at the Dakota. As two of the most exciting trumpet players working in the Twin Cities, they had a lot to say about what they’ll be bringing to the stage. They also talked about the support and encouragement they both...Read More
Virtuosic banjoist, composer, and 15-time Grammy winner, Béla Fleck, connected with Sean from The Afternoon Cruise ahead of a four show run at the Dakota on Thursday and Friday of this week (July 13 and 14) in support of his latest release, 2021’s My Bluegrass Heart. Fleck discussed how his perspective on writing and playing...Read More
Twin Cities vocal legend, Ginger Commodore, visited The Afternoon Cruise before making her way to rehearsal for her upcoming show honoring the legacy of Tina Turner on Sunday, July 9th at the Dakota. Listen:Read More
