Gospel singer Robert Robinson came by Jazz88 to talk about bookending Memorial Day with performances at Lakewood Cemetery in the morning and the Dakota in the evening. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190524104602-RobertRobinsonDakotaMemorialDay2019.mp3 Originally aired Friday, May 24, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
VocalEssence is collaborating with production company The Avant Garde for Soul Sing tonight at Icehouse. Associate conductor G. Phillip Shoultz, III from VocalEssence and Chadwick Phillips (a.k.a. Niles) of The Avant Garde talk about their collaboration and the other performers for tonight. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190516104431-VocalEssenceandTheAvantGardewithSoulSing.mp3 Originally aired on Thursday, May 16, 2019 on the Morning Show...Read More
Pianist Jeremy Walker is collaborating with Garrick Comeaux and Consortium Carissimi to present concerts exploring the similarities between music in the early Baroque era and jazz. Performances are Saturday, May 11 at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, May 12 at 3:00 p.m. at the St. Paul Conservatory of Music. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190510103102-EarlyBaroqueMeetsJazz.mp3 Originally aired in two parts on...Read More
Pianist Senri Oe came to Jazz88 to talk about his show tomorrow afternoon as part of the Pan Asian Arts Festival at MOA. His newest album, Boys and Girls, takes songs he wrote as a pop artist in the 80s and reworks them into jazz tunes played on solo piano by Senri. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190503094055-SenriOePanAsianFestivalMay2019.mp3 Originally aired Friday,...Read More
Sophia Shorai (vocal), Tanner Taylor (piano), Dave Karr (tenor sax) and Dave Graf (trombone) will play a show together at Crooners Supper Club Saturday, Apr. 27 at 6:00 p.m. Sophia and Tanner joined the Jazz88 Morning Show to talk about their musical relationship, the probability of a new EP and how the show might go....Read More
Bassist Erik Fratzke from Happy Apple talks about the trio’s upcoming shows at Crooners Supper Club on Saturday, Apr. 27 at 7:30 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. He talks about some of his favorite Happy Apple tunes (“Ella By Nightlight,” “This is Your Ghost Train,” and “He’s OK”), and the trio’s plans for a new album....Read More
Musician Toshi Reagon and her mother, Bernice Johnson Reagon, adapted Octavia E. Butler‘s award-winning sci-fi novel, Parable of the Sower, into a folk opera. Toshi joined the Morning Show to talk about the fruition of the project after many years of wanting to adapt the book musically. There is only one performance, Friday, Apr. 26th at...Read More
Celebrate Jazz Appreciation Month with some of Minnesota’s most notable jazz legends, hosted by Patty Peterson in an intimate afternoon of live music and inspiring stories. Presented by Jazz88, this special concert will be held at the Minnesota History Center on Sunday, April 14, 2019, 2:00-4:00pm. Tickets are $20 for adults, $10 ages 5-17, MNHS members...Read More
Violinist Gary Schulte and Guitarist Robert Bell joined Kevin O’Connor live from Studio 1 on March 26th – They are one half of Twin Cities Hot Club. The four-piece (also including Stan Ponkin on guitar and Matt Peterson on bass) will play The Dakota for Easter brunch on April 21st Originally aired March 26th on...Read More
Veteran cabaret singer Marilyn Maye is doing four shows this weekend at Crooners. She spoke with Jazz88’s Emily Reese about the shows and her busy tour schedule. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20190322095901-MarilynMayeCrooners2019.mp3 Originally aired on Friday, March 22, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
