Jazz88 Morning Show host Peter Solomon had the opportunity to sit down with Andy Mannix, Minneapolis Policing Reporter for the Star Tribune, about a curious feature on the murder of journalist Walter Liggett and the gangster accused of the crime, Isadore “Kid Cann” Blumenfeld. Blumenfeld was a Jewish immigrant who became extremely rich and influential...Read More
Make Minnesota Jazz Legends part of your Jazz Appreciation Month observance this year. We’ll honor four of Minnesota’s notable and long-serving jazz legends in a concert and conversation event hosted by Jazz88 host, Patty Peterson. It will be an intimate afternoon of live music and inspiring stories. Presented by Jazz88, this special concert will be...Read More
The first urban public elementary school observatory resides at Hall STEM Academy in Minneapolis! The observatory launched in mid-November, and it’s brought plenty of excitement to the MPS community. Jazz88’s Manny Hill spoke with Hall STEM Coordinator, Joel Halvorson, about how the idea of the observatory came about, what it all contains, and the next...Read More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220714095531-YNNMSR071222Edit.mp3 Minnesota Spokeman-Recorder’s Charles Hallman joined The Morning Show to discuss his articles on the naming of the Hiawatha Golf Course Clubhouse after groundbreaking Black golfer Solomon Hughes, Sr. and an update on competing plans for the course. Find more of Charles Hallman’s work here. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220527104205-PattyPrince052622Mixdown1.mp3 Ahead of Legends: Let’s Go Crazy at The Capri Theater this weekend, Patty Peterson discussed favorite Prince songs with Doctor Mambo’s Combo vocalist Ashley Commodore and keyboardist Brian Ziemniak, and the Minneapolis music icon’s influence on the scene. The Capri pays tribute to Prince during Legends: Let’s Go Crazy Sat 5/28 at 7...Read More
From humble beginnings in 1970, KBEM-FM has become the most powerful and longest-lasting radio station owned by a Minnesota school district, and one of the nation’s leading broadcast voices for jazz. Explore the people, places and events that have shaped KBEM’s first 50 years in this audio series. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220204172918-KBEM50th_MnDOTinthe90s.mp3 In 1989 KBEM partnered with the...Read More
From humble beginnings in 1970, KBEM-FM has become the most powerful and longest-lasting radio station owned by a Minnesota school district, and one of the nation’s leading broadcast voices for jazz. Explore the people, places and events that have shaped KBEM’s first 50 years in this audio series. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220202231912-KBEM50th_ThomasKoelgen.mp3 In this episode we hear from...Read More
From humble beginnings in 1970, KBEM-FM has become the most powerful and longest-lasting radio station owned by a Minnesota school district, and one of the nation’s leading broadcast voices for jazz. Explore the people, places and events that have shaped KBEM’s first 50 years in this audio series. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220131134548-KBEM50th_1981StudentAuditions.mp3 In this snapshot of KBEM circa...Read More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20211028102544-TMSAAE102721LuigiRomolo.mp3 MN Department of Natural Resources State Climatologist Luigi Romolo let’s us know what needs to happen for a snow storm to become a blizzard and we revisit that unforgettable storm from 30 years ago. Submit a question for an upcoming segment of Ask a Climate Expert by emailing reed@jazz88.fm More Posts for Show:...Read More
Kate Roberts, Exhibit Developer for the MN Historical Society, talks about the new exhibit Extraordinary Women, opening March 6th. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210303081551-KateRobertsExtraordinaryWomenMNHistoricalSociety.mp3 Originally aired Wednesday, Mar. 03, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
