Federal offices, including local Federal courts and the Postal Service, will be closed today (January 9, 2025). It’s a national day of mourning for President Jimmy Carter, whose state funeral and private burial are scheduled for today. Carter was a well-documented lover of music. His affinity for classical performance and friendships in the country-rock world...Read More
Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below! Vanisha Gould – Cute Boy Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band – Save the Children ft. Bilal Bilal – All for Love The Airmen of Note – Hey Lalo! ft. Jon Faddis Julian Lage – Speak To Me...Read More
The Adi Yeshaya Jazz Orchestra is back! Adi Yeshaya, a topflight arranger based in the Twin Cities, formed a 12-piece band decades ago to support the vocal performances of the Twin Cities icon Debbie Duncan. The group flourished for a number of years, but they ended up putting the project on hold. In 2020 Debbie...Read More
Jazz88 definitely inspired me this past year with some good albums. Here are my fav albums of 2024 in no particular order: Shadow by Lizz Wright A la Sala by Khruangbin Bright Future by Adrianne Lenker Sonido Cósmico by Hermanos Gutiérrez No More Water: The Gospel of James Baldwin by Meshell Ndegeocello (Saw this project...Read More
Sean brings us his fav 10 Jazz Albums of 2024 in no particular order! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=p-4YsK4_PqQ Sharel Cassity and Colleen Clark – Alliance Milton Nascimento and esperanza spalding – Milton and esperanza Zaccai Curtis – Cubop Lives! Keyon Harrold – Foreverland Vanisha Gould – She’s Not Shiny, She’s Not Smooth Orrin Evans and the Captain Black Big Band – Walk a Mile...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Sarah Fornace from the Chicago-based performance collective Manual Cinema. Fornace is the director of “Leonardo: A Wonderful Show about a Terrible Monster,” a show based on two stories by Mo Willems. It’s running January 8th – March 9th at Cargill stage, presented by Children’s Theatre. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20250102112229-SarahPeter-SarahFornaceMondayJan62025_01078_.mp3 More Posts for Show:...Read More
Manny has his top hip hop albums of the year! Listen to here video about this year’s music here: Here is the list of Manny’s Best Albums of 2024: Blue Lips by ScHoolboy Q American Dream by 21 Savage GNX by Kendrick Lamar Alligator Bites Never Heal by Doechii The Auditorium Vol 1 by Common...Read More
Olive just aired an interview with Rosie. And it has been a fun year of music for Olive. Listen to here video about this year’s music here: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/NtlIxMhUA5Q Here is the list of Olive’s Best Albums of 2024: SYRINGA by Rosie I am my neighbors keeper- Avery Sharpe FISSION – Dead Poet Society High Adventure-...Read More
It was another great year of music in 2024 and I’ve been along for the ride in heavy doses. In no particular order, but off the top of my head here’s a list of my favorite records from this year that left an impression and have been essentially wearing out my turntable needle. Khruangbin “A...Read More
Hello MPS Voice and Jazz 88 listeners, The Big Cheese here! As we wrap up the year, and as most of us have probably been given our Spotify wrapped. I think now is as good as a time as any to shout out my three favorite albums of the year! Check out their video here. This year...Read More
