Guitarist Zacc Harris is back with Chasing Shadows, the follow-up to his well-received 2021 effort Small Wonders. In the summer of 2022 Harris took an opportunity to get away to a cabin for five days sans family and with nothing specific on the agenda. During the retreat Harris found his way into about twenty new...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Harlem-based pianist Emmet Cohen about his recent album “Vibe Provider,” and about “Live from Emmet’s Place” – the live stream series he started that helped him navigate the pandemic. Cohen plays the Dakota on November 15th with bassist Reuben Rogers and drummer Joe Farnsworth. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20241113110036-EmmetCoheninterviewandmusicFINAL.mp3 TRANSCRIPT PETER SOLOMON: Emmett Cohen...Read More
Vocalist Tommy Boynton has arrived with his first album tackling jazz standards. Boynton moved to the Twin Cities about two years ago and keeps busy as a member of the Four Freshmen, the celebrated long-running vocal quartet now based partially out of the Twin Cities. Boynton has a clean, earnest voice that packs a playful,...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with organist Pat Bianchi about his relationship to the Hammond B-3 organ and the influence of the late organist Joey DeFrancesco. Bianchi will perform at the Crooners Main Stage Thursday, November 14th with drummer Byron Landham and guitarist Paul Bollenback, who served as DeFrancesco’s rhythm section for many years. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20241111195108-PatBianchi_mixdown.mp3 TRANSCRIPT:...Read More
Oogie_Push is from the Meskwaki Nation and is currently creating on Dakota territory, aka the Twin Cities. She’s an actor, writer, storyteller, dancer, a Meskwaki twine bag weaver, a production assistant and an award-winning documentarian. She is the playwright and lead performer for the Full Circle Production The Adventures of a Traveling Meskwaki. The show...Read More
Broadcaster and Grammy-nominated performer Judy Carmichael is coming back to the Twin Cities for a performance at the O’Shaugnessy in Saint Paul on Saturday, November 16. She’s no stranger to listeners of Jazz88 as we carry her show Judy Carmichael’s Jazz Inspired on Monday nights at 10pm. She connected with Sean McPherson from Jazz88 to...Read More
Bassist Erik Fratzke from Happy Apple was nice enough to stop by the Jazz88 studio to discuss the group’s new studio album New York CD. It’s the group’s first release in 17 years and Fratzke talked about the life cycle of the band and the beautiful rapport and camaraderie the group is enjoying as they...Read More
Laufey – It Could Happen to You L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE – Fireflies Cory Wong – 305 ft. Chris Potter Connie Evingson – Whisper Not feat. Benny Golson Nubya Garcia – Set it Free feat. Richie Peter Bernstein – Ditty for Dewey Judy Carmichael – I Don’t Know Enough About You Emmet Cohen...Read More
On the week of the release of MaLLy and Last Word’s new album, The Sweetest of It All, MaLLy took some time to connect with Jazz88 to discuss his love of jazz. MaLLy’s artform is hip-hop, but his sources for inspiration run way deeper. He discussed how jazz can invite him to listen deeply, to...Read More
This has been a banner year for Minnesota jazz releases. We are bursting at the seams with new sounds from Kavyesh Kaviraj, Take That Back, Zacc Harris and more. Another release that deserves to be on the short list for best release of the year is L.A. Buckner and BiG HOMiE’s new outing Norfside. We have already...Read More
