The Minnesota State Fair is here and we couldn’t be more excited about how much jazz there is to offer this year. No matter what day you go, you should be able to take in a great jazz experience. We sincerely encourage you to come through on Friday, August 26 and/or Saturday, August 27 when...Read More
Local guitar maven and friend of the station, Zacc Harris, is celebrating the legacy of Pat Martino on Thursday, August 25 at Crooners. He hopped on The Afternoon Cruise to discuss Martino’s influence in the jazz world. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
Keyboardist/producer, Ben Sidran, is rolling through town for a two night stand on Friday, August 19 and Saturday, August 20 at Crooners. He was nice enough to hop on a Zoom and chat with Sean McPherson about his new album and his upcoming shows. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
Vocalist and pianist Andrew Walesch connected with Patty Peterson to discuss his upcoming CD and CD release show exploring the catalog of Cole Porter. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
The Minnesota jazz legend and Jazz88 broadcaster, Butch Thompson, passed away on Sunday, 8/14/22. Below, is audio of a tribute to Butch from the 8/16/22 Afternoon Cruise with Tony Balluff (Southside Aces) and Sean McPherson (Jazz88). More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
PaviElle is releasing a new documentary that tracks the making of her newest album, Sovereign. Check out the extended conversation between PaviElle and Jazz88’s Sean McPherson. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
Theo Croker connected with Sean for This Just In to talk about his new record, Love Quantum, and recommended a couple of artists he’s been listening to lately. Check out the full conversation right here! More Posts for Show: This Just InRead More
Songwriter and vocalist, Ann Hampton Callaway, is visiting the Twin Cities for a two-show stand over at Crooners this weekend. She was kind enough to talk about her love of the Linda Rondstadt songbook, and her love of performing in general. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
Hear trumpeter and director of the Count Basie Orchestra, Scotty Barnhart, talk about the upcoming show at Crooners, alongside a discussion about the role of the trumpet in jazz and Scotty’s take on the most important jazz musician of all time. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More
https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220704074924-MinnesotaJazzLegendsFull2022.mp3 This spring Patty Peterson honored our Minnesota Jazz Legends for 2022. This year’s honorees included big band leader and educator, Dr. Steve Wright, bassist and author, Ollie Lyle, Minnesota Music Hall Of Fame recipient and pianist/vocalist, Linda Peterson, and Brazilian born pianist, the late Manfredo Fest. Minnesota Jazz Legends is Jazz88’s series...Read More
