This week’s hot new local single features the Society of Chemists, a Twin Cities-based quartet including saxophonist/flautist/keyboardist Stephanie Wieseler, pianist Jack Barrett, bassist Charlie Bruber and drummer Ben Erlich. You may have caught their set this summer at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Sometimes  described as a fusion group, whatever the appropriate category is for...Read More

On his website, drummer, producer and bandleader Makaya McCraven describes himself as a “beat scientist.”Much of McCraven’s work is involved in picking musical moments from his recorded performances and applying hip-hop style production techniques to reinvent the material. McCraven is releasing four new EPs in October, and he is performing live at Icehouse in Minneapolis...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Giacomo Smith and Mozes Rosenberg – Begin the Beguine Joan Hutton – Sidekick Stokely – rare (no, no, no) HEYARLO – Plumes Astronomy Town – Quina Brass Queens – Make Believe Paquito D’Rivera – La Fleur De Cayenne Yuko...Read More

This week’s Hot New Local Single comes to us from guitarist and composer Ross Clowser. The single is “Untold World” from the new album This Is How We Move Through Time, released September 12th on the local indie label, Aura Vortex records. The ensemble includes Clowser on guitar, Joe Strachan on piano, Josh Granowski on bass, and Tarek...Read More

“THERE IS A LEGEND AMONG US FOLKS!!” – this is my constant rallying call to my brothers and sisters in local media. Stokley, the iconic R&B musician who fronted Mint Condition for 20+ years is a half-decade into a fruitful solo career and I can’t believe the man can shop for groceries at Mississippi Market...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Stokley – Rare (no, no, no) Jaleel Shaw – Beantown Heath Brothers – Smilin’ Billy Suite Part IV Joe Farnsworth – All Said and Done Cody Steinmann – And Make The Airmen of Note – When the Amazon Spoke,...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Sofia Knezevic – Sunny Side of the Street Pino Palladino/Blake Mills – Taka Richard D. Johnson – 1324 Broadway The Riffin’ Trio – Bright Size Too Kassa Overall – Cool Like Dat (Rebirth of Slick) HEYARLO – Plumes Branford...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Hyldon – Favela Do Rio De Janeiro Dawn Clement – Outstretch Rachel Therrien – Back Home Dylan Hicks – Your Famous Footsteps The Riffin’ Trio – Riffer’s Theme Thelonious Monk – Monk’s Mood feat. John Coltrane Christian McBride Big...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Jaleel Shaw – Beantown Pino Palladino/Blake Mills – Taka Paquito D’Rivera – La Fleur De Cayenne Brass Queens – Make Believe Cyrus Chestnut – Autumn Leaves Javier Santiago – Nocturne Du Romare (Rebirth) Rodney Jordan – The Art of...Read More

  Monday, August 18th, 2025 at the Dakota Jazz Club- Naturally 7 Tuesday, August 19, 2025 at Jazz Central Studios- Explosion Big Band Wednesday August 20, 2025 at Dakota Jazz Club- Steve Kenny Quintet Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Crooners- David Huckfelt & Annie Humphrey with Jeremy Ylvisaker Thursday, August 21, 2025 at Icehouse- Atlantis...Read More