Vanisha Gould has earned critical praise for her creative approach to singing and composing. In this conversation with Peter Solomon, she talks about her creative process and the making of her latest album What an Interesting Girl, which was released in October by Cellar Music. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Children’s Theatre Company is once again staging the holiday classic, Dr. Seuss’s How the Grinch Stole Christmas. Peter Solomon speaks with Reed Sigmund, who is reprising the role of The Grinch. He discusses why he continues to enjoy playing the role year after year, and how he reconciled with the influence of popular portayals of The...Read More
Jazz88 Morning Host Peter Solomon speaks with Philip Brunelle, Founder and Artistic Director of VocalEssence. He discusses an upcoming performance of the monumental Berlioz composition “Te Deum,” which will feature a chorus of 200 singers, a full orchestra, a pipe organ, and twelve harps. Details on the concert, taking place the Cathedral of Saint Paul...Read More
Trombonist John Fedchock spent the first seven years of his professional career with Woody Herman’s band, filling a variety of roles, including section playing, arranging, and eventually music director and coordinator for recording sessions. That experience gave him a solid grounding for the career he has had over the last four decades both leading his...Read More
Latin jazz legend Paquito D’Rivera is the subject of a documentary premiering on PBS this month called “Paquito D’Rivera: From Carne Y Frijol to Carnegie Hall.” It tells his story from his earliest days as musical prodigy growing up in Cuba and follows his first encounter with Dizzy Gillespie, his defection to the United States,...Read More
In this case, Elephant is trumpeter and composer Adam O’Farrill’s recently formed quartet, and the room is the Minneapolis jazz venue, Berlin.O’Farrill speaks with Jazz88’s Peter Solomon about the literary, cinematic, and musical influences that inform his compositions. Over the last decade, O’Farrill has been recognized astop-ranked jazz trumpeter and has been featured as a...Read More
Yonci speaks with Thomasina Petrus, part of the cast of Christina Ham’s Nina Simone: Four Women September 5–27, 2026, Pillsbury House & Theatre Tickets and more information can be found here! Set in the aftermath of the 1963 bombing of the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, Nina Simone: Four Women imagines a conversation between Simone...Read More
In honor of the birthday of pioneering jazz guitarist, trombonist, composer, and arranger Eddie Durham, I am reposting an interview with Loren Schoenberg about the PBS documentary he helped to produce called Wham Rebop Boom Bam: The Swing Jazz of Eddie Durham. Schoenberg is the Senior Scholar at the National Jazz Museum in Harlem as...Read More
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with guitarists Joe Cruz and Scott Keever about the new guitar duo they are bringing to Aster Cafe on July 23rd. Both musicians have diverse musical interests, ranging from Americana to Latin, Blues, Jazz, and more. Information on the performance July 23rd from 8 – 10 PM can be found here....Read More
