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Please join Jazz88 in welcoming Yonci Jameson! From North Minneapolis, Yonci Jameson (she/they) joins KBEM-Jazz88 as Music Director and host of the Afternoon Cruise, which airs Monday through Friday from 3-7pm. Rooted in a rich cultural lineage, Yonci’s broadcasting career began as a child on KFAI’s Mostly Jazz, established in 1993 by her Great-Grandmother Patricia Walton,...Read More

New Jazz88 merch is here to buy for yourself or your favorite music lovers. Jazz88 knows you love to vibe with us. Check out our new “Vibin’ with Jazz88” merch. We have t-shirts, crop tops, vintage tee styles and hoodies! AND YOUTH T-SHIRTS! In multiple colors! We still have your beloved pithy fun Everyone Listens...Read More

This week’s hot new local single is “Twelve Thirty-Four,” from Johannes Wallmann’s newest release, Not Tired, released on December 5th. While the musicians are from our neighboring state Wisconsin, the record was released on the Twin Cities’ Shifting Paradigm Records, whose roster of artists are no strangers to Jazz88’s airwaves. Here, Nick Moran sets the pace...Read More

Hanukkah comes early this year on the Jazz Impulse! Tune into the Jazz Impulse on Jazz88  Saturday Night as we will be live from the Dakota in Minneapolis, broadcasting The Klezmatics “Happy Joyous Hanukkah” performance live on the air! Their record  Woody Guthrie’s Happy Joyous Hanukkah” has recently been reissued for the holidays and is the highlight of the current...Read More

Patty Peterson had the pleasure to interview Connie Evingson and Bruce Henry who are both singing with JazzMN Orchestra on December 8th on the mainstage at Chanhassen Dinner Theaters. They talk about the thrill of singing with this incredible orchestra, and how much fun it is to reunite with the friends who are top musicians...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with percussionist David Tullis and bassist Charlie Bruber of the Black Market Brass, and singer and producer Obi Original about their work in the Twin Cities Afro-Beat scene and the influences that feed into their music. The Black Market Brass and Obi Original have recently released a couple of new singles,...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with trumpeter Dan Odegaard, a North High alumnus and a member of the Execs Big Band since 1965. The Execs are celebrating sixty years with a celebratory dance Friday night, November 21st from 7 – 10 PM at Bloomington Event Center. Odegaard also leads his own large ensemble called the Classic...Read More