This week’s Hot New Local Single is a recording of Dizzy Gillespie’s “Night in Tunisia” by Adi Yeshaya’s Orchestra featuring vocalist Jennifer Grimm. It’s from a new Yeshaya album called Produce. The album features Grimm in a a variety of different musical styles, ranging from the swing era classic “All of Me” to Cole Porter and...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with arranger and composer Adi Yeshaya about his latest recording, Produce. The album showcases vocalist Jennifer Grimm. Yeshaya discusses his association with the late Twin Cities singer Debbie Duncan, sheds some light on the arrangements featured on the album, and talks about his upcoming appearance at the Dakota on Wednesday, October...Read More

The Atlantis Quartet have been stalwarts of the Twin Cities modern jazz scene for nearly twenty years. The ensemble includes saxophonist Brandon Wozniak, guitarist Zacc Harris, bassist Chris Bates, and drummer Pete Hennig. The group started out as a kind of composing collective that met on a weekly basis. Over the years they evolved a distinctive...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with Grammy and Tony Award Winning Vocalist Dee Dee Bridgewater about her musical path and how her latest duet album Elemental is a return to her musical roots. Bridgwater talks about the music that she grew up with at home in Flint, MI and listening to the legendary black Memphis station...Read More

A mix of local and national musicians who have new songs out on the airwaves. New songs we are playing at Jazz88 make up this weekly list. Check out the musicians and vote for your favorite. Jazz88 Songs of the Week: Brass Queens– Make Believe The Riffin’ Trio- Bright Size Too Branford Marsalis– As Long...Read More