Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Marianne Solivan – Open the Door The Riffin’ Trio – Riffer’s Theme Cecil McBee – Tulsa Black Ski Club – Swing Tune Richard D. Johnson – 1324 Broadway Dawn Clement – Outstretch Kassa Overall – Cool Like Dat (Rebirth...Read More

    Professional pianist Abebi Stafford and student saxophonist Sam Stauning stopped by the Jazz88 studios to talk about the fundraiser concert the MN Hard Bop Collective is hosting on Monday, August 11 at Metronome in Lowertown. The concert will feature a student ensemble with Stauning, alongside pianist Basil Saathoff and guitarist Kyle Baxter. The...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Dylan Hicks – Your Famous Footsteps Sofia Knezevic – Sunny Side Of The Street Lakecia Benjamin – Noble Rise ft. Immanuel Witkins Jaleel Shaw – Beantown  Nnenna Freelon – Dark and Lovely Cyrus Chestnut – Autumn Leaves Pino Palladino/ Blake...Read More

Monday, August 11, 2025 Purple Funk Metropolis & Gifted Handz at Dakota Jazz Club-Tickets start at $25.47 Tuesday, August 12, 2025 Sophia Shorai & Tommy Barbarella at Dakota Jazz Club- Tickets start at $19.29 Wednesday, August 13, 2025 Ethan Iverson Trio with Anthony Cox and Kevin Washington at Crooners- Tickets are $35-45 Thursday, August 14, 2025...Read More

I don’t know what the feel is called when the drummer hits a cross stick on every quarter-note, but I love it. To me it will always be the “Swept Away” feel from the masterful playing of Questlove on The Roots album “Do You Want More?!??” Heck, maybe that’s what leader Joan Hutton called out...Read More