Author Kristal Leebrick stopped by Jazz88 to talk about her new book, Thank You For Shopping: The Golden Age of Minnesota Department Stores. The book tells the history of stores like Dayton’s, Donaldson’s, Powers and more, with photos, anecdotes and well-known recipes from the stores’ eating establishments. Leebrick talks about how these stores helped Minneapolis...Read More

Pianist Larry McDonough and guitarist Joel Shapira are playing the music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall at the Black Dog in St. Paul on Thursday, Nov. 15th from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Bill Evans and Jim Hall recorded two duo albums together; Undercurrent came out in 1962 and Intermodulation came out in 1966. Larry...Read More

We have a new special on Jazz88 called Live From Studio 1, featuring long-form interviews and performances by Minnesota musicians. Our first broadcast guest was Nelson Devereaux, a Milwaukee transplant who’s made the Twin Cities his home since graduating from the University of Minnesota in 2012. Nelson released his new album, Bad Water, Nov. 10th....Read More

The group, byerSelf (pronounced “by yourself”), is a collaboration between cellist Greg Byers, percussionist LA Buckner and pianist Javier Santiago. The three stopped by the Jazz88 studio to talk about their upcoming tour, how they met and what makes their music unique. http://kbem-recast.streamguys1.com/content/u20181106095911203.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Nov. 06, 2018 on the Morning Show with Emily...Read More

Vocalist Maud Hixson has two shows coming up in the Twin Cities. Saturday night, Nov. 10, she’s singing with pianist Rick Carlson and his trio at the Bloomington Center for the Arts at 7:30 p.m. It’s a Cole Porter tribute show. Monday night, she’ll sing in the Dunsmore Room at Crooners Lounge and Supper Club...Read More