It was a busy weekend with the Selby Avenue Jazz Fest Saturday, September 9 and the St. Paul Classic Bike Tour  Sunday, September 10. We were out at both events. Kevin Barnes visited with fans at the Jazz88 tent. The 16th Annual Selby Avenue Jazz Fest was Saturday, September 9th, 11a to 8p at the intersection of...Read More

Hawaiian slack-key guitarist Makana talks about the tradition of that music and his upcoming show (Monday night, Sept. 11, 2017) at the Dakota. http://kbem-recast.streamguys1.com/content/u2017091108330569.mp3 Originally aired on The Morning Show with Emily Reese Monday, Sept. 11, 2017. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Join us for our Jazz88 Last Days of Summer River Cruise on the Magnolia Blossom Riverboat. We push off from Crosby Park on Friday, September 1st , at 7:30 p.m. Come aboard starting at 7 p.m. The Cruise features live music, a dinner buffet, cash bar, prize drawings and more. This is one of our most...Read More

Staged as a live radio show, The Holler Sessions centers on one man’s passion for jazz. Frank Boyd wrote and stars in the one-man show, playing in the Guthrie Theater’s Dowling Room through Aug. 20. He stopped by the Jazz88 studios to chat with Emily Reese about jazz, when he fell in love with it, and how...Read More

Herbie Hancock always seems to be on some kind of voyage, whether sitting in a eleven-keyboard cockpit or forming new bands that push his possibilities. This week (August 19 & 22), Christian McBride sits down with Herbie to discuss his journey in technology through the years. We’ll also hear his current band live at Brooklyn’s...Read More