Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with NEA Jazz Master and Grammy award-winning trombonist and composer Delfeayo Marsalis about the inspiration behind his recent recording, Crescent City Jewels. Marsalis will be featured in two sets with the JazzMN Orchestra Sunday afternoon, Sept. 22, at the Dakota. (Attached photo by Eric Waters and Girard Mouton). https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20240918064147-DelfeayoFINALWEB.mp3Read More
There are some great transcontinental collaborations happening in the Twin Cities Jazz scene! Technology has made it feasible for arrangers from all over the world to get their charts performed and recorded by a topflight big band without having to muster all the players individually. Adi Yeshaya, Ned Kantar and other arrangers in town have...Read More
Pictured L to R: José Galván, Sergio Quiroz, Vanessa Millán, Luis Giolando Martínez, Sonia Solórzano and Mariana Cailly Voz En Punto, the wildly talented acapella group out of Mexico City visited Jazz88 on Monday September 16. It was a beautiful coincidence that the group was visiting on Mexican Independence Day. Voz En Punto is...Read More
Trombonist Dave Graf has made friends with almost everyone’s he’s ever played with and he has a frighteningly strong command of jazz trivia. As if that wasn’t enough, Graf has also been a fixture in the Twin Cities jazz scene for decades but he spends most of his time behind the scenes. That changes on...Read More
Vocalist extraordinaire Samara Joy is coming to the Ordway on Saturday, September 14. During a break in her schedule, Joy connected with Jazz88’s Sean McPherson, and discussed her technique for picking songs, her quick rise to becoming one of the biggest names in jazz, and her love of ensemble singing. Full interview: This interview aired...Read More
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