The Afternoon Cruise

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Hosted by: Jazz88

Show Times

Timezone: CDT [UTC-5]

Mon:	3:00 pm - 7:00 pm [ - ]
Tue:	3:00 pm - 7:00 pm [ - ]
Wed:	3:00 pm - 7:00 pm [ - ]
Thu:	3:00 pm - 7:00 pm [ - ]
Fri:	3:00 pm - 7:00 pm [ - ]

About the Show

The Afternoon Cruise 3-7PM

Jazz88’s Afternoon Cruise is your guide to the full spectrum of jazz, along with BBC World News, and regional news headlines at the top of each hour. Plus, MnDOT First Alert Traffic every twenty minutes.

Interviews, live performances with local and global talent, and great features round out the program.

Includes Twin Cities Weekend on Thursdays at 6:20 p.m.

Playlist Archive Monday-Thursday

Playlist Archive Friday

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Posts

Erik Fratzke From Happy Apple Stops By to Talk about Their Gig on Sunday

Throughout the week, I’ll be connecting with artists who are set to take the stage of Indeed Brewing for the Whirlygig event happening in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend, May 20-22, as part of Art-A-Whirl. Erik Fratzke, the bassist for Happy Apple, stopped by to talk about the gig and what we can expect from their […] […]

L.A. Buckner Docks at The Afternoon Cruise to Talk About His Gig this Weekend

Throughout the week, I’ll be connecting with artists who are set to take the stage of Indeed Brewing for the Whirlygig event happening in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend, May 20-22, as part of Art-A-Whirl. L.A. Buckner, drummer extraordinaire and leader of Big Homie, stopped by to talk about the gig and what we can expect […] […]

Andy & Andrew of Purple Funk Metropolis Stop By To Talk New Music & Whirlygig

Throughout the week, I’ll be connecting with artists who are set to take the stage of Indeed Brewing for the Whirlygig event happening in Northeast Minneapolis this weekend, May 20-22, as part of Art-A-Whirl. Andrew Tomten (saxophone; L) and Andy Schupp (bass; R) stopped by to talk about the gig and everything that is happening […] […]

Whirlygig is Back!

As part of the Northeast Minneapolis Arts Association’s Art-A-Whirl weekend, Whirlygig is back (for the first time since 2019) at Indeed Brewing’s Minneapolis taproom! May 20-22 Jazz88 is proud to be sponsoring a full weekend of great local music, including artists Purple Funk Metropolis, MMYYKK, L.A. Buckner & Big Homie, Arlo, Happy Apple, and many […] […]

Nate Smith Interviews with Sean McPherson in Advance of a Two-Night Stand at the Dakota

Nate Smith’s Kinfolk project is coming to town for a two-night stand at the Dakota on Tuesday and Wednesday of this week. I had the chance to catch up with him as he was wrapping up another tour down in Chicago to talk about his most recent recordings and the differences in creating in real […] […]

John Pizzarelli of Radio Deluxe Stops by For a Visit

John Pizzarelli’s schedule permitted him to stop by our studios before his visit to the Dakota tonight. It’s no surprise that John was an absolute natural doing radio, I mean he has his own radio show. We even broadcast it on Jazz88 on Saturdays at 5pm. John was more than happy to talk about his […] […]

Cyrille Aimée visits with Sean

I had the honor of catching up with Cyrille Aimée in advance of her performance on Friday night, April 1st, at the Dakota. In the interview, you’ll hear about Cyrille’s fascination with the Dakota, Minneapolis in general, and her adopted hometown of New Orleans. We touch on her impressive 14 disc discography and the band […] […]

New Music: Sprig Of That, Vincent Herring

If you are a regular listener to KBEM, hopefully you’ve heard Phil Nusbaum’s informative and entertaining feature Twin Cities This Week/Twin Cities Weekend. On a recent playback, I was intrigued by a new band, Sprig Of That, who discussed in-depth a new recording, Eight Threads. Like Phil’s featurette, the group had received an endowment […] […]

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