Pamela York is a pianist based in Lake County, Illinois who is an active member of the jazz scenes of both Chicago and Milwaukee. A couple of years ago, she formed a combo with bassist Clay Schaub and trumpeter Eric Jacobson called the Affinity Trio. On October 17th, the group released their second album, called...Read More

Affinity Trio creates an intimate ambience with a strong rhythmic groove. Individually, its members have worked with some of the biggest names in the jazz world: Benny Golson, Phil Woods, Jeff Hamilton, John Clayton, Bruce Barth, Brian Lynch, Greg Tardy, Frank Morgan, and more. The trio has held a regular Monday night residency at the...Read More

Charlie Bruber will perform two sets with a full band featuring some of the Twin Cities’ best. The first set will feature Bruber’s new record—Prized Burden—performed in its entirety, while Set 2 will highlight songs from his first record, Finding the Muse. Limited-edition vinyl copies of the record will be available to purchase at the...Read More

After a musical meeting at Jazzorca in Mexico City earlier this year, Nathan Hanson and Álvaro Torres are joining forces to investigate the spaces where spontaneity meets the familiar, and where familiarity meets the unknown. Their quartet is completed by Liz Draper and Davu Seru, who expand the field of viable sound research. Pianist and...Read More

Blue Earth Sound comes from Chicago to perform two sets of cinematic jazz and celebrate their dreamy debut LP, “Cicero Nights,” which comes out Sept. 12 on London-based jazz label Root Records. Band Members: James Weir – Keys Michael Wells – Guitar Eamonn Prizy – Flute/Saxophone Martín Diaz – Bass Patch Romanowski – Drums “On...Read More

Join the Ross Clowser Quartet in celebrating the release of Clowser’s debut album, “this is how we move through time,” which will be released on Aura Vortex Records on Sept. 12. Band Members: Ross Clowser – Guitar Joe Strachan – Piano Josh Granowski – Bass Tarek Abdelqader – Drums Written over the past 5 years—from...Read More

Legendary Ethiopian guitarist Selam “Selamino” Seyoum Woldemariam will perform two sets of instrumental ‘70s and ‘80s Ethiopian pop and funk hits alongside Ethiopian bassist Yohannes Tona, Ethiopian American drummer Abinnet Berhanu, and Minnesota’s own Steven Hobert on keyboards. Don’t miss this very rare, unforgettable show, which is copresented with Erta Ale Ethiopian. Selam “Selamino” Seyoum...Read More

After completing the long drive from the Upper Peninsula back to the Twin Cities, trumpet player and composer Adam Meckler was happy to pop in the booth at Jazz88 and discuss his upcoming gigs at Berlin on Friday, August 15. Meckler also talked about his upcoming record “Sampled” which drops in November. Meckler also shared...Read More

Trombonist Ryan Keberle is making his way back through town for a performance at Berlin on April 11 with his group Reverso. Keberle was nice enough to catch up with Jazz88 and talk about Reverso as well as his other projects, Colectivo De Brasil and Catharsis. Keberle also shared his thoughts about writing memorable melodies...Read More

Drummer and composer Emma Garau is performing on Monday, March 3 at Berlin in Minneapolis with Bryan Nichols (piano) and Chris Bates (bass). Garau recently moved to town from North Carolina and she discussed how she’s enjoying the Twin Cities so far. She also explained her approach to making music and connecting her love of...Read More