Yohannes Tona, an internationally-renowned bassist, has teamed up with vocalist Dibekulu to bring Ethio-Jazz to the Twin Cities. Ethio-Jazz will headline a show at the Green Room in Minneapolis on Friday, September 22. Listen to the conversation below to hear how Yohannes discovered the sounds of Ethio-jazz–while also learning other styles of music–and discover how...Read More

Mack Avenue recording artist and vocalist Veronica Swift, preparing for two shows at the Dakota on Friday, Sept. 22, took time to visit with Jazz88 Morning Show host Peter Solomon to discuss her new eponymous record. This interview aired on The Morning Show 9/22/23   More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Cuban-American piano phenom, Alfredo Rodriguez, is coming to the Turf Club for a show on Sunday night (Sept. 24) with his trio. He’s celebrating the release of his new Mack Avenue recording, Coral Way.  Hear a conversation between Alfredo Rodriguez and Jazz88’s Sean McPherson below, and get ready for Rodriguez’s first visit to the Twin...Read More

David Feily, Greg Byers, and Ernest Bisong are all first call players in the Twin Cities music world. As members of a niche group of string players working in improvised settings, their paths might’ve been destined to cross regardless, but it was the urging of violin master Randy Sabien that initially brought them together. After...Read More

Twin Cities-based cellist Greg Byers stopped by The Afternoon Cruise to chat about his new album, Dear Zbigniew, how his visit to Poland in 2018 for the Seifert International Jazz Violin Competition changed his life, and where he believes the world of bowed jazz players is heading. Check out a conversation between Greg Byers and...Read More