The Bad Plus is back in town for their annual run of shows at The Dakota starting on December 25 and running until Thursday December 28. This annual tradition has been running for over 20 years and it has become an important part of the calendar for jazz fans in the Twin Cities. Peter Solomon...Read More
We are stuffed to the gills in Minnesota with great jazz artists. We wanted to highlight some of the best songs released in 2023. This list is by no means comprehensive and we encourage you to listen our stream dedicated to Minnesota music, Minnesota Jazz Tracks. And don’t miss out on the great local show...Read More
José James is a product of South Minneapolis and even though he lives elsewhere he is still strongly connected with the Twin Cities. In fact, James fell in love with jazz as a young teenager thanks to an announcer on Jazz88 outlining the role of Billy Strayhorn in the composition “Take The A Train”. In...Read More
LA Buckner and his Big HomiE project are preparing for another big show at the Dakota. This week he’ll be bringing a special Halloween friendly program to the stage. When he visited Jazz88 he talked about this show and his recent experience playing with Big HomiE on stages that require different levels of restraint in...Read More
During some downtime in Atlanta, Grammy-winning songster Fantastic Negrito was doing a little genealogical digging when he started down a trail leading to his seventh-generation grandparents. It turns out that, in Virginia in the 1750s, his grandparents–a white Scottish indentured female servant and an enslaved African man–fell in love and started a family. This discovery...Read More
Pianist Nachito Herrera pays tribute to the late Chick Corea in a live performance at the Dakota on Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210329073506-NachitoHerreraTributetoChickCoreaattheDakota.mp3 Originally aired Monday, Mar. 29, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Davina and the Vagabonds have a show coming up at the Dakota Friday, March 26, 2021. Davina Lozier talks about the upcoming show and her process for writing songs. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210325063918-DavinaandtheVagabondsattheDakota.mp3 Originally aired Thursday, Mar. 25 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Musician and author Mick Sterling has a live performance coming up at the Dakota on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 where he’ll sing and also read passages from his new book, And Else (a version of life according to Mick Sterling). He talks about the upcoming show, writing the book, and his foundation, The 30-Days Foundation. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210322071556-MickSterlingattheDakota.mp3...Read More
Singer-songwriter Mae Simpson and her band play at the Dakota in a live-streaming event Saturday, March 13 at 7:00 p.m. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210312071340-MaeSimpsonatDakota.mp3 Originally aired Friday, Mar. 12, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
The Minneapolis sibling group, NUNNABOVE, has a live-stream show at the Dakota Friday night. Cadence (lead vocals, bass guitar), Mattie (keys, vocals), Bennett (lead guitar, vocals) and Wisdom (drums, vocals) talk about performing together, creating music and their other artistic hobbies. Currently, Wisdom is working on an animated series about the family called Bob’s World....Read More
