Jazz88’s goal is not just to play the jazz hits of yesteryear but to celebrate the great contributions being made to the art form today. To that end it was inspiring to see so many great artists from our playlist show up all over the Grammy nominations. Our music director Sean McPherson will be celebrating...Read More

  Kamasi Washington – Prologue Karen Mack – Come To Baby, Do Hiatus Kaiyote – Everything’s Beautiful Davina and the Vagabonds – Build Me Up Buttercup Stefon Harris – Devil in the Details Andrew Bird – I Fall In Love Too Easily Matthew Whitaker – Expect Your Miracle Eliane Elias – Making Honey Jacky Terrasson...Read More

UPDATE: March 19th is Eliane Elias’ birthday, so we are pinning this post to the front page of the website. Happy Birthday, Eliane! Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with pianist, vocalist, songwriter and composer Eliane Elias about her new album, Time and Again, coming out later this month on Candid Records. The recording features background vocals...Read More

Brazilian pianist, singer, composer and arranger Eliane Elias was scheduled to play the Dakota Tuesday night, May 1st with shows at 7:00 and 9:00. Due to a family emergency, Elaine  has had to cancel her May 1 concerts.  Our thoughts are with Eliane at this time, and The Dakota is  working on rescheduling this performance for...Read More