Pianist and composer Emmet Cohen will be back in the Twin Cities to play at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival on Friday, June 20 at 8:30 with his trio and the Four Freshmen. Cohen took a break this week to catch up with Sean McPherson and talk about his latest studio release and what he...Read More

I stay overwhelmed by the amazing things that happen in our scene! I want to explain to you how one of the most storied vocal groups in jazz history started collaborating with one of the biggest voices in modern jazz and to do that we’ll have to travel back to the 1940s! The Four Freshmen...Read More

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon spoke with Dayna Martinez, the Executive Director of the 2025 Twin Cities Jazz Festival to get a preview of the headlining acts. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Don’t miss a note of the 19th Annual Twin Cities Jazz Festival in Lowertown St. Paul, in and around Mears Park Thursday through Saturday June 22-24. The incredible lineup includes McCoy Tyner with Joshua Redman, Terence Blanchard, Anat Cohen, Bobby Lyle, Emmet Cohen, Oskar Stenmark and many, many more. Tune in for live broadcasts from...Read More