Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with guitarists Joe Cruz and Scott Keever about the new guitar duo they are bringing to Aster Cafe on July 23rd. Both musicians have diverse musical interests, ranging from Americana to Latin, Blues, Jazz, and more. Information on the performance July 23rd from 8 – 10 PM can be found here....Read More

Poetry and music gathering to imagine kinship with the untamable, to celebrate questions and the wonder they open. Join us for a night that listens to the wilderness inside and around us.Read More

Michael Gulezian (gu-LAY-ze-in) is one of the most highly acclaimed solo acoustic instrumental guitarists of our time. He’s a phenomenal technical guitarist with the rare ability to transcend his own virtuosity, creating music that touches and moves people at the deepest level – boundary-free, mind-opening, emotionally imbued, horizon-expanding, spiritually inspired, conformity-crushing, fearless, genre-bending, transcendent, soulful,...Read More

John Penny and The virtual Band bring musical inspiration to The Golden Thyme restaurant and Bar. This evolving project features original World Jazz and American Roots music from a solo singer songwriter with a film scoring background. From the intimacy of just guitar and voice, to the lushness of full Jazz or chamber ensemble, evocative...Read More

Composing guitarist and singer John Penny and the Virtual Band bring musical inspiration to The High Hat with original World Jazz and American Roots music. With decades of experience playing Jazz while scoring music and designing sound for film, this evolving project brings custom backing soundscapes with exotic instruments from around the World to the...Read More

National blues-rock sensation Corey Stevens and his band are coming to Blaine’s Brookhall Event Center! Iconic guitarist and vocalist behind hits like “Blue Drops of Rain” and “One More Time”. Venue: Brookhall Event Center 11930 Central Ave NE Blaine MN 55434 Tickets: $40 – Get yours now at https://www.zeffy.com/en-US/ticketing/corey-stevens-with-java-soul-presented-by-reiser-relief–2026.Read More

Debbie Briggs Vintage Jazz sings at the popular Stillwater Speakeasy, The Velveteen every Saturday 8p-10:30p Reservations recommended but not required. CALL TO BOOK GENERAL RESERVATION, PLEASE LEAVE NAME, NUMBER, TIME, DATE AND GUEST COUNT. (651) 342-2571Read More

Before Stanley Jordan was a household name he was getting his career started with Madison, Wisconsin serving as his home base. The young player made routine trips up to the Twin Cities and he credits the Twin Cities as the first major metro area where he built up a fanbase. Even though Jordan can now...Read More

Jazz88’s Patty Peterson spoke to guitarist Cory Wong about coming back to his home town for two concerts at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul, November 23rd and 24th. He also talked about what it was like to write, arrange and record his original material with the Metrople Orkest for his newest album Starship Syncopation....Read More

A call from a storage unit manager led guitar icon George Benson down the path to releasing one of the most majestic and compelling albums of his entire career. Hear George Benson in conversation with Jazz88’s Sean McPherson, as he reflects on the recording sessions that led up to this new release, Dreams Do Come...Read More