The Twin Cities Jazz Festival happens in multiple locations and performers range of students to legends. Sam Keenan spoke with musicians we want to highlight. These are great teasers to help you decide all the places you need to listen to jazz during the Twin Cities Jazz. Festival Marimbist Jenny Klukken and her quartet will...Read More

A handful of weeks ago we were highlighting the title track to Hannah Harder’s debut album as a leader The Greatest of These is Love. As I’ve continued to listen to the release, I wanted to write up the tune “I Don’t Know Yet,” another gem. In an interview with Jazz88’s Sam Keenan, Harder explained...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Zaccai Curtis – Cuban Fantasy Black Market Brass – Battle Ready feat. Obi Original Renee Rosnes – Amor Até O Fim Vanisha Gould – Cute Boy Hannah Harder – The Greatest of These is Love Holly Cole – Where...Read More

Here are the top ten new releases from Jazz88! Vote for your five favorites below!   Ebo Taylor – Get Up Chick Corea & Bela Fleck – Juno Hannah Harder – The Greatest of These is Love Yussef Dayes – Portrait of Tracy Holly Cole – Where Flamingos Fly George Cables – Clockwise Jack Barrett...Read More

Given Hannah Harder‘s history of posting remarkable play along videos on her instagram feed, I had relatively high expectations for her album. Even with my high expectations, I was absolutely blown away by the quality of the music on Harder’s disc, “The Greatest of These is Love.” Although she is only one year out of college,...Read More

Hannah Harder is a young saxophonist and composer from the Twin Cities who recently released her debut album as leader, The Greatest of These is Love. Harder connected with Sam Keenan from Minnesota Jazz Tracks to discuss the new record, her path to jazz, and her upcoming release show at MetroNOME Brewery in St. Paul...Read More