Local artists Katia Cardenas and Lucia Sarmiento are both instructors of a new program at WalkerWest Music Academy called the “Women in Jazz Initiative.” The first combo of players from the program are playing on Saturday, June 24 at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival (7:30pm set at the MPSVoices Future of Jazz Stage in the...Read More

When Christian McBride was in town to play the Dakota in January, he made time to discuss the ensemble he’d be bringing to the Twin Cities Jazz Festival this Saturday with Jazz88. Listen here:   This interview originally aired June 22, 2023 on The Afternoon Cruise.       More Posts for Show: The Afternoon...Read More

  Manny Hill, the executive producer of MPS Voices, was nice enough to swing through The Afternoon Cruise and talk about the exciting new service designed to let more listeners discover the talents of the Minneapolis Public Schools community. Listen here:   This interview originally aired June 15, 2023 on The Afternoon Cruise. This interview...Read More

Local guitarist Cody Steinmann visited The Afternoon Cruise to discuss his upcoming concerts, his monthly jam session, and his love of the Twin Cities. He was raised in Milwaukee, but relocated to the Twin Cities about five years ago. Sean McPherson also quizzed him about Milwaukee’s not-so-famous food, hoppel poppel. Listen here:   This interview...Read More