Brian Ziemniak of the BZ3 Organ Trio rolled through The Afternoon Cruise to talk about their upcoming show at Crooners, and he brought along Julius Collins, one of the special guests joining the group on stage. Check out the full conversation here: This interview originally aired on The Afternoon Cruise on 7/21/23 This podcast was...Read More

Bruce Henry dates his music career back to the first time he got paid to make music in a nightclub, almost fifty years ago. He’ll be celebrating his breathtaking career at the Dakota on Saturday night. Check out a conversation between Bruce Henry and Jazz88’s Sean McPherson here: This interview originally aired on The Afternoon...Read More

Vibraphonist/composer Cecilia Smith connected with Jazz88 to discuss her latest album, The Mary Lou Williams Resurgence Project Vol. 1. Smith has been on a campaign since the late ’90s to shine a light on Mary Lou Williams’ contributions to the culture of jazz, and music in general. Listen for insight on how Smith goes about...Read More

Mack Avenue recording artist and Minneapolis resident, Steve Cole, is getting ready for a headlining show at the Ames Center in Burnsville on Friday, August 18 as part of the Art and All That Jazz Festival, which is co-presented by Jazz88. Steve was kind enough to visit The Afternoon Cruise and talk about his career,...Read More

Minneapolis-based vocalist Leslie Vincent visited the Jazz88 studios in anticipation of the release of her sophomore record, About Last Night. In the conversation, she talked about her love of jazz and her connection with the band that played on her new recording. Listen:   This interview originally aired on The Afternoon Cruise on 7/17/23Read More

1 – Yussef Dayes – Marching Band feat. Masego 2 – Ambrose Akinmusire – Weighted Corners 3 – Johnathan Blake – Groundhog Day 4 – The Dave Brubeck Quartet – Multnomah Blues 5 – JD Allen – Boom-Bap 6 – Jahari Stampley – To Be With You Again 7 – Sean Mason – Lavender 8...Read More

Marcus Anderson hopped on the phone with Patty Peterson in advance of his show at Paisley Park for their NPG Jazz Series!   More Posts for Show: The PlayroomRead More

Michael Cain joins The Afternoon Cruise to talk about his upcoming show as part of MacPhail’s Water Works concert on July 9!   More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More

Nachito Herrera joins The Afternoon Cruise to talk about his upcoming show as part of MacPhail’s Water Works concert on July 9!   More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More

Emmet took a minute between soundcheck and his performance on Friday June 24 to touch base with Sean McPherson from Jazz88. More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More