Guitarist, Joel Shapira, is back at it with a quartet he last recorded with almost two decades ago. The new record is called Sleepless Montage and the band sounds really comfortable diving back into a new set of tunes penned by Shapira. I was first drawn to the title track at first cause of the...Read More

Joel Shapira is always out there playing. He’s out playing in town four or five times a week. But behind the scenes Shapira is always working on his own material. Joel came through the Jazz88 studios to discuss his new record Sleepless Montage and the release party coming up on Thursday, October 3 at Berlin...Read More

Duo Charmin Michelle and Joel Shapira have been performing together for more than 20 years. The vocalist and guitarist just released their newest album, Butterfly Wings, which you can order on Joel’s website. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20200605073719-JoelShapiraCharminMichelleButterflyWingsnewalbum.mp3 Originally aired Friday, June 05, 2020 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Ben Gateño from the Minnesota Guitar Society talks about how he chose the performers for this weekend’s Acoustic Guitarathon. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20200114104327-MinnesotaGuitarSocietyAcousticGuitarathon2020.mp3 Originally aired on Monday, Jan. 13, 2020 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Pianist Larry McDonough and guitarist Joel Shapira are playing the music of Bill Evans and Jim Hall at the Black Dog in St. Paul on Thursday, Nov. 15th from 7:30 p.m. – 9:30 p.m. Bill Evans and Jim Hall recorded two duo albums together; Undercurrent came out in 1962 and Intermodulation came out in 1966. Larry...Read More