“Steve Kenny Quintet Coltrane Show” is a very high-energy and highly spiritual performance of some of the more powerful compositions by John Coltrane. It features Kevin Washington, a noted Coltrane scholar and one of the most famous Minnesota jazz musicians, on drums. Saxophonist Dave Brattain does an amazing job channeling the vibe and fireworks of...Read More
Minneapolis-based jazz-rock quartet 32nd Street Jazz pays tribute to John Coltrane with A Love Supreme performed in its entirety, plus a full evening of Coltrane and Coltrane-adjacent tunes, including a few of our signature mashups.Read More
On the week of the release of MaLLy and Last Word’s new album, The Sweetest of It All, MaLLy took some time to connect with Jazz88 to discuss his love of jazz. MaLLy’s artform is hip-hop, but his sources for inspiration run way deeper. He discussed how jazz can invite him to listen deeply, to...Read More
Pianist Jeremy Walker talks about his upcoming gig at the Dakota on the Morning Show. He’ll be joined by saxophonist Brandon Wozniak, bassist Anthony Cox and drummer Kevin Washington tonight at 7. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20200303105538-JeremyWalkerWhenDukeMetColtrane.mp3 Originally aired Tuesday, Mar. 3, 2020 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Pianist Larry McDonough and his sextet are celebrating the 60th anniversary of the release of Miles Davis’s album Kind of Blue at the Dakota tonight with Omar Abdulkarim, trumpet; Richard Terrill, tenor sax and poems; Jeff King, alto sax; Greg Stinson, bass and Dean White on drums with special guest Carol Bergquist on flute for...Read More
Pianist Jeremy Walker, sax-man Brandon Wozniak, bassist Graydon Peterson and drummer Kevin Washington play music from two of John Coltrane’s beloved albums: Coltrane Plays the Blues and Ballads at the Dakota tonight. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20191010103011-JeremyWalkerandBrandonWozniakwithColtraneattheDakota.mp3 Originally aired Wednesday, Oct. 09, 2019 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More
Clockwise from top: Nichols, Santiago, Walker, and Lomheim. Jazz in the Target Atrium: At The Piano, available on demand now. Four top pianists from the Twin Cities scene take their turn on the bench. According to the Minnesota Orchestra website: “Chris Lomheim is a pianist whose rich harmony is always accompanied by swinging, bluesy improvisation....Read More
Jazz in the Target Atrium: When Duke Met Coltrane, available on demand now. The Atrium Jazz Ensemble, anchored by pianist/musical director Jeremy Walker, presents the foundations of jazz: swing, blues, communal good feeling and deep commitment to shared musical inspiration, using the music of Duke Ellington and John Coltrane as source material for self-discovery. Led...Read More
