In addition to new original material, Global Jazz Collegium’s repertoire includes works by Chick Corea, Weather Report, Billy Cobham, Pat Metheny and other legends of jazz/fusion. The group has released two albums of mostly original material. Website: https://globaljazzcollegium.com/ YouTube: https://youtu.be/ngwGDIrVNHg?si=17f3Yb45VX6Um0Ar Musicians: Pavel Jany – guitars John Croarkin – sax/flute/harmonica Ted Godbout – piano/keyboards Dan Weston...Read More

To kick our music series off, we are proud to host the Twin Cities’ legendary Cornbread Harris (trio) on Saturday, April 19th at 7 PM. This is going to be a remarkable performance from a man who has embodied the spirit of Twin Cities blues and jazz for over 70 years. James Samuel “Cornbread” Harris,...Read More

Like clockwork you can count on Sarah Morris to constantly add to her already spectacular catalog. Now on her fifth album of original material, Morris’s 2023 release “Here’s to You” garnered a lot of critical acclaim. Here at Jazz88 we were partial to the tune “Something That Holds”. Morris’s strong vocal and lyric locked in...Read More

Yellowjackets‘ bassist (and resident Australian) Dane Alderson connected with Jazz88’s Patty Peterson ahead of Yellowjackets’ performance at The Dakota, details here. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220601103829-BobMintzerYellowJacketspartialsonghalfway.mp3   Yellowjackets‘ Saxophonist (and writer, arranger) Bob Mintzer with Jazz88’s Patty Peterson ahead of Yellowjackets’ performance at The Dakota, details here. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220519105248-TMSAGwithLC_04505_052122.mp3   Pianist, Composer and Director of Jazz Area and Senior Lecturer at Carlton College discusses the premier of her new work The Agitators, featuring the inspiring words of historically significant social activists set to music. The Agitators premieres Friday, 5/20/22 at 7:30 pm in the Kracum Performance Hall at the Weitz Center for Creativity. ...Read More

https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220314230828-TheCapriPresentsLegendsOverTheRainbow-InterviewwithDennisSpearsArtisticDirector.mp3   Patty Peterson interviews Dennis Spears about the upcoming “Legends:Beyond The Rainbow” concert. Legends @ the Capri presents Beyond Legends Rainbow, a beautiful evening of music offering audiences a moment to pause and pay tribute to the musical stylings and lives well-lived by Jeanne Arland Peterson, Irv Williams, Debbie Duncan and Yolande Bruce. General...Read More

https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20220128104325-SANFORDMOOREEDIT.mp3   Sanford Moore, best know for Moore by Four, joins The Morning Show to the upcoming Sanford Moore: Recital in Paradise at The Capri for the newly renovated theater’s Legends at The Capri series. Get tickets here. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Pianist Nachito Herrera pays tribute to the late Chick Corea in a live performance at the Dakota on Wednesday, Mar. 31, 2021. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210329073506-NachitoHerreraTributetoChickCoreaattheDakota.mp3 Originally aired Monday, Mar. 29, 2021 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More

Davina and the Vagabonds have a show coming up at the Dakota Friday, March 26, 2021. Davina Lozier talks about the upcoming show and her process for writing songs. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20210325063918-DavinaandtheVagabondsattheDakota.mp3 Originally aired Thursday, Mar. 25 on the Morning Show with Emily Reese. More Posts for Show: The Morning ShowRead More