The jet-setting Twin Cities-based saxophonist Lucia Sarmiento swung by The Afternoon Cruise to chat with Sean McPherson in anticipation of her first headlining concert ever, taking place at Crooners on Thursday, April 27. Listen:   This interview originally aired April 24, 2023 on The Afternoon Cruise.       More Posts for Show: The Afternoon...Read More

Long-time soul and blues singer, Willie West, hopped on the phone with Sean McPherson from The Afternoon Cruise to chat about his upcoming show at Crooners, the re-release of his record, The Soul Sessions, and more. Listen: Portions of this interview originally aired April 19, 2023 on This Just In.       More Posts...Read More

It’s happening. This Saturday, April 22, is Record Store Day. If you aren’t familiar with Record Store Day, it’s an opportunity for the music world to give love to the saints who still shop, work, and thrive at independent record stores. The event got started in 2007 as a way to call attention to the...Read More

Saxophonist and composer Lakecia Benjamin connected with Sean from The Afternoon Cruise via Zoom to chat about her new record, Phoenix, and her rising star in the music world. Listen to the interview here:   Portions of this interview originally aired April 7, 2023 on This Just In. This interview was produced and edited by...Read More

Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield came through The Afternoon Cruise to chat about their collaborative new effort, Take That Back, on Shifting Paradigm Records, and their upcoming show this Friday (4/7) at Crooners. Listen to the conversation here:   This interview originally aired April 5, 2023 on The Afternoon Cruise.       More Posts...Read More

Patty Peterson stopped by The Afternoon Cruise to discuss the Minnesota Jazz Legends event coming up on Sunday, April 2nd. Dive into this conversation to get a glimpse of what goes into producing an event like Minnesota Jazz Legends, and we’ll see you there on Sunday! Listen to the interview here: Portions of this interview...Read More

Saxophonist and composer Immanuel Wilkins came through The Afternoon Cruise and talked with Jazz88 ahead of his performance at the Dakota on Wednesday, April 5. Listen to the interview here: Portions of this interview originally aired March 30, 2023 on The Afternoon Cruise. This interview was produced and edited by Autumn Haeg.     More...Read More

In preparation for their show on Saturday, April 1 at the Dakota, Jay Young brought his son and fellow bassist, Ian Young, as well as celebrated vocalist Ginger Commodore, into the Jazz88 studios to discuss the Lyric Factory project. Listen to the interview here: Portions of this interview originally aired March 27, 2023 on The...Read More

While he was in Minneapolis, Christian McBride was nice enough to connect with Sean from The Afternoon Cruise to discuss his upcoming performances in the Twin Cities, his love and support for all things jazz, and his work on Jazz Night in America. Listen to the interview here: Portions of this interview originally aired March...Read More

Acclaimed poet and educator Desdamona stopped by Jazz88 to discuss her work with TruArt Speaks and the upcoming relaunch of their acclaimed Re-Verb Open Mic series. Listen to the interview here: Interview audio edited by Autumn Haeg Originally aired March 23, 2023 on The Afternoon Cruise.     More Posts for Show: The Afternoon CruiseRead More