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3 days ago | 
jazz88.fm | Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson
Summer jams don’t come in one variety. There are the romantic/erotic summer jams that prompt you to pull that special somebody a little closer, sweat be blessed. There are the summer songs that function like a musical ice cube, you drop them into the mix on the hottest day imaginable, and you feel like mother nature turned on the AC. And then there are the hazy jams that embrace the laconic spirit of the summer. You can still feel the heat as the song plays…but it doesn’t bother you.
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1 week ago | 
jazz88.fm | Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson |Peter Solomon
The Twin Cities Jazz Festival happens in multiple locations and performers range of students to legends. Sam Keenan spoke with musicians we want to highlight. These are great teasers to help you decide all the places you need to listen to jazz during the Twin Cities Jazz. Festival Marimbist Jenny Klukken and her quartet will perform a unique show for the Twin Cities Jazz Fest, Friday June 20th at 4:30PM on the PBS Stage.
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1 week ago | 
jazz88.fm | Sean McPherson |Peter Solomon |Paige Tighe
Pianist and composer Emmet Cohen will be back in the Twin Cities to play at the Twin Cities Jazz Festival on Friday, June 20 at 8:30 with his trio and the Four Freshmen. Cohen took a break this week to catch up with Sean McPherson and talk about his latest studio release and what he still keeps on reaching for in the world of music.
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2 weeks ago | 
jazz88.fm | Peter Solomon |Sean McPherson |Paige Tighe
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon sat down for a conversation with L.A. Buckner, who talks about why he celebrates his home turf of North Side Minneapolis, the influences that inform his music, and the evolution of his band Big Homie. L.A. Buckner and Big Homie are a headliner at this year’s Twin Cities Jazz Festival. You can catch the band Saturday, June 21st at 6 PM at the Jazz88 Main Stage at Mears Park in St. Paul. Pictured: L.A. Buckner with his 3-year-old daughter Onyx.
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2 weeks ago | 
jazz88.fm | Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson
The Combination of Thomasina Petrus singing in front of the Selby Avenue Brass Band has been very well received. Catch this pairing in a comfortable listening situation, Crooners Supper Club in Fridley, Friday evening June 13 from 8 till 9:30. The leader of the Selby Avenue Brass Band is Tom Wells. Tom and Thomasina met with Phil Nusbaum to talk about the show, and first, Tom talked about the quality of the ensemble playing on a piece called Selby Strut.
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3 weeks ago | 
jazz88.fm | Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson
Adrian Crutchfield joined host Patty Peterson to talk about his upcoming concert at the Capri Theatre on June 3, his new CD called “Slick” and his deep connection to Prince, as the last saxophonist to ever work with him in the New Power Generation. That connection led him to become a music director at a camp for musically inclined kids call Purple Playground. https://kbem-od.streamguys1.com/kbem/20250601232209-AdrianCrutchfieldconcertjune3andpurpleplayground.mp3More Posts for Show: The Playroom
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1 month ago | 
jazz88.fm | Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson |Andrew Diemand
Taiko Arts Midwest presents a concert and dance party called Taiko Groove, Saturday June 7 at the Cedar at 7pm. The event features not only the long-standing Taiko Arts Midwest group, but a rare US performance by Go-koo, visiting from Tokyo. Jennifer Weir is the executive director of Taiko Arts Midwest. When Jennifer talked to Phil Nusbaum, she told of the Taiko Arts Midwest performance of “Pounding Hooves,” a composition of local Taiko musician, Rick Shiomi.
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1 month ago | 
jazz88.fm | Peter Solomon |Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson
Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with three of the musical directors involved in an event commemorating George Floyd called “Weather: Stand the Storm.” Participants include Dr. G. Philip Shoultz, conductor of Singers of This Age; Waigwa, director of One Voice Mixed Chorus and Elevate Vocal Arts and Elevation Ensemble; and Dr. Rollo Dilworth, director of Singing City. Dilworth composed the musical setting for Claudia Rankine’s poem “Weather,” which is the centerpiece of Saturday night’s program.
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1 month ago | 
jazz88.fm | Sean McPherson |Paige Tighe |Andrew Diemand
Vocalist Connie Evingson is getting ready to do her final performance at the Woman’s Club. Next Wednesday, May 28, Connie and Lori Dokken are co-presenting a concert titled “Our Heart Will Go On.” The event features an incredible list of Twin Cities talent such as Mary Jane Alm, Doug Anderson, Ginger Commodore, Lori Dokken, Joan Griffith, Jennifer Grimm, Rachel Holder, Patty Peterson, T. Mychael Rambo, Emily Rubbelke, Erin Schwab, Dane Stauffer, Judi Vinar, Charmin Michelle and more.
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1 month ago | 
jazz88.fm | Peter Solomon |Paige Tighe |Sean McPherson
Saxophonist Charles McPherson’s legendary jazz career began in earnest in the late fities and he continues to be vital and productive at the age of 85 . He’s a product of Detroit’s fertile music scene, where as a teenager he came under the influence of pianist Barry Harris. At 19, McPherson moved to New York and almost immediately started working with Charles Mingus. He played with the legendary composer/bassist/activist until 1972.
