Peter Solomon

1 week ago | jazz88.fm | Sean McPherson |Peter Solomon

Dayna Martinez is gearing up for a busy June but she took some time to visit Jazz88 and talk about the upcoming Twin Cities Jazz Festival. Festival events begin on June 19 with the main action happening June 20-21. Martinez talked about performances and masterclasses that she’s excited about and she provided some tips on how to go even deeper with Jazz Festival activities.

1 week ago | jazz88.fm | Peter Solomon |Andrew Diemand |Emily Reese

Jazz88’s Peter Solomon speaks with trumpeter Frank London about the history of klezmer music in America and 40 years of genre dending klezmer interpretations and collaborations by the Klezmatics. London was a founding member of the Grammy-award winning ensemble. The Klezmatics play the Dakota Tuesday night (May 27th) with Minneapolis-based ensemble Red Thread. Find details about the eprformance here.

2 weeks 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.

3 weeks 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.

1 month ago | jazz88.fm | Peter Solomon |Sean McPherson |Paige Tighe

In the days of silent film – the period from the late 1890s until the late twenties –  women had prominent and important creative roles. Not just as actors, but as directors, writers, and producers. Many of the films that these pioneering film makers created explored provocative feminist themes that might seem surprising today. Peter Solomon speaks with Maggie Hennefeld, Professor of Cultural Studies and Comparitive Literature at the University of Minnesota.