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1,564 episodes - English - Latest episode: 1 day ago - ★★★★★ - 8 ratingsInterviews, performances, and special programming from Jazz88. Hear us live at 88.5 FM in the Twin Cities!
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Episodes
The Lead Sheet
June 29, 2017 16:16 - 8 minutes - 11.8 MBAndrea Canter examines this week's top jazz dates, and visits with Kevin Welch of Boom Island Brewing, and Jesse Simon, who will be booking jazz there on Saturdays.
WTF In Studio Session
June 29, 2017 13:19 - 17 minutes - 23.9 MBWTF Is a five piece band from Minneapolis with Jazz and indie rock influences and stylings. They just launched a kickstarter campaign to help release their upcoming debut album. If you're wondering about the name WTF - it's the lead singer's initials, his name is Warren Thomas Fenzi, He recently sat down with Justus Sanchez for an interview and performance of this song called "Blacken the sun"
A Weaving of Traditions
June 15, 2017 16:06 - 58 minutes - 80.2 MBBobb Fantauzzo, playing Native style flute, led a stellar group in the third “A Weaving of Traditions” concert at the Minnesota History Center in April 2017. "A Weaving of Traditions" honors jazz musicians with Native roots, including Thelonious Monk (Tuscarora), Miles Davis (Cherokee), and Dave Brubeck (Modoc), among others.
Pianist Senri Oe In Studio with Emily Reese
June 07, 2017 16:44 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MBPianist Senri Oe is a Grammy award winning pop artist from Japan who traded it all in to move to New York and study jazz. He stopped by the KBEM studios in advance of his show at Hamline University's Sundin Music Hall June 7, 2017. This is the extended version of Senri Oe's conversation with Emily Reese.
Senri Oe on Jazz 88
June 07, 2017 15:49 - 12 minutes - 28.1 MBPianist Senri Oe was a big pop star in Japan when he traded it all in to move to New York and study jazz. He stopped by the studio for a chat with Emily Reese and to play a song.
Pianist Kenny Werner with the Chamber Music Society of MN
June 05, 2017 13:50 - 7 minutes - 9.67 MBPianist Kenny Werner talks about his upcoming show with the Chamber Music Society of Minnesota and explains what Third Stream music is.
Jazz in the Target Atrium April 28, 2017: When Duke Met Coltrane
May 30, 2017 18:23 - 58 minutes - 80.6 MBThis concert 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. Jeremy Walker, piano Chris Thomson, saxophone Brandon Wozniak, saxophone Jeff Bailey, Bass Kevin Washington, drums
Music Talk: Guitarist Sam Miltich on Lester Young, Crooners gig
May 26, 2017 15:02 - 7 minutes - 9.65 MBMinnesota guitarist Sam Miltich talks about his upcoming show at Crooners Lounge and Supper Club. The show is a tribute to Lester Young. Miltich will be joined by local artists Dave Karr on tenor saxophone, Chris Bates on bass and Jay Epstein on drums. Morning Show host Emily Reese and Miltich talk Lester Young and the upcoming show.
Music Talk: Guitarist Sam Miltich on Lester Young, upcoming Crooners show
May 25, 2017 14:24 - 7 minutes - 9.65 MBMinnesota guitarist Sam Miltich talks about his upcoming show at Crooners Lounge and Supper Club. The show is a tribute to Lester Young. Miltich will be joined by local artists Dave Karr on tenor saxophone, Chris Bates on bass and Jay Epstein on drums. Morning Show host Emily Reese and Miltich talk Lester Young and the upcoming show.
Pianist Marcus Roberts Plays the Dakota
May 15, 2017 13:46 - 9 minutes - 22.9 MBPianist Marcus Roberts spoke with Emily Reese about his show at the Dakota May, 2017.
Book Talk: Craig Collins' "MIDAIR" chronicles Vietnam-era aviator
May 11, 2017 16:00 - 10 minutes - 15 MBCraig Collins is the author of Midair: An Epic Tale of Survival and a Mission That Might Have Ended the Vietnam War. The book chronicles the story of Major Don Harten (Collins' uncle), the only pilot to have parachuted into a category 5 typhoon and survived. Maj. Harten was the only pilot who flew in Vietnam from the very first bomb dropped in February 1965 to the last bomb dropped in December 1972. Jazz 88's Emily Reese spoke with Mr. Collins about the book on Thursday, May 11.
Randy Brecker Plays Crooners Lounge & Supperclub
May 03, 2017 13:42 - 9 minutes - 20.7 MBTrumpeter Randy Brecker played Crooners May 3-4. Emily Reese spoke with him about the upcoming show.
Minnesota Jazz Legends: The Elders 2016
June 30, 2016 18:30 - 1 hour - 163 MBThis year's edition of our concert and radio show honors Minnesota Jazz Legends Clyde Anderson, Dick Bortolussi, Tom Tipton, Jimmy Hamilton, Nancy Lovegren, Herb Pilhofer, and Dave Karr. Patty Peterson hosts.
Minnesota Jazz Legends: the Elders 2015
June 30, 2015 18:48 - 1 hour - 162 MBThis two hour program features live performances, interviews, and recordings of the 2015 Jazz Legends, including Cornbread Harris, Irv Williams, Les Fields, Doris Hines, Russ Moore, Cliff Brunzell, and Jeanne Arland Peterson.