Jazz88

KBEM Minneapolis St. Paul
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Interviews, performances, and special programming from Jazz88. Hear us live at 88.5 FM in the Twin Cities!

  1. 1D AGO

    Sweetheart Show Comes to Crooners on Valentines Day, February 14

    Four Musical couples perform at Crooners in Fridley on valentine’s Day and at Chanhassen Dinner Theater on February 15. The couples are Maud Hixson and Rick Carlson, Deb Brown and Brian Zimniak, Amy and Boyd Lee and Jennifer Grimm and Joe Cruz. When Phil Nusbaum talked with Jennifer Grimm about the show, they first talked about the intimate musical conversations that each couple represents.

    8 min

  2. 1D AGO

    Big Band Meets Hip Hop in Adam Meckler's New Album "Sampled "

    On his latest album "Sampled," trumpeter, composer, and educator Adam Meckler collaborated with several different hip hop producers, rappers, and instrumentalists to reimagine and recontextualize his original big band music. He talks about his collanorative process with Jazz88's Peter Solomon.

    13 min
  3. Rhythmically Speaking Dance Struts its Stuff at the Ordway Next Thursday

    3D AGO

    Rhythmically Speaking Dance Struts its Stuff at the Ordway Next Thursday

    Rhythmically Speaking Dance performs next Thursday at 7:30 at the Ordway in Saint Paul. The group dances to jazz and other American social forms. In other words, its artistic palette is very broad. We’ll hear how choreographers and dancers base the dance on the inner rhythms of the music they dance to. When Rhythmically Speaking Executive director Erinn Leipard talked to Phil Nusbaum, she first addressed why the February 12 performance is called Reppin’.

    8 min

  4. FEB 3

    Swingin’ Motown Celebrates Black History Month Feb 8

    Motown Reimagined! That’s the theme when a Geoff and Cherese Jones sing in front of a rhythm section that presents acoustic versions of great Motown music. The show takes place 6pm, Sunday January 8 at Crooners in Fridley. When Geoff Jones spoke with Phil Nusbaum about the show, he first addressed singing great songs.

    8 min

  5. FEB 1

    Duo Corda Meshes Multiple Styles to Create a New Space for Cello and Guitar

    Cellist Jacqueline Ultan and guitarist Pavel Jany are each trained classically, but have broad interests. In their new group, Duo Corda, they play and adapt music from multiple sources, creating a sound that seems to feature them both, but is at its core, integrated. Duo Corda plays Thursday Feb 5 at Crooners in Fridley at, 6pm. When Duo Corda talked to Phil Nusbaum, Jacqueline and Pavel addressed why they thought a cello / guitar duo would work.

    8 min

  6. JAN 30

    Joanne Lundberg on Debt Consolidation

    Joanne Lundberg is a Financial Counseling Supervisor with Lutheran Social Services. She speaks with Jazz88's Peter Solomon about debt consolidation, with an an explanation of the process and when and for whom it might be a good option.

    8 min

  7. JAN 29

    Jazz at the Lexington

    Jazz88's Peter Solomon speaks with Craig Ritacco, COO and General Manager of The Lexington, a historic restaurant in St. Paul that features jazz between Labor day and April. Benny Weinbeck, a jazz pianist who books the shows, also joins the conversation.

    5 min

  8. JAN 28

    Joanne Lundberg on Debt Consolidation

    Joanne Lundberg is a Financial Counseling Supervisor with Lutheran Social Services. She speaks with Jazz88's Peter Solomon about debt consolidation, with an an explanation of the process and when and for whom it might be a good option.

    8 min
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Interviews, performances, and special programming from Jazz88. Hear us live at 88.5 FM in the Twin Cities!

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  • Creator
    KBEM Minneapolis St. Paul
  • Years Active
    2018 - 2026
  • Episodes
    1.6K
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Jazz88