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

Sherry Minnick Sings with Mikkel Beckmen’s Percussion Thursday Night at the 331 Club in Northeast Minneapolis

8 mins; May 20, 2023

Byron Stripling, featured artist for the JazzMN Orchestra, Talks Trumpet and Louis Armstrong with Jazz88

9 mins; May 19, 2023

Sloane Martin, Sidelines Broadcaster for the Minnesota Lynx, Visits Jazz88 to Discuss The Upcoming Lynx Season

7 mins; May 19, 2023

LA Buckner Visits The Afternoon Cruise in Advance of His Art-A-Whirl Performance

7 mins; May 19, 2023

Chadwick 'Niles' Phillips Visits Jazz88 To Discuss the Upcoming ComMUSICation Concert at The Ordway

5 mins; May 19, 2023

Ambrose Akinmusire Visits the Afternoon Cruise to Discuss His Upcoming Shows at The Walker Art Center

17 mins; May 18, 2023

Geoff Jones With Great Interpretations of Great Songs at Flying Dutchman Spirits in Eden Prairie Saturday May 27

8 mins; May 18, 2023

BE4 (students from Franklin Middle School) Joins Jazz88 in Advance of Their Performance at Viva City at South High

15 mins; May 16, 2023

Melany Kahn talks mushroom foraging

8 mins; May 16, 2023

Edison High School Jazz Band teams with The Good The Bad and the Funky in Big Spring Show

8 mins; May 15, 2023

Pete Whitman Visits Jazz88 to Discuss His Upcoming Concert Conducting The Minneapolis South High Jazz Band

5 mins; May 15, 2023

Vocalist Jireh Calo and Guitarist Daniel Volovets in Stunning New Collaboration at the Cedar in Minneapolis

8 mins; May 13, 2023

Kavyesh Kaviraj Visits the Afternoon Cruise in Advance of His Show at the Dakota

6 mins; May 12, 2023

The Twin Cities Jazz Festival Team Visits the Afternoon Cruise to Share Artist Updates for the 2023 Festival

6 mins; May 10, 2023

Pete Whitman Visits Jazz88 to Discuss His Upcoming Concert with the JazzMN Orchestra

8 mins; May 08, 2023

Brass Lassie Adds New Wrinkles to its Celtic Music Mix Next This Tuesday at the Parkway in Minneapolis

8 mins; May 06, 2023

Ronnie Foster Visits the Afternoon Cruise to Discuss His Upcoming Show at The Dakota and being sampled by A Tribe Called Quest

14 mins; May 05, 2023

Supt. Cox shares grad rate numbers for MPS, highlights MPS Shines

8 mins; May 05, 2023

Keyboardist and Jazz Icon Bobby Lyle Recounts his Years in Minneapolis and his Musical Travels

8 mins; May 04, 2023

Pianist Billy Childs visits the Afternoon Cruise to Discuss his New Album and his Upcoming Show at the Dakota

10 mins; May 03, 2023

Willie West Issues CD of Songs Special to Him

8 mins; May 01, 2023

Karrin Allyson Visits the Afternoon Cruise

9 mins; May 01, 2023

deVon Russell Gray, Nathan Hanson and Davu Seru Visit the Afternoon Cruise

10 mins; May 01, 2023

Head of MPS Culinary & Wellness explains free school lunch for MPS Students

8 mins; April 26, 2023

Lucia Sarmiento Visits the Afternoon Cruise

6 mins; April 25, 2023

Patrick Adkins Quartet Performs Music Inspired by Keith Jarrett’s American Quartet This Saturday at KJ’s Hideaway in St Paul

8 mins; April 24, 2023

Amanda Walbridge’s New Bluegrass CD Tracks a Woman’s Spiritual Journey

8 mins; April 22, 2023

Willie West Visits the Afternoon Cruise

4 mins; April 19, 2023

Jazzen Performs at Sociable Cider Werks Saturday April 29

8 mins; April 17, 2023

Guitar Master Dakota Dave Hull Creates New Set of Music for the Guitar-Banjo

8 mins; April 15, 2023

Lakecia Benjamin Visits Jazz88

9 mins; April 11, 2023

Barbaro Combines with Rachel Baiman for an Evening of Evolved Acoustic Music at the Cedar in Minneapolis

8 mins; April 10, 2023

The Collin Roycroft Quartet Showcases Great Jazz at Next Thursday Jazz Central in Minneapolis

8 mins; April 08, 2023

Joan Hutton and Sue Orfield Visit the Afternoon Cruise

5 mins; April 05, 2023

Thomasina Petrus Portrays Jazz Icon Billie Holiday in Concert and on the Stage

8 mins; April 03, 2023

Grimm and Cruz Perform at the Umbra in Minneapolis Friday and Saturday April 7-8

8 mins; April 01, 2023

Patty Peterson Visits the Afternoon Cruise

6 mins; March 31, 2023

Jay Young, Ian Young and Ginger Commodore Visit the Afternoon Cruise

4 mins; March 29, 2023

Immanuel Wilkins Visits the Afternoon Cruise

5 mins; March 29, 2023

OK Factor Celebrates its Tenth Anniversary with CD Release Event April 1 at the Parkway in Minneapolis

8 mins; March 27, 2023

The Hemingway Project Imagines Jazz in Paris Between the Two World Wars This Thursday at Crooner’s

8 mins; March 25, 2023

Christian McBride Visits Jazz88

26 mins; March 23, 2023

Desdamona from TruArt Speaks Visits Jazz88

6 mins; March 23, 2023

John Penny’s Jazz Recycles Many Jazz Styles and He Reflects on Jazz Cultural Backgrounds

8 mins; March 18, 2023

MPS to host Mental Health Caregiver Institute

3 mins; March 17, 2023

Check Out This Chess Tourney from MPS!

7 mins; March 15, 2023

Katia Cardenas Headlines this Saturday Night at KJ’s Hideaway in Saint Paul

8 mins; March 13, 2023

James Brandon Lewis Reflects on the Legacy of Ornette Coleman

19 mins; March 09, 2023

Pippi and Daniel Visit the Afternoon Cruise

7 mins; March 09, 2023

Supt. Cox gives a tech update/talks MPS Shines

7 mins; March 03, 2023

Metro State works to launch BIPOC teacher careers

8 mins; March 02, 2023

LA Buckner Visits the Afternoon Cruise

8 mins; March 01, 2023

Brian Ziemniak Leads the Organ Trio, BZ3 into Crooner’s Supper Club in Fridley This Friday

8 mins; February 27, 2023

Catharus Sings New Religious Music Based on Old Models Saturday March 4 at the Twin Cities Friends Meeting

8 mins; February 25, 2023

Cecile McLorin Salvant Visits the Afternoon Cruise

13 mins; February 23, 2023

MPS Shows Support for Families of MMIW-R

8 mins; February 22, 2023

Minneapolis Battle of the Jug Bands Returns to the West Bank This Weekend

8 mins; February 20, 2023

Joan Griffith’s New CD is All Original

8 mins; February 18, 2023

2023 Cedar Commissions Artists Push Artistic Envelopes as They Make Social Statements

8 mins; February 18, 2023

2023 Cedar Commissions Artists Push Are Encouraged to Take Risks

8 mins; February 13, 2023

Joan Griffith Visits the Afternoon Cruise

8 mins; February 13, 2023

Nathan Hanson and Chris Bates Visit the Afternoon Cruise

11 mins; February 10, 2023

MPS Celebrates Black History Month With Events

4 mins; February 08, 2023

Ginger Commodore and Kendra Glenn Headline Evening of Anita Baker Styled R ‘n’ B

8 mins; February 06, 2023

Red Hot Django Peppers, New CD in Hands, Perform Monday Night at 7PM at the Dakota in Minneapolis

8 mins; February 04, 2023

Jeremy Pelt and Cory Weeds on the Importance of Black Leadership

19 mins; January 31, 2023

2022 McKnight Foundation Composer Fellows Present Award-Winning Work at the Icehouse in Minneapolis Friday February 3

8 mins; January 30, 2023

Charmin and Shapira Present Great Songs at the Dakota in Minneapolis Monday at 7PM

8 mins; January 28, 2023

Rachael Price Joins the Afternoon Cruise

8 mins; January 27, 2023

Cumar Combines Irish and African Song and Dance Sat- Sun January 27 – 28 at the Southern Theater

8 mins; January 23, 2023

Tanner Taylor Leads Piano Trio Into Jazz Central Studios Friday January 20

8 mins; January 21, 2023

Erin Schwab on the Bette Midler show at Capri Theater.

16 mins; January 20, 2023

Nunnabove, all Sibling band from the Twin Cities, Performs at the Dakota Next Week

8 mins; January 14, 2023

Kevin Washington Visits the Afternoon Cruise

13 mins; January 12, 2023

Lila Ammons Sings from jazz History Wednesday January 11 at the Prior Lake Library

8 mins; January 11, 2023

Gary Hines of Sounds of Blackness Visits Jazz88

15 mins; January 11, 2023

Twin Cities Flamenco Collective Struts Its Stuff at the Icehouse Next Sunday at 5PM

8 mins; January 09, 2023

Last month of Enrollment season at MPS/Find your CTE class

3 mins; January 09, 2023

The Jorgensens Open Up the New Year at the Aster Café in Minneapolis this Saturday Night

8 mins; January 02, 2023

Keyez Williams Visits the Afternoon Cruise to Discuss his Symphonic Funk Christmas Shows at The Granada

5 mins; December 21, 2022

Minnesota Jazz Chamber Orchestra Show at the Chart House Show Spotlights Songs of Ella Fitzgerald

8 mins; December 19, 2022

MPS to Participate in SchoolFinder Fair on Jan. 7

4 mins; December 19, 2022

Daniel Volovets The Great Combiner of Musical Styles on the Guitar, in Concert at the Metronome in St Paul on Wed January 4

8 mins; December 17, 2022

Piano Accompanist Rick Carlson Talks About Singers He Books for Maggie’s Afterglow

8 mins; December 12, 2022

A Christmas Carole Petersen is Based on a Minnesota Family’s Christmas

8 mins; December 10, 2022

MPS Supt. Cox Talks Upcoming Winter Break

6 mins; December 09, 2022

The Tableaux Duo Creates Where Jazz and Classical Music Overlap December 9 at Crooner’s Supper Club in Fridley

8 mins; December 05, 2022

Dreadlock Cowboy Wain McFarlane’s Next Dakota Show is a Family Affair, Wed December 7

8 mins; December 03, 2022

Hall STEM Academy's Observatory brings excitement to MPS

9 mins; December 02, 2022

Take That Back Supports New CD with Jazz Central Studios Performance on December 3

8 mins; November 28, 2022

Jenny Klukken’s Marimba Stakes Out Unique Musical Turf

8 mins; November 26, 2022

Charmin Michelle in Billie Holliday Tribute show at Crooners, Saturday November 26

8 mins; November 21, 2022

Charmin Michelle in Billie Holliday Tribute show at Crooners, Saturday November 26

8 mins; November 21, 2022

Free Improvised Jazz at the Icehouse in Minneapolis this Monday Night

8 mins; November 18, 2022

Enrollment Season Underway at MPS

5 mins; November 18, 2022

Roosevelt Senior on Operation Holiday Basket

5 mins; November 15, 2022

Graydon Peterson’s Thoughtcast Celebrates New CD at the Icehouse in Minneapolis Sunday November 20 at 8PM

8 mins; November 14, 2022

The time for Early Childhood Screening is now at MPS

3 mins; November 14, 2022

Curtis and Loretta’s CD Release Event Saturday November 19 at Ginkgo Coffee in Saint Paul

8 mins; November 12, 2022

Aaron Kerr’s New Opera Performed on November 18 Captures the Spirit of the Times of the Kennedy Assassination and Nixon Resignation

8 mins; November 07, 2022

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