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Yonci chats with Jason Marsalis ahead of his Berlin debut on October 17th 2026, featuring local talent Kavyesh Kaviraj, Dan Carpel, and Abinnet Berhanu.

Trombonist John Fedchock spent the first seven years of his professional career with Woody Herman's band, filling a variety of roles, including section playing, arranging, and eventually music director and coordinator...

Charlie Parr’s New CD, Rooming House, concerns fictitious characters trying to figure out how to negotiate real world problems, and at times, ill-equipped to do so. The release show for Rooming House is at the State...

Twin Cities folksinger Larry Long has always enjoyed connecting elders and school kids in specific communities. Much of this work has been archived at the University of Minnesota, and the original documentation has been...

Juanito Pascual leads his acclaimed Trio into the Granada Theater in Minneapolis, 8pm Saturday October 10; and 4pm Sunday October 11. In addition to a few originals, the centerpiece of the shows will be the flamenco...

Latin jazz legend Paquito D'Rivera is the subject of a documentary premeiring on PBS this month called "Paquito D'Rivera: From Carne Y Frijol to Carnegie Hall." It tells his story from his earliest days as musical...

Enrique Toussaint has lived in the metro area for decades, and is known for performing in many musical genres, and for also his behind the scenes work in the music world. But bassist Enrique is most proud of his work...

Yonci sits down with legendary guitarist Stanley Jordan, discussing a new single, a forthcoming album (the first in over a decade) and a new tandem guitar technique ahead of a solo show at the Dakota. Originally aired...

Jeff Perry, Chris Olson, Kevin Daley and Zacc Harris are four great guitarists who delight in reimagining their favorite songs. They are all part of the Minnesota Guitar All-Star Summit, Wednesday September 30 at...

Yonci speaks with Dakota Jazz Club founder Lowell Pickett ahead of this year's Dakota Block Party on Saturday, September 26th from 2-10pm in Downtown Minneapolis.

Jazz88 Morning Host Peter Solomon speaks with vocalist and composer Chenxi Pan, who changed her life path in her early twenties when she left her native country of China and came to the US to study jazz. She talks about...

Saxophonist, Lucia Sarmiento, hails from Peru, but considers Minneapolis her second home. She joined Jazz88 host, Patty Peterson, to talk about the thrill of performing for the Dakota Block Party and the original music...

L.A. Buckner joined Jazz88's host Patty Peterson to talk about being invited to open up Dakota's Block Party, September 2 2026, along with his group, Big Homie.

It’s been about 8 years since Paul Barry has put out a recording of his blues. Well, there was a little thing known as the Covid pandemic that slowed things down. Paul’s new project is called Pure Blues. On it, he pays...

Over half a century ago, Bossa Nova came to the United States, and has stayed in the consciousness of music fans. Our local singer, Eliza Wheaton, with her brother, pianist Lukaz, perform some of the great Bossa Nova...