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It’ll be familiar Christmas songs, but not the same old way as Cedric Fuller leads Global Sound into the Black Dog in Saint Paul. Cedric told Phil ...
- Added: Dec 14, 2016
- Length: 05:00
Kate Lynch and Her Most Excellent Fellows started out almost by accident. But Kate fell in love with old jazz, took off with it and met some top-n...
- Added: Dec 03, 2016
- Length: 04:59
Dakota Dave Hull has been recording and performing for decades. But as time has moved forward, the output has increased. And it all seems original,...
- Added: Nov 21, 2016
- Length: 06:49
Patty Peterson is one of the bright lights on the Peterson jazz family tree. Her family inspired her to get involved in music. And what they taught...
- Added: Sep 15, 2016
- Length: 09:37
651Jazz. It’s a group of Rosemount, MN-area people who started playing jazz in high school, but saw no reason to quit at graduation. They sought ea...
- Added: Jul 10, 2016
- Length: 06:53
Judi Vinar, the former Judy Donaghy has been at the forefront of Minnesota music for Decades. She wears many musical hats. She sat down with interv...
- Added: Jul 09, 2016
- Length: 09:46
Judi has stood in the forefront of Midwest vocalists for decades. She’s teamed up with the Wolverines Swing Band for 20-plus years, and they’ve bee...
- Added: Jul 09, 2016
- Length: 05:00
How do you become a jazz musician? The key just may be persistence. You can take lessons and school courses, but if you really want to play jazz…we...
- Added: Jun 29, 2016
- Length: 05:21
Summer is here and that means Minnesotans Go Outside to events like Jazz Blast. Held in Rosemount, Jazz Blast presents a varied group of jazz artis...
- Added: May 20, 2016
- Length: 04:59
Jennifer Grimm playing with players who know her, because the greater the experience, the more fun they have. And the more fun they have challengin...
- Added: May 09, 2016
- Length: 07:16
There’s a lot to be said for working with the same musicians over the years. That’s the case with Charmin Michelle and Joel Shapira. Joel Shapira t...
- Added: May 01, 2016
- Length: 05:00
The Southside Aces is a New Orleans-style jazz band that has loads of fun playing for dancers and listeners. Founder and clarinetist Tony Balluff (...
- Added: Apr 07, 2016
- Length: 05:00
They do the old blues and a lot of new blues, too. Stephen Faison and the 3 O’Clock Gruv is a band of musical veterans hungry to make its mark with...
- Added: Mar 14, 2016
- Length: 05:50
They were inspired by Earth Wind and Fire but their blend of personalities made them much more than a cover band. The group was known as Class Acti...
- Added: Mar 11, 2016
- Length: 05:00
Wee Willie Walker arrived in St Paul around 1960. Willie has had and has a long career in music, including singing Doo-wop, gospel music and down-h...
Bought by KFAI Minneapolis
- Added: Mar 03, 2016
- Length: 05:00
- Purchases: 1
Graydon Peterson is a Twin Cities-based bass player with impressive credentials especially for his composing. But he chooses to do it all. You migh...
- Added: Feb 10, 2016
- Length: 07:39
Graydon Peterson is a local jazz composer who started out as a classical musician. But as a student, he was drawn to jazz, not only as a bassist, b...
- Added: Feb 08, 2016
- Length: 05:00
Jedfest is a fund-raiser for the Minnesota Bluegrass and Old Time Music Festival. On January 23, members of the public pay $10 at the door, and the...
- Added: Jan 16, 2016
- Length: 05:00
The High 48s. The group definitely plays towards the tastes of its audience. But when you talk to the guys in the group, you can tell they love wha...
- Added: Jan 08, 2016
- Length: 07:40
Fresh from a busy Christmas season, the Minneapolis-based High 48s heats up January and February at the Aster Café in Minneapolis. It’s Aster brunc...
- Added: Jan 08, 2016
- Length: 05:00
Sound Skirmish is a group of Twin Cities young people who have been playing serious jazz for years, and with a heavy composing emphasis. Levi Schwa...
- Added: Dec 24, 2015
- Length: 05:00
Big Band music has persisted over the generations. Why? It might be because big band music is a big part of formal learning for horn players in hig...
- Added: Nov 28, 2015
- Length: 06:09
The Big Band is part of the American cultural heritage. The Capri Big Band of Minneapolis is rehearsing hard right now for two Shows in December. T...
- Added: Nov 28, 2015
- Length: 05:00
A generation, a young trio known as Rio Nido was delighting audiences through its renditions of old vocal jazz. But in music, so it seems, all good...
- Added: Nov 24, 2015
- Length: 05:00
Sam Miltich, Grand Rapids guitar icon is coming to South Saint Paul the Saturday right after Thanksgiving. And he’ll be fronting a 5- piece band th...
- Added: Nov 20, 2015
- Length: 05:00
