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Orkestar Bez Ime is Bulgarian for Band Without a Name. That is tongue in cheek with of course. OBI is a committed Balkan Band based in Minneapolis-...
- Added: Apr 26, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Julian Manzara is a young Minneapolis-based guitarist with deep interests in the histories of jazz and rock, and a mind to innovate. Julian spoke w...
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club plays for Famous Dave’s Swing Night in Calhoun Square in Minneapolis this Monday from 7 to 10. Famous Dave’s website tells...
Bought by WRST-FM Oshkosh
- Added: Apr 10, 2018
- Length: 08:00
- Purchases: 1
Many big bands focus on playing the big band hits of the past 90 years or so. But not so the Bill Simenson Orchestra. This group stresses originali...
- Added: Mar 29, 2018
- Length: 08:00
There is always a tendency to increase the size of bands, to create a wall of sound. But Jazz also has a great legacy of trios, which might be cal...
- Added: Feb 21, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Tuesday night Feb 27at 9:30 is trio night at the Ice house in Minneapolis. First it’s the trio led by bassist James Buckley, and then Pianist Brya...
- Added: Feb 21, 2018
- Length: 08:00
Pat Donohue’s Prairie All-Stars became a household name as the house band for the Prairie Home Companion radio show. Over the years, the group memb...
- Added: Nov 30, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Jazz fans know Maud Hixson as a leading contemporary vocalist. But while Maud is best known for singing with small groups, she’s been building towa...
- Added: Oct 26, 2017
- Length: 08:00
Background music is the specialty of the Overtones and the group does it well. Interviewer Phil Nusbaum talked to Dave Hofgren of the Overtones, wh...
- Added: Sep 11, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Moonlight Serenaders. The group plays the big band music that is old to some and new to others. They love it when they have dancers to play for...
- Added: Aug 31, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...
- Added: Aug 05, 2017
- Length: 08:00
The Twin Cities Hot Club has been in business for over a decade. Over time, the group has learned that playing for dancing and for concerts and spe...
- Added: Aug 05, 2017
- Length: 08:00
When Regina Williams sings her songs, she is putting her spin on great renditions that she’s experienced. Regina covers a big swath of the Great Am...
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 05:00
Aaron Kerr’s Dissonant Creatures plays every Wed at the Black Dog in Saint Paul. It is a group that thrives on Aaron’s original music, which is inf...
- Added: Apr 16, 2017
- Length: 05:00
Jon Pemberton loves solo piano shows because it allows him to explore a lot of interesting music. He says, too, that Vieux Carré, where he plays on...
- Added: Feb 24, 2017
- Length: 05:00
By mid- February in the North Star state, folks need a concert held in warm air. And that’s what they get at Edinborough Park in Edina on Feb 12, a...
- Added: Jan 31, 2017
- Length: 05:00
The Mississippi Hot Club has a slightly different strategy depending of it if plays for dancing, listening, or a mixture of both. Group members Jos...
- Added: Jan 21, 2017
- Length: 07:50
Great dance bands are often great concert bands. But you approach the different types of venues with slightly different strategies. Members of the ...
- Added: Jan 21, 2017
- Length: 05:00
The Cedar Commissions presents two nights of new music this weekend. Over two nights, six composers will present works never played previously. The...
- Added: Jan 16, 2017
- Length: 05:00
The Cedar Cultural Center hosts Blackout, a concert featuring local artists. The intents are to entertain, but also to serve to get people together...
- Added: Dec 29, 2016
- Length: 05:00
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
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
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
This week's edition of Classical Guitar Alive! delves into the exciting and controversial world of music performance competitions, and features suc...
Bought by Ohm Radio , New Hampshire Public Radio, KXIQ , KASU, KCHU and more
- Added: Jan 20, 2016
- Length: 58:57
- Purchases: 37
The legendary Rickie Lee Jones invited her New Orleans surroundings to become part of her band on The Other Side of Desire, her 13th disc. The peop...
Bought by KHSU, KUCB, KSUT, and KRCB 104.9
- Added: Oct 26, 2015
- Length: 07:06
- Purchases: 4
