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Caption: Lila Ammons , Credit: Andrea Canter
Audiences know Lila Ammons for her renditions of blues and historic jazz, but the pandemic has caused Lila to think about a new emphasis. She talke...

  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Lila Ammons , Credit: Andrea Canter
Lila Ammons performs Saturday night June 5 at 7 at the Granada in Minneapolis. Twin Cities music fans know Lila Ammons for her renditions of blues ...

  • Added: May 24, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Sprig of That, Credit: AJ Williams
Sprig of That is a violin-guitar-tabla trio with a new CD of all commissioned compositions. It’s a challenging direction, but one that fits the mus...

  • Added: Mar 22, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Steve Kenny, Credit: Andrea Canter
What Would Monk Do? Interprets the work of the legendary Jazz composer Thelonious Monk, and plays original music reminiscent of Monk. In a conversa...

  • Added: Mar 04, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Robert Robinson, Credit: photo by Terence Penister
Minneapolis gospel music icon Robert Robinson talked with Phil Nusbaum about Robert’s Black History Month show slated for Crooner’s 5PM, February 2...

  • Added: Feb 19, 2021
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Zeitgeist New Music Ensemble, Credit: Zoe Prinds-Flash
Zeitgeist’s latest work is a composition commissioned to banjoist Paul Elwood, 44 Smokeless. It’s a reimagining of the American Murder ballad, Litt...

  • Added: Dec 30, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Other Country Ensemble, Credit: Laurie Patton
Other Country Ensemble is just what it says: An American group that performs music traditions from other countries. Bouzouki player and mandocellis...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Other Country Ensemble, Credit: Laurie Patton
Other Country Ensemble is just what it says: An American group that performs music traditions from other countries. And you can catch the band the ...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Charlotte Matis operates Blackbirds, a music store specializing in strings, at 3445 Cedar Avenue South in Minneapolis. The pandemic of course has c...

  • Added: Nov 18, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

  • Added: Sep 07, 2020
  • Length: 01:53:09
Caption: Mother Banjo, Credit: Anna Kostochko
Because of Covid-19, Ellen Stanley, AKA Mother Banjo, has shifted her focus from performing live to the internet. She and Anthony Ihrig co-host the...

  • Added: May 26, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Eric Sayre, Credit: Eric Sayre
Eric Sayre leads jazz performance education at Minneapolis South High School. Music learning has been changed a lot now that distance learning is i...

Bought by WAMC Northeast Public Radio


  • Added: May 22, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Southside Aces with Butch Thompson, Credit: Sam Skavnak
Tony Bailuff leads the Southside Aces. The group plays New Orleans jazz. There may be no place to play right now, so the group has gotten busy comp...

  • Added: May 09, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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Leonard hits shuffle on his iPad.

Bought by 'The Sea'


  • Added: Apr 27, 2020
  • Length: 01:54:40
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Ellen Stanley as Mother Banjo, Credit: Anna Kostochko
Ellen Stanley’s Promotional Company is called EFS Publicity. Ellen promotes local artists, and the scene has of course shifted to the online perfor...

  • Added: Apr 16, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
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Chuck Hall solo instrumental acoustic guitar concert from a live broadcast. From Baton Rouge, guitarist Chuck Hall has been THE guy for blues since...

  • Added: Mar 26, 2020
  • Length: 58:00
Caption: Gypsy Mania, Credit: Travis Anderson
Gypsy Mania plays the standards of Gypsy Jazz. But guitarist Glen Helgeson composes music that makes Gypsy Mania’s Gypsy jazz a singular contributi...

  • Added: Feb 13, 2020
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Cover of Angels, Kings, My Favorite Things by Eric Hanson, Credit: Eric Hanson
Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays represents Larry McDonough’s Irreverent Jazz take on Christmas with a little influence from the Seinfeld TV sho...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2019
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Cover of Angels, Kings, My Favorite Things by Eric Hanson, Credit: Eric Hanson
Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays represents Larry McDonough’s Irreverent Jazz take on Christmas with a little influence from the Seinfeld TV sho...

  • Added: Dec 16, 2019
  • Length: 07:59
Caption: Tasha Baron, Credit: Mike Madison
Liz Draperand Tasha Baron. Liz plays the bass, Tasha the keyboards. And then there’s the 3rd group member: Modern Technology. When Phil Nusbaum tal...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Liz Draper and Tasha Baron, Credit: Mike Madison
Liz Draperand Tasha Baron. Liz plays the bass, Tasha the keyboards. Catch their act at the Icehouse in Minneapolis, Saturday night Dec 21 from 6 to...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Jazz 88 logo, Credit: Tim Nyberg (Octane Creative)
Mankwe Ndosi presents a group of improvisers known as Solar Sistren. Te players take inspiration from their music training, and each other, to crea...

  • Added: Dec 12, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: Orkestar Bez Ime, Credit: Stefan Iwaskewycz
Kolyada, the Ukrainian word for Christmas carol, is the title of a performance by musicians representing such local groups as Orkestar Bez Ime and ...

  • Added: Dec 06, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
Caption: High 48s, Credit: Greg Johnson
Renowned Minnesota songwriter Becky Schlegel is joining forces with the High 48s Bluegrass Band for a show at the Aster in Minneapolis, 9PM Friday ...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Dec 03, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1
Caption: Charlie Lincoln, Credit: Andrea Canter
Jazz pros Doug Little and Charlie Lincoln lead a group of high school jazz musicians known as the Twin Cities Jazz Workshop. The group learns music...

Bought by WOUB


  • Added: Nov 03, 2019
  • Length: 08:00
  • Purchases: 1