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Rocker mostly but also a crooner, Tina Schlieske will sing two shows at the Dakota on Thursday, Aug. 22, 2019. She talked to the Morning Show about switching genres and coming back home.

Emma and Jacob Taggart are a brother and sister piano duet from Blaine. They play concerts, they tour and they’ve been featured on TV and radio. And you can catch Taggart Squared at Crooner’s in Fridley, Monday August 19 at 7:30PM. But the thing is, Emma is 17 and Jacob is 12. When do they find time for all this? Emma and Jacob told Phil Nusbaum about their act.

Lynn O’brien brings her band and her original songs to the Lake Harriet Bandshell in Minneapolis, Saturday night August 24 at 7:30. Lynn is a songwriter who gets inspiration from what is going on around her. During a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, Lynn told of her approach.

Singer Jearlyn Steele stopped by Jazz88's Morning Show to talk about her new series of shows at Crooners Supper Club.

Peter Schilling from the Heights Theater talks about the upcoming showing of The Man Who Laughs, the silent film with a character who inspired The Joker from the Batman comics.

Pianist Larry McDonough and his quartet will celebrate the 90th birthday of pianist Bill Evans with a show at the Black Dog in St. Paul Sunday night, Aug. 18 at 7 p.m.

Steve Hobert is one of the most respected band musicians in the Twin Cities. But he has a unique personal side that he shows at some of his performances. When he is alone at his keyboard he challenges himself to play contrasting moods during a single piece. You can hear Steve do it in front of an audience 2 to 3 this Sunday August 18 at Jazz Central studios in Minneapolis, and third monthly Sunday afternoons the rest of 2019. Steve talked to Phil Nusbaum about his special approach.

John Penny is a local guy who has a multi-faceted career in music. These days he is doing a lot of playing, and John leads his group, Equatis, into the Maplewood Library, 7-8 PM Wednesday August 14. A short time ago, John spoke with Phil Nusbaum about where John gets the Latin-African synthesis so prominent in John’s jazz.

Jesse Held is the so-called "Earl" of Earl Giles, a Minneapolis-based elixir company. He also runs the bar program at places like Parlour Bar, Constantine and Mercado. He joined Jazz88's foodie, Matt Gundrum, on today's Morning Show.

Howard Levy will play harmonica and piano, joined by guitarist Chris Siebold, at Crooners Saturday, Aug. 10, 2019. He talked to the Morning Show.