The Foxgloves is a 6-piece all woman Twin Cities Bluegrass / Americana group. When Nikki Lemire and Steph Snow of the Foxgloves talked about the group with Phil Nusbaum, Nikki first addressed determining the group’s genre label.

Zacc Harris is celebrating the legacy of Pat Martino on Thursday August 25 at Crooner's. He hopped on the Afternoon Cruise to discuss Martino's influence in the jazz world.

As the name implies, The Imminent Standards play standards. But of course they put their own twists on the tunes. Catch the Imminent Standards Saturday night at 8PM at KJ’s Hideaway in Saint Paul. Trombonist JC Sanford is the group’s leader. In a conversation with Phil Nusbaum, JC addressed providing musical variety.

Sophia Shorai has always sung jazz standards. But her songwriting goes way back in her career, too. The songs she writes are not necessarily jazz, and Sophia is featuring her originals more and more during her sets. Catch Sofia Shorai at the Dakota in Minneapolis, Monday August 22 at 7PM. When Sophia talked to Phil Nusbaum, Phil asked Sophia about her songwriting.

Ben Sidran is rolling through town for a two night stand on Friday August 19 and Saturday August 20 at Crooners. He was nice enough to hop on a ZOOM and chat with Sean McPherson about his new album and his upcoming shows.

The jazz legend and Jazz88 broadcaster Butch Thompson passed away on Sunday 08/14/22. This is the audio of the tribute to Butch Thompson from 8/16/22 during the Afternoon Cruise with Tony Baluff (Southside Aces) and Sean McPherson (Jazz88).

Each year, Jazz 88 presents a graduating senior who participated and excelled in the radio/creative media production course at North High School with the Art Colberg scholarship. This year, two Colberg Scholarships were awarded, and Manny Hill talks with one of them, Kyree Wilson. Kyree shares her experience in radio class, and also where she's headed for college this fall.

Mary Overlie and Geoffrey Taylor have different types of musical backgrounds, but their family connection brings them together. Theirs is a mix of lyric songs and instrumental playing that defies categorization, yet does not seem far out. The duet is called Augmeanted, and it performs this Saturday at 7PM at Studio Z in Saint Paul. When Mary talked to Phil Nusbaum, she talked about how Augmeanted formed.

Pianist Larry McDonough and guitarist Joel Shapira are known for their complementary duet style. It’s much like that of pianist Bill Evans and guitarist Jim Hall. This Monday at 7PM at the Dakota in Minneapolis, Larry and Joel present a program of Bill Evans and Jim Hall music, and release a new CD entirely of Bill Evans and Jim Hall music. But why re-do Bill Evans and Jim Hall? That’s the question Phil Nusbaum posed to pianist Larry McDonough.

After 24 years of coaching boys high school basketball in Minneapolis, Larry McKenzie has decided it's time to put away the whistle and clipboard. Manny Hill talks with Coach McKenzie about why now was the time to step away and focus on other aspects of life, and also the lasting impact he's had on the Northside community of Minneapolis.