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Location:

Minneapolis, MN

Genres:

Jazz

Description:

Recognized as the Twin Cities’ public radio voice for jazz and education, KBEM is a program of the Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS) Approximately 150 students annually participate in KBEM’s hands-on educational program, which focuses on all aspects of broadcasting and production.

Twitter:

@KBEMfm

Language:

English

Contact:

Jazz 88, 1555 James Avenue North, Minneapolis, MN 55411- 3197 612-668-1752

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9pm
The Bing Shift with Arne Fogel

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Overnight Jazz

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TOMORROW:
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The Morning Show

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Shows
A Little Taste of Heaven with Eve Bledsoe
A Little Taste of Heaven with Eve Bledsoe
Minneapolis, MN
American Routes
American Routes
Travel the highways and byways of American music and songcraft with insightful interviews and features in the fields of folk, rock, country, jazz, blues, gospel, Zydeco, and other styles indigenous to North America.
Big Band Scene
Big Band Scene
Big Band Scene presents today’s big bands from the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan, and Australia, including regional big bands from virtually every state in the union.
Bluegrass Saturday Morning with Phil Nusbaum
Bluegrass Saturday Morning with Phil Nusbaum
The Twin Cities’ home for bluegrass and old time music for more than 35 years, featuring the originators, the traditionalists, and the modern-day innovators.
Brazilian Hour
Brazilian Hour
Originating at the Brazilian Consulate in Los Angeles, and spreading Brazil’s music and culture worldwide, the show has been in production since 1978.
Bridge to the Blues
Bridge to the Blues
Blues and allied styles, focusing on the 1970s to the present. Part of our 12-hour blues block on Friday nights.
Good Acoustics
Good Acoustics
Traversing the boundaries and connections between all the world’s authentic musics. Expect many varieties of folk, Americana, world, jazz, songwriter, and blues.
Jammin' Jazz: Jazz for the New Generation
Jammin' Jazz: Jazz for the New Generation
Subtitled “Jazz for the New Generation,” the program showcases players who build on a century of improvisational music tradition and carry it forward.  Medeski, Martin & Wood, The Bad Plus, Galactic, and Soulive, among many many others, make...
Jazz at MPS
Jazz at MPS
Student performers from the Minneapolis Public Schools, recorded live in concert and in Jazz88’s Studio 1
Jazz Futures
Jazz Futures
Charting the frontiers of the form, the hosts of Jazz Futures play yesterday’s iconoclasts and today’s bleeding-edge innovators.
Jazz Inspired
Jazz Inspired
What inspires the people who inspire you? How do creative people create? World-renowned pianist Judy Carmichael explores these questions with her guests every week on her public radio show Judy Carmichael Inspired. Celebrated artists discuss their...
Jazz Night in America
Jazz Night in America
The nation’s flagship jazz program profiles the new jazz that matters, and tips its hat to the pioneers. A co-production of WBGO, Jazz at Lincoln Center, and NPR Music, Jazz88 has been an affiliate of the program since its very first episode.
Jazz with Class
Jazz with Class
Midday music, MPS School News, top-of-hour BBC World News, weather, and MnDOT mid-day traffic updates three times an hour. Informative hourly features, too, like Engines of Our Ingenuity (9:25 a.m.), and MN90 (2:25 p.m.)
Jazz with Greg Bridges & Lee Thomas
Jazz with Greg Bridges & Lee Thomas
Minneapolis, MN
Luca's Juke Joint
Luca's Juke Joint
Taking listeners on a journey through the traditions, evolution, and legacy of Blues music.  DJ Lady Luca shines a light on the musical contributions of Black Americans through time, and take a look at how the architects of the Blues have a major...
MN Jazz Tracks
MN Jazz Tracks
Two hours of tremendous artists, past and present, with connections to Minnesota. From Oscar Pettiford and Jack McDuff, to Maria Schneider and The Bad Plus, we cover it all on Jazz88 Monday nights, and anytime on the Minnesota Jazz Tracks 24-7...
Overnight Jazz
Overnight Jazz
Minneapolis, MN
Paraiso Musical with Gracie Mendez
Paraiso Musical with Gracie Mendez
Gracie leads a bilingual ‘Trip Through Latin America’ via music and information on Latin culture and community. Salsa, tropical, and Latin jazz styles dominate the mix.
Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli
Radio Deluxe with John Pizzarelli
Handpicked recordings and sassy banter with this husband-and-wife musical team, recorded in the deluxe living room, high atop Lexington Avenue in Manhattan. A jovial, eclectic Saturday-evening mix including standards, show tunes, and the unexpected.
Ronnie Scott's Radio Show
Ronnie Scott's Radio Show
Featuring the very artists who have graced the club's stage in London's west end, whether they're today's legends or tomorrow's stars.
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