The Afternoon Cruise

Minnesota jazz royalty stopped by the Afternoon Cruise to discuss the upcoming release party for their new album, Weights and Measures.

Jeremy Pelt and Cory Weeds joined the Afternoon Cruise to talk about a recent initiative from Cellar Records to release more music from Black-led bands. Cory Weeds is the label head for Cellar and Jeremy Pelt has appeared on many Cellar releases both as a producer and as a performer. Pelt and Weeds discussed how the mission to release more records from Black leaders came about and how it's been go...

Rachael Price hosted Sean McPherson from the Afternoon Cruise at the Palace Theatre in St. Paul to chat about her new release with guitarist composer VIlray "I Love a Love Song".

Drummer and composer extraordinaire Kevin Washington visited the Jazz88 studios to Discuss his upcoming concert at The Hopkins Arts Center.

Gary Hines, the leader of Sounds Blackness, took the time to visit with Sean from the Afternoon Cruise in advance of Sounds of Blackness's show on Friday January 13 at the Ordway, Music for Martin.

Minnesota musician Keyez Williams paid a visit to the Afternoon Cruise to discuss his run of shows at the Granada in Uptown Minneapolis and to play a bit of his music. 

The guitarist Marc Ribot was nice enough to catch up with the Afternoon Cruise in advance of his upcoming show at the Cedar. Ribot discussed his love of solo performance, his short lived tenure in Brother Jack McDuff's band and his close associations with the No-Wave scene in New York City.

Award-winning music icon Vijay Iyer was nice enough to join Sean McPherson from the Afternoon Cruise in anticipation of his Thursday show at The Dakota. In this interview Iyer discusses his new record, Uneasy, his love of the piano trio format and his approach to teaching.

In anticipation of his Saturday show at Jazz Central, saxophonist Dennis Mitcheltree hopped on a ZOOM with Sean from the Afternoon Cruise to talk about new album, Golden Rule.

The celebrated vocalist Kendra Morris, who is out on the road at the moment with labelmates Monophonics, hopped on a ZOOM to chat with Christian Fritz in advance of her upcoming show at the Fine Line.

Kelly Finnigan, the leader of Monophonics, connected via ZOOM with Christian Fritz in advance of the Monophonics show coming on October 3 at the Fine Line in Minneapolis.

The musical icon Jellybean Johnson swung through Jazz88 to talk blues, museums and the greatness of the Twin Cities music scene.

The Minnesota-based music icon Nachito Herrera hopped on the phone with Jazz88's Sean McPherson to discuss his upcoming performance at The Ordway. He'll be playing with a 7-piece band featuring the cream of the crop from the Cuban music scene. Enjoy the conversation about what concert-goers can expect from the show.

Lucibela, a rising star and vocalist from Cape Verde was nice enough to stop by Jazz88 before her show at the Cedar Cultural Center on Friday September 16.

Julian Lage is out on the road in support of his new Blue Note release "View with A Room". He's swinging through the Dakota in Minneapolis on Saturday, September 17 and he was nice enough to connect with Sean from the Afternoon Cruise and discuss Bill Frisell's contributions to the album, the history of jazz guitar, his relationship with Dave King and much more.

John Scofield is out on the road with his band supporting his new self-titled release. He was nice enough to take some time out of his busy schedule to visit with Sean McPherson from the Afternoon Cruise.

Acclaimed vocalist was nice enough to connect with Jazz88's Sean McPherson in advance of her duo show on Thursday, September 1 at The Dakota. Check out the whole conversation here.

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.

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).

Pavielle is releasing a new documentary that tracks the making of her album, Sovereign. Check out the extended conversation between Pavielle and Jazz88's Sean McPherson.

Ann Hampton Callaway is visiting the Twin Cities for a two-show stand over at Crooners this weekend. She was enough to talk about her love of the Linda Rondstadt songbook and her love of performing in general!

Hear Scotty Barnhart talk about the upcoming show at Crooner's alongside a discussion about the role of trumpet in jazz and Scotty's take on the most important jazz musician of all time.

Celebrated pianist and MacPhail faculty member Michael Cain stopped by in advance of his performance this Saturday at the MacPhail WaterWorks event.

Nachito Herrera Joins the Afternoon Cruise to Talk about His Upcoming Show