The Afternoon Cruise

AchieveMpls is holding mock interviews for students. College & Career Center manager Tiffany Enriquez talks about how you can help prepare students for their future careers.

Stephen Rueff pays tribute to pianist Peter Schimke who passed away earlier this week.

The new principal at North Community High School, where our KBEM studios are located, stopped by the Morning Show to talk about the school.

Singer Lucia Newell sings Carnaval! A Night in Brazil, Tuesday night at Crooners Supper Club with Clea Galhano on recorder, Joan Griffith on guitar and Gordy Johnson on the bass.

Vocalists Arne Fogel and Jennifer Eckes talk about their upcoming show at the Hastings Art Center, "Fred Astaire At the Movies"

Vocalist Elaine Dame is coming back to Minneapolis to do an Ellington/Strayhorn show at Crooners Supper Club in the Dunsmore Room on Saturday, Jan. 4.

Tenor saxophonist Jerry Bergonzi is playing two shows at Crooners on Monday, Jan. 6th.

Pianist Jon Weber talks about his shows coming up at Crooners Supper Club next week including solo shows and duo shows.

Pianist and harmonica player Corky Siegel and Randy Sabien play together this weekend at Crooners Supper Club. Corky called into the Morning Show to talk about the gigs.

Students can now apply for summer internships through the Step-Up program with the city of Minneapolis. Program Manager Theresa Angelopoulos stopped by the Morning Show to discuss Step-Up's application process.

Dave King, drummer and founding member of The Bad Plus talks about their upcoming holiday residency at the Dakota.

Singer/songwriter Paul Metsa celebrates forty years of gigging in the Twin Cities at the Parkway Theater tonight at 7:00.

Singer Peg Carrothers is doing a show in the beautiful Dunsmore Room at Crooners Supper Club Thursday, Dec. 26 at 6.

KBEM's new station manager, Dan Larkin, stopped by the Morning Show to talk about his new role at Jazz88.

Pianist Larry McDonough stopped by the Morning Show to talk about his upcoming show called "Festivus and Other Twisted Holidays"

Singer/songwriter Mankwe Ndosi is presenting a series of concerts called Great Black Music Mondays at Icehouse in December.

Vocalist Marilyn Maye will sing four shows in two days at Crooners Supper Club beginning Sunday.

Vocalist Connie Evingson has a busy month, starting with a show Thursday night at Nord Social Hall in Uptown.

Blues pianist Tom Hunter and Nashville guitarist Frank Johns meet up for a holiday show at Crooners this weekend.

Pianist Geoffrey Keezer plays two shows at Crooners Supper Club on Friday, Dec. 13, 2019.

Ashley Musana from AchieveMpls stopped by Jazz88 to talk about upcoming career events for high school students in the metro area.

Singer Mick Sterling performs An Andy & Bing Christmas with singer (and Super Bowl Champion) Ben Utecht. Sterling's 30 Days Foundation presents Sunday's concert free.

Singer/songwriter Nancy Harms talks about her new album "She" and her upcoming show at Crooners.

Heather Masse called into the Morning Show to talk about her new album with pianist Jed Wilson and the upcoming Prairie Home Christmas Show.

Natania & Ticket to Brasil will celebrate their CD release with a party at Icehouse Sunday, Nov. 24 at 6. Guitarist and composer Pavel Jany stopped by the Morning Show.