KBEM
- Call Letters: KBEM
- Frequency: 88.5
- http://www.jazz88.fm
- Affiliations: BBC, NPR, PRI, and Ampers
- Networks: AMPERS and American Public Media
KBEM was initially established at Minneapolis Vocational High School in the 1960s. The station was moved to North High School in 1983 as a part of the District’s desegregation initiative and it continues to reside there today. The vast majority of KBEM students attend North High School.
Series
Minneapolis High School Students, with the help of a team of educators and poets, were encouraged to write poetry. The poems created by the students are in some cases hard-hitting, and in others, cute.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Jan 13, 2014
Minnesota Creates is curious about how creativity occurs, so Susan Spongberg asked an assortment of Minnesota artists how do you choreography a dance? Where do your novel’s characters come from? How do you decide what to paint?
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Jan 14, 2014
Minnesota has many wonderful jazz musicians, still playing well into their 80's. Minnesota Jazz Legends: The Elders, features live and in studio performances and interviews, talking about their careers in the Twin Cities from early on to present.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Nov 11, 2021
Minnesota Music Moment is a weekly feature of KBEM FM 88.5, each week highlighting a different Minnesota musician.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Feb 25, 2011
Each item in the series tells how a musicians is inspired, how s/he works, their goals and intents for their work; in general, how each gets motivation and follows through with a creative project.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Oct 09, 2015
Minnesota Voices-Certain Standards Minnesota Vocalists perform new renditions of the Great American Songbook. Arne Fogel-Host
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Oct 31, 2012
In a world and time of differences, music has the power to bring us together, to unite us through a shared experience. Music knows no boundaries. It transcends that which keeps us apart. Join Jazz88 for an evening of discovery with Music Without Borders.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Sep 04, 2019
Native flute player Bobb Fantauzzo illuminates the contributions made by jazz musicians with Native American heritage.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Apr 19, 2016
Butch Thompson's Piano Bench Show looks at the piano stylings of the early performers of jazz.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Jul 14, 2011
Perspectives relating to Minnesota culture, history and the arts contributed by Minneapolis high school students.
- From: KBEM
- Updated: Apr 04, 2010
Latest Pieces
- Added: Jun 09, 2017
- Length: 05:00
- Added: May 31, 2017
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- Added: May 25, 2017
- Length: 05:00
- Added: May 25, 2017
- Length: 56:06
- Added: May 25, 2017
- Length: 54:36
- Added: May 25, 2017
- Length: 58:55
- Added: May 19, 2017
- Length: 08:12
- Added: May 19, 2017
- Length: 05:00
- Added: May 12, 2017
- Length: 07:44
- Added: May 12, 2017
- Length: 01:58:31
Staff of KBEM
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Philip Nusbaum
independant producer |
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Travis Ryder (Admin)
Program Director, KBEM |
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Patty Peterson (Admin)
On air host-Show producer for KBEM for AMPERS |
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Joel Glaser (Admin)
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Samuel Keenan (Admin)
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Hlee Lee (Admin)
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Daniel Sigelman (Admin)
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Cassie McDuffie (Admin)
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