Sioux Falls Jazz and Blues Society

Blues Revue calls her "a blues interpreter of the highest rank...punchy and tough," with "swaggering, incendiary vocal performances." Janiva Magness has…

In The Moment ... July 14, 2017 Show 134 Hour 1Matthew Curry plays JazzFest tonight in Sioux Falls. You can see him on the Main Stage at around 8:30. He's…

Jerron "Blind Boy" Paxton draws from blues and jazz music before World War II. Influenced by Fats Waller and "Blind Lemon" Jefferson, Paxton's talent for…

In The Moment ... May 22, 2017 Show 098 Hour 2When Shemekia Copeland was eight years old, her father pulled her onstage at the Cotton Club in Harlem to…

A pair of sets from last summer's festivals take center stage on this week's program. The Steepwater Band made their way to JazzFest from Chicago to play…

Frank Fairfield and Meredith Axelrod take listeners to a time before the microphone. Fairfield hails from California's San Joaquin Valley. He plays the…

Praised by the New York Times as "a singer with strong and luscious tone and an amiably regal presence on stage," Alicia Olatuja has been captivating…

V the Noble One (Vaney Hariri) is recognized as one of the founding fathers of hip-hop - at least in the Upper Midwest. It was a scene the mostly didn't…

Tab Benoit loves Sioux Falls and JazzFest fans love him back. Benoit was tabbed to headline the opening night of JazzFest 2016 at Yankton Trail Park. The…

In The Moment ... March 21, 2017 Show 054 Hour 2Prior to the 92nd session of the South Dakota legislature, we welcomed South Dakota Supreme Court Chief…