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Join Chris late Wednesday nights 12am-2am on KFAI! Live on the dial at 90.3 FM in the Twin Cities or on-demand in the archive at KFAI.org

The Starlight Serenade is your weekly late night dinner party playlist, bringing you the very best in vocal jazz from the blues to standards to showstoppers to soul and lots of great stuff in between.

01/16/2025

We’ll see you on the Starlight Serenade tonight! Midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio 💫

01/09/2025

TONIGHT:

Join me for two hours of nothing but the very best in vocal jazz, blues, soul, funk (and lots of great stuff in between.) ⭐️

Midnight central on KFAI! Let's have some fun! 💫

12/28/2024

🚨 BREAKING: We’re excited to reveal The Starlight Serenade’s Top 20 Tracks of 2024!

2024 was jam-packed with fantastic releases in and around the world of vocal jazz, blues, soul, and funk. Here are 20 of our absolute favorite releases this year (in no particular order.)

"Stuck in London" | Casey Abrams ft. Jesse Elder, Dave Tedeschi & Kyle Morgan

"If I Were a Bell" | Elisa Lécuyer

"Running" | Norah Jones

"Day By Day" | Samara Joy

"Oasis" | Arthur Thompson (Arthurized)

"Colloquially" | Caity Gyorgy

"MAMA SAID" | Zacchae'us Paul ft. Morgan Guerin

"Late Late Show" | Eboni Fondren

"Things Ain’t What They Used to Be" | Kurt Elling & Sullivan Fortner

"Worth It. (Live at Montreux Jazz Festival)" | RAYE

"Lizard of Oz" | John Korbel

"wanted" | Willow Smith ft. Kamasi Washington

"Sabotage" | Cats and Dinosaurs

"Lemon Twist" | Alison Burns & Martin Taylor

"Playing Your Game" | Eric Hollaway

"Voicemail Blues" | Jazzmeia Horn

"These Dreams are Killing Me" | Louis Cole

"If" | Orrin Evans ft. Captain Black Big Band & Paul Jost

"Five Senses" | Cassidy Place

"On the Street Where You Live" | Stella Cole

🎧 Listen to the reveal episode here: https://kfai.org/episode/12-19-2024-starlight-serenade/

12/18/2024

Big reveal tonight. 👀 Be there or be there! ⭐️

Midnight central | KFAI 90.3 FM | KFAI.org

12/12/2024

TONIGHT:

We've got so much great stuff coming your way in what will be a hodgepodge, a potpourri, dare I say a CHARCUTERIE BOARD of fantastic music to kick start your Thursday! 💫

Brand new holiday tunes from Caity Gyorgy and Emmaline, birthday celebrations for Frank Sinatra and Joe Williams, classics from Ernestine Anderson and Betty Carter, a new release from Kalya Ramu, and so much more. ❄️

Join me live at midnight central on KFAI, or catch the archive tomorrow at KFAI.org. Your late night dinner party awaits! 🥂 ⭐️

12/04/2024

TONIGHT:

An exciting show for you all tonight as we welcome Anthony of Tarias and the Sound to the studio! We'll talk with Anthony about his groove-forward,genre-defying sound and his upcoming Turf Club gig (and a chance for you to win a pair of tix 🎫). Plus! We'll be treated to a live in-studio performance you won't want to miss. ⭐️

In the second half of our show, we'll celebrate the birthday of one Sammy Davis Jr., remember the great Antonio Carlos Jobim, check out a new track from Nicole Henry, and so much more. 🎶

We're LIVE at midnight central on KFAI! 90.3 FM in the Twin Cities and streaming worldwide at KFAI.org 📻

11/28/2024

Off for the holidays! Enjoy a rebroadcast of one of my favorite shows of the last year.

See you next week! ⭐️

11/21/2024

I have the honor of kicking off KFAI's 24-hour FUNKraiser tonight!

I'll be spinning all sorts of jazz-funk, nu-funk, prog-funk, and even a bit of classic funk from midnight to 2 a.m. But I'm only getting the party started! No matter when you tune in on Thursday, you'll be getting a serious dose of funkage from a plethora of fantastic KFAI DJs. 🎶

While we're certainly raising some funk, we're also raising some FUNDS of course, because it's Minnesota's favorite giving holiday, Give To The Max Day! Community media plays a critical role in the Twin Cities, and we wouldn't be on the air serving you fresh tunes and stellar community affairs programming 24/7/365 without your support. ❤️

So if you feel so inclined — tune in, chip in a few bucks, and get your funk on! See you at midnight central this Thursday. ⭐

90.3 FM in the Twin Cities | KFAI.org across the globe

11/18/2024

It’s time for this week’s picks! Check out our top three live music picks to check out in the Twin Cities this week:

⭐️ Mondays are awesome! Davina and The Vagabonds kick things off this week at the Dakota TONIGHT at 7pm 🎶

⭐️ Local superstars BZ3 Organ Trio are taking over Berlin - Minneapolis on Saturday! This trio always brings the energy and good vibes.

⭐️ The incomparable Cory Wong will take to the Palace Theatre for a pair of shows this weekend with Mark Lettieri. As if that wasn’t enough, Couch will be in tow opening the shows! 🙌

Brighten up your week with some great live music, and be sure to tune into the Starlight Serenade this Thursday as we kick off KFAI’s annual FUNKraiser! 💫

11/13/2024

Our annual GRAMMY spotlight show is here!

Tune in to KFAI tonight at midnight central as we celebrate and highlight some of this year's GRAMMY Award nominees. 🏆 We'll explore incredible artists nominated in categories like:

⭐️ Best Jazz Vocal Album
⭐️ Best Traditional Pop Vocal Album
⭐️ Best Jazz Performance
⭐️ Best Alternative Jazz Album
⭐️ Best Latin Jazz Album
⭐️ Best Large Jazz Ensemble Album
⭐️ Best Musical Theater Album
⭐️ Best Traditional R&B Performance
⭐️ Best New Artist

So much great music to check out, friends. Join me tonight on the Starlight Serenade!

11/11/2024

Lots of fantastic live music happening in the Twin Cities this week! Here are The Starlight Serenade’s top live picks for this week:

⭐️ Don’t miss the legendary Cornbread Harris & Friends at Capri Theater this Friday! It’ll be an excellent evening with a Minnesota treasure.

⭐️ Acclaimed jazz vocalist/pianist/radio host Judy Carmichael takes over The O'Shaughnessy at St. Catherine University on Saturday for what’s sure to be a blast!

⭐️ On Sunday, Crooners Supper Club celebrates 10 YEARS with an evening of jazz, funk, and R&B with the iconic Patty Peterson and friends. 🎉

Get out of the house and enjoy some sweet music this week! Be sure to tune in to KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio this Thursday at midnight central for another edition of Starlight Serenade. 💫

11/06/2024

Today feels heavy. Let's listen to some music together.

Midnight central on KFAI. ⭐️

11/04/2024

Another week, another fantastic slate of live music in the Twin Cities! 🎵

Check out The Starlight Serenade’s Top Live Music Picks for this week:

⭐️ Judith Owen will take to the Dakota stage this Thursday, Nov 7 and her unique genre-bending signature sound is sure to please!

⭐️ Ted Olsen will grace the stage at Berlin Minneapolis on Thursday, Nov 7 with vocalist Aby Wolf! Stellar musicians in a stellar venue.

⭐️ Enjoy the timeless sounds of the Great American Songbook with Maud Hixson in the cozy Dunsmore Jazz Room at Crooners Supper Club this Saturday, Nov 9. Maud never disappoints, and it’s always a treat to catch her in the Dunsmore Room.

There you have it! Get out and there and support live jazz, blues, soul, and funk in the Twin Cities. And be sure to tune in to KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio for an all-new Starlight Serenade this Thursday at midnight central! 💫

10/30/2024

TONIGHT:

We're kicking off Halloween on KFAI with 2 jam-packed hours of ghostly, spooky, witchy, skeleton-y, (and even some candy-y?) tunes from the likes of Louis Armstrong, KNOWER, Samantha Fish, Michael Mayo, Sarah Vaughan, Kendra Morris, and so much more!

Jazz up your Halloween with me LIVE at midnight central on 90.3 FM in the Twin Cities and KFAI.org across the globe! ⭐️

10/24/2024

TONIGHT:

⭐️ New music from Kurt Elling, Lauren Henderson, and Genevieve Marentette among others.

⭐️ A special birthday celebration during our 1 O'Clock Number 🎉

⭐️ Tunes from Melanie Charles, Cecile McLorin Salvant, Dean Martin, Billie Holiday, Casey Abrams, and so much more.

See you tonight! We're LIVE at midnight central on KFAI 📻

10/16/2024

TONIGHT:

⭐️ A new release from Samara Joy 😱 (among others!)
⭐️ HBD to Anita O'Day, Curtis Stigers, and Rita Hayworth 🎉
⭐️ The great Madeleine Peyroux is coming to town soon 🎙
⭐️ Tunes from Lou Rawls, Jesse Palter, Betty Carter, Wild Blue Herons and so much more! 🎶

See you LIVE at midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio!

10/10/2024

LIVE from Minneapolis, it's Wednesday night (slash Thursday morning)! 🌃

Tonight we're celebrating 50 SEASONS of Saturday Night Live, NBC's little show that could, which premiered October 11, 1975. 📺 We'll do a deep dive into some of the most iconic musical guests (and some musical sketches!) that have graced studio 8H in the world of soul, funk, blues, and even some vocal jazz.

From Billy Preston to RAYE, Phoebe Snow to the Blues Brothers, Prince to Michael Bublé, we've got as much as we can pack into two hours on the Starlight Serenade. Join me LIVE at midnight central on KFAI! ⭐️

10/09/2024

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Starlight Serenade: January 16

We’ll see you on the Starlight Serenade tonight! Midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio 💫

KFAI's 2024 Fall Pledge Drive is Here!

A SUPER SPECIAL STARLIGHT SERENADE AWAITS YOU TONIGHT! ⭐️ We are kicking off KFAI's fall pledge drive by going full on alphabetical from A-Z, taking you from midnight to 2 A.M. 🫨 I do hope you join me, and I hope you consider donating over at KFAI.org. Let’s go raise some money for the community’s true voice! 📻 DONATE & LISTEN ➡️ KFAI.org #Minneapolis #jazz #VocalJazz #funk #soul #PledgeDrive

TONIGHT: ⭐️ New music from Alison Burns & Martin Taylor, Diane Marino, Kat Hawley, and more! ⭐️ TICKET GIVEAWAY! Listen for your chance to win 2 tickets to see the incredible Jane Monheit at the Dakota next Tuesday. ⭐️ Music from Tower of Power, Lake Street Dive, Ella Fitzgerald , Joe Williams, and so much more. Live at midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio and archived afterward at the link in our bio! 💫

⭐️ Tonight! ⭐️ An embarrassment of riches in the new music department and celebrating some fantastic folks in the world of vocal jazz, blues, soul, and funk. So join me, my tired eyes, and my Thelonious Monk t-shirt for a late-night dinner party on the airwaves! 📻 ⏰ Midnight Central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio

⭐️ TONIGHT ⭐️Celebrating Prince, new music from Jeff Goldblum, classics from Dinah Washington and Maxine Sullivan, and so much more. See you at midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio!#VocalJazz #Jazz #Blues #Soul #Funk #Minneapolis

Join me at midnight central for the Starlight Serenade! We’ll celebrate the birthdays of Betty Carter and Perry Como and spin some new tracks by April Varner, Zara McFarlane, Colescott Rubin, Hayley Sales, and more. ⭐️ Plus! An all-new 1 O’Clock Number, music from Troy "Trombone Shorty" Andrews & Orleans Avenue, The Baylor Project, Kamasi Washington, and Tierney Sutton just to name a few. 💫 LIVE at midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio and archived afterward at KFAI.org. See you there!

Starlight Serenade - May 5, 2024

TONIGHT: ⭐️ Birthday celebrations for Bing Crosby, James Brown, and Adele. ⭐️ New music from Autumn Luz, Zacchae'us Paul, and Caity Gyorgy among others. ⭐️ Joni Mitchell, Nunnabove, Lady Blackbird, and so much more! Live at midnight central on KFAI - Fresh Air Community Radio and archived afterward at KFAI.org 📻

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