KBEM - Jazz Noir

Project Details by Fiscal Year
Fund Source
Arts & Cultural Heritage Fund
Recipient Type
Non-Profit Business/Entity
Status
Completed
Start Date
July 2013
End Date
June 2015
Project Overview

Jazz Noir: Jazz Noir is an hour long radio show in the style of the CBS Radio Mystery Theater, teaming a Minnesota Writer/Playwright with a Minnesota Jazz Composer collaborating to originate a one-hour radio "Noir" drama elucidating a gritty and fascinating time in Minneapolis/Saint Paul/Minnesota history.

Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.02
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
  • This program will be performed live
  • Will air at least twice: once live, and then we'll rebroadcast it once the final mix has been finished
  • The program elucidates a gritty and fascinating time in Minneapolis/Saint Paul/Minnesota history
Measurable Outcome(s)

•Number of attendees at concerts: 357 attendees to performances.
•Arbitron numbers for broadcast: Audience share for Jazz Noir averaged a 0.7 in 2014 and 0.5 in 2015.
•Number of stations airing the program: No Ampers station carried this program.

Recipient Board Members
Alberto Monserrate, Jenny Arneson, Carla Bates, Rebecca Gagnon, Richard Mammen, Hussein Samatar, Tracine Asberry, Kim Ellison, Josh Reimnitz
Legal Citation / Subdivision
Minnesota Law, 2013, Chapter 137, Art. 4, Sec. 2, Subd. 6 (d)
Number of full time equivalents funded
0.02
Proposed Measurable Outcome(s)
  • This program will be performed live
  • Will air at least twice: once live, and then we'll rebroadcast it once the final mix has been finished
  • The program elucidates a gritty and fascinating time in Minneapolis/Saint Paul/Minnesota history
Measurable Outcome(s)

•Number of attendees at concerts: 357 attendees to performances.
•Arbitron numbers for broadcast: Audience share for Jazz Noir averaged a 0.7 in 2014 and 0.5 in 2015.
•Number of stations airing the program: No Ampers station carried this program.

Project Manager
First Name
Michele
Last Name
Jansen
Organization Name
KBEM Radio
Street Address
1555 James Avenue North
City
Minneapolis
State
MN
Zip Code
55411
Email
michele.jansen@mpls.k12.mn.us
Administered By
Administered by
Location

200 Administration Building
50 Sherburne Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55155

Phone
651-201-2555