Saturday, December 31, 2011

New Year's Day in Jam Band History

There aren't a lot of New Year's Day shows, but the artists who play them give their all. Join me tomorrow at 12 noon on WPKN for January 1st in Jam Band History.

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Sunday, December 25, 2011

December 25th in Jam Band History

Radio GoldenSunday Brunch Concert™: Today in Jam Band History

Believe it or not, there have been concerts on Christmas Day. Not a lot, mind  you, but there have been a few. For some artists, like The Malah and Matisyahu, it's an annual tradition. Enjoy!

My Morning Jacket; Santa Claus is Back in Town; WFPK 91.1 Louisville, KY (12/25/2001)
My Morning Jacket; X-mas Curtain (all jazzed up); WFPK 91.1 Louisville, KY (12/25/2001)
The Malah; Rays of Shade; Portofinos, Greenville, SC (12/25/2005)
Matisyahu; Candle; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (12/25/2005)
Matisyahu; Aish Tamid; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (12/25/2005)
Matisyahu; Aish pt. 2; 9:30 Club, Washington, DC (12/25/2005)
Strange Shape; Strange Dub Jam; Jazztomate, Bremgarten, Switzerland (12/25/2010)


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Playlist, December 25, 2011

Set One
Frank Zappa; Sleep Dirt; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; The Ocean is the Ultimate Solution; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; The Torture Never Stops; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
[mic break 10:46 a.m.]


Set Two
Pat Metheny; Sound of Silence; What It's All About (2011 Nonesuch)
Donald Fagen; On the Dunes; Kamakiriad (1993 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; N-Lite; Civilization Phaze III (1994 Barking Pumpkin)
Ensemble Ambrosius; Inca Roads; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Three
Christian Fabian; Kasiana; West Coast Session (2011 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Ali Ryerson; 1st Gymnopédie; Con Brio! (2011 ACR Music)
Kenny Burrell; Remembering Wes; Tenderly (2011 Highnote)
[Binnie spot]
Richard Cheese; Beat It; I'd Like A Virgin (2005 Surfdog)
McCoy Tyner; My One and Only Love; Atlantis (1975 Milestone)
[mic break 12:08 p.m.]

Set Four
Umphrey's McGee; Joel Solo; Loeb Playhouse, W. Lafayette, IN (12/8/01)
[Carl J. Frano spot]
Umphrey's McGee; Front Porch; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Norwegian Wood; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Kashmir; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Jazz Odyssey; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
Umphrey's McGee; Front Porch; Variety Playhouse, Atlanta, GA (12/3/04)
[mic break 12:37 p.m.]

Set Five
Joey DeFrancesco; Blues 'n' 3; 40 (2011 Highnote)
Mongo Santamaria; Mazacote; Afro-Roots (1972 Prestige)
[12:55 p.m. mandatory five-minute PSA break]

Sunday Brunch Concert:
Today in Jam Band History
[2:00 p.m.]


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Sunday, December 18, 2011

Playlist, December 18, 2011

The Annual Zappa Birthday Special

Archived Audio Stream

Set One
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance Fusion (2006 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; The Lost Episodes (2006 Ryko)
[mic break 10:20 a.m.]

Set Two
Frank Zappa; Filthy Habits; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Chunga's Revenge (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Rudy Wants to Buy Yez a Drink; Chunga's Revenge (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; Chunga's Revenge (1970 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)[
[mic break 10:55 a.m.]

Set Three
Frank Zappa; Sharleena; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Doreen; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More, Volume 5 (1992 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; The Black Page; You Can't Do That On Stage Any More, Volume 5 (1992 Ryko)
Ensemble Ambrosius; The Black Page; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
Frank Zappa; Them or Us; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Frogs with Dirty Little Lips; Them or Us (1984 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

Set Four

Frank Zappa; Dog Meat; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Ensemble Ambrosius; The Idiot Bastard Son; The Zappa Album (2000 BIS)
Frank Zappa; Master Ringo; Everything is Healing Nicely (2007 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Wind Up Working in A Gas Station (1976 Warner Bros.)
[mic 11:48 a.m.]

Set Six

Frank Zappa; Black Napkins; Eyes of Osaka)
Mothers of Invention; Brown Shoes Don't Make It; Absolutely Free (1967/1995 Ryko)
Mothers of Invention; America Drinks and Goes Home Absolutely Free (1967/1995 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; Tinseltown Rebellion; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
Frank Zappa; Buffalo Drowning Witch; Buffalo (2007 Zappa)
[mic break 12:57 p.m.]

Set Seven
Mothers of Invention; Bow Tie Daddy; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Harry You're A Beast; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; What's the Ugliest Part of Your Body; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Absolutely Free; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; Flower Punk; We're Only In It For the Money (1968)
Mothers of Invention; The Legend of the Golden Arches; Uncle Meat (1968)
Frank Zappa; Wild Love; Wanna Buy Some Acid? ()
The Mothers; Call Any Vegetable; Just Another Band From L.A. (1972 Reprise)
Frank Zappa; Kung Fu; The Lost Episodes (1996 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; RDNZL; The Lost Episodes (1996 Ryko)
Frank Zappa; Andy; Apollo Theatre, Manchester UK (12/12/79)
Frank Zappa; Inca Roads; Apollo Theatre, Manchester UK (12/12/79)
Frank Zappa; Strictly Genteel; Make A Jazz Noise Here (1990 Barking Pumpkin)
[2:00 p.m.]

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Sunday, December 11, 2011

Playlist, December 11, 2011

Set One
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Frank Sinatra; Angel Eyes; The Best of the Best (2011 EMI)
Christian Fabian; On Green Dolphin Street; West Coast Session (2011 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Claudio Roditi; Fantasia; Bons Amigos (2011 Resonance)
Randy Brecker with DR Big Band; All or Nothing at All; THe Jazz Ballad Song Book (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two
Donald Harrison, Ron Carter & Billy Cobham; You Are My Sunshine; This Is Jazz (2011 Half Note)
The Tierney Sutton Band; On Broadway; American Road (2011 BFM Jazz)
Fred Hersch; Work; Alone at the Vanguard (2011 Palmetto)
Sonny Rollins; In A Sentimental Mood; Road Shows Vol. 2 (2011 Doxy)
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]
Interview with Joe Gallant
Joe Gallant and Illuminati; Estimated Prophet; Terrapin (1999 Which?)

Interview with Mike Rivard
Club D'Elf; Sunshine of Your Love; Electric Moroccoland
Joe Gallant and Illuminati; Sunrise; Terrapin (1999 Which?)
Umphrey's McGee; Booth Love; Death By Stereo (2011 ATO)
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Interview with Frank Viele
Frank Viele & Rob Somerville playing live
Doug Munro and La Pompe Attack; Christmas Time Is Here; A Very Gypsy Christmas (2011 GotMusic)

Interview with Rob Somerville
Kung Fu, Gung Ho, Kung Fu

Bad Rooster on the Sunday Brunch Concert
[2:00 p.m.]


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Monday, December 05, 2011

Sunday is going to be busy!

11:00 am – Joe Gallant calls in.
11:30 am – We'll have a chat with Mike Rivard from Club D'Elf.
12:00 noon – Frank Viele will join us in the studio for some music and conversation.
12:30 pm – Stoops and Somerville from Kung Fu stop by the studio for more witty banter.
1:00 pm – The Sunday Brunch Concert with Bad Rooster.

Sunday, December 04, 2011

Playlist, December 4, 2011

Audio Stream
Live playlist on Twitter

Set One
Steely Dan; Everything Must Go; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Kenny Werner; Balloons; Balloons (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Two
Cinque; Saturday Night, Sunday Morning; Catch a Corner (2012 Alma)
Deep Blue Organ Trio; You Haven't Done Nothin'; Wonderful! (2011 Origin)
Warren Haynes; River's Gonna Rise; Man In Motion (2011 Stax)
Trombone Shorty; The Craziest Things; For True (2011 Verve)
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Bill W. Talks About the History of the Big Book
The Gasman; Nuqe; Inept Whoop (2009 Centrifuge)
Frank Sinatra; It Was A Very Good Year; The Best of the Best (2011 Capitol/Reprise)
Umphrey's McGee; My Favorite Things; St. Louis 10/24/01 (Podcast #119)
Kung Fu; Killcullen; Kung Fu (2011 Kung Fu)
[mic break 11:36 a.m.]

Set Four

Todd Rundgren; Walking Blues; Johnson (2011 MPCA)
Aphex Twin; Heliosphan; Selected Ambient Works 85-92 (1992 Apollo)
Michael Pedicin; Home At Last; Ballads … Searching for Peace (2011 The Jazz Hut)
Mace Hibbard; December 18th; Time Gone By (2011 macehibbard.com)
[mic break 12:07 p.m.]

Set Five

Frank Zappa; Dog Breath; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Unclde Meat; The Yellow Shark (1993 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Watermelon in Easter Hay; Palladium, NYC 10/28/1978
Frank Zappa; Regyption Strut; Läther (1996 Barking Pumpkin)
[mic break 12:32 p.m.]

Interview with Ryan Montbleau
Ryan Montbleau; 75 And Sunny

1:00 p.m.

Sunday Brunch Concert: Kelly Kancyr
[2:00 p.m.]


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Sunday, November 27, 2011

November 27 in Jam Band History

Railroad Earth; 1759; Sherman Theater, Stroudsburg, PA (11/27/09)
Cabinet; Two Timer/Old Cripple Creek; The Brass Lantern (11/27/09)
String Cheese Incident; Rivertrance; Vic Theater, Chicago, IL (11/27/99)
Edie Brickell and New Bohemians; Mesopotamia; Trees, Dallas, TX (11/27/94)
The McLovins; Cohesive; Main Pub, Manchester, CT (11/27/10)
The Breakfast; jam/Gravity; Sully’s, Hartford, CT (11/27/04)

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Playlist, November 27, 2011

Set OneDeep Blue Organ Trio; Golden Lady; Wonderful! (2011 Origin)
Mike LeDonne; Big John; Keep the Faith (2011 Savant)
Trombone Shorty; Buckjump; For True (2011 Verve)
The O'Jays; For the Love of Money; Ship Ahoy (1974 Philadelphia International)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
Michael Coppola; Cherokee; Voicings in My Head (2011 Kalo)
Mike Dowling with David Lange; Blues Nouveau; Eclectricity (2011 Wind River Guitar)
Yotam; Influencia do Jazz; Brasil (2011 Jazz Legacy Productions)
Jackson Garrett; The Rock of Gibraltar; Let Sleeping Dogs Lie (2011Jackson Garrett)
Dave Mason; Misty Morning Stranger; It's Like You Never Left (1973 Columbia)
Tedeschi Trucks Band; Simple Things; Revelator (2011 Columbia)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three
The Compact; Everyone's a Critic; Fortune Cookie Philosophy (2011 Choking Chicken Records)
Pickin' on The Who; Won't Get Fooled Againl; Pickin' on The Who (2002 CMH)
Michael Coppola; Honeypie; Voicings in My Head (2011 Kalo)
Michael Coppola; Linus and Lucy; Voicings in My Head (2011 Kalo)
Doug Munro and La Pompe Attack; Greensleeves; A Very Gypsy Christmas (2011 GotMusic Records)
[mic break 11:27 a.m.]

Set Four
By the Riverbank; Ici-bas; By the Riberbank: Songs of Gabriel Fauré (2011 jazzfaure.com)
By the Riverbank; Ici-bas; Je me suis embarqué: Songs of Gabriel Fauré (2011 jazzfaure.com)
Frank Sinatra; Love and Marriage; Best of the Best (2011 Capitol/Reprise)
Laura Ainsworth; Personality; Keep It To Yourself (2011 Ecelectus)
Norton Buffalo and Roy Rogers; If I Were a King; Roots of Our Nature (2001 Blind Pig)
Jon Pousette-Dart; Me and the Rain; Anti Gravity (2011 Little Big Deal)
Loudon Wainwright III; Bell Bottom Pants; Attempted Mustache (1973 Columbia)
Ryan Montbleau Band; Stretch; One Fine Color (2006 7 Not)
[mic break 11:59 a.m.]

Interview with Dino English of Dark Star Orchestra

Set Five
Dark Star Orchestra; Run Mary; Sampler
Grateful Dead; Lazy Lightning/Supplication; Boston Music Hall (6/9/76)
[mic break 12:32 p.m.]

Set Six
Helmet of Gnats; Chinese Leftovers; Helmet of Gnats (2004 Ambient)
Umphrey's McGee; "Jimmy Stewart"/It's About That TIme (with Mike Kenneally); 6/14/07 San Diego (Podcast #56)
[mic break 1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History

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Sunday, November 20, 2011

Playlist, November 20, 2011

Set One
Umphrey's McGee; Deeper; Death By Stereo (2011 ATO)
Steely Dan; Green Book; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)
Hubinger St.; A Place; Elastistarch (1996 Gin Bruthes)
Thomas Makucevich; Byways; Venus Eye Dolphin and the Garden of Shadows (2011 Radio Star)
Steve Reich; New York Counterpoint: 3. Fast; New York Counterpoint/Eight Lines/Four Organs (2000 Nonesuch)
Twiddle; BeeHop; Somewhere on the Mountain (2011 Twiddle)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Steve Reich; New York Counterpoint: 1. Fast; New York Counterpoint/Eight Lines/Four Organs (2000 Nonesuch)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Look at That Cookie; Look at That Cookie (2011 funkboy.net)
Bootsy Collins; JB: Still the Man; Tha Funk Capital of the World (2011 Mascot)
Grateful Dead; Turn on Your Lovelight ; 9/19/07 Fillmore East, NYC
[mic break 11:20 a.m.]

Set Three

Klezwoods; Hey Lady; Oy Yeah! (2010 Accurate)
Ryan Davidson Trio; Ghost Riders in the Sky; Ryan Davidson Trio (2010 Ryan Davidson Croup)
Umphrey's McGee; Pequod > Dim Sun > Pequod (10/24/11); Podcast #118: New in 2011
Charlie Earland; Milestones; Smokin' (1977 Muse)
Kate Reid; The Lamp is Low; The Love I'm In (2011 Kate Reid)
[mic break 11:49 a.m.]

Set Three
Wycliffe Gordon; SHHH!!! (The Band is Trying to Play); Cone's Coup (2006 Criss Cross Jazz)
Phineas Newborn, Jr.; Bouncing With Bud; Solo Piano (1999 32 Jazz)
12:00 noon
Interview with Jeff Mattson
Dark Star Orchestra; Run Mary; DSO Sampler
Grateful Dead; Casey Jones; 10/2/77 Paramount Theater, Portland, OR
Procol Harum; The Worm & The Tree; Something Magic (19767 Warner Bros.)
[mic break 12:52 p.m.]

Set Four

Joe Caro; Stawberry Fields Forever; Home Alone (2011 Nuttjob Records)
The Roches; Ing; A Dove (1992 MCA)
[1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert
Five in the Chamber
[2:00 p.m.]



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Wednesday, November 16, 2011

November 13th in Jam Band History

Archived audio
Performances by jam bands on this day in history.

  • Trampled by Turtles; Shelter From the Storm; 11/13/10 Baltimore, MD
  • Mr. Blotto; The Weight; 11/13/98 Chicago, IL
  • Umphrey's McGee; All In Time; 11/13/03 Knoxville, TN
  • Phish; Stash; 11/13/97 Las Vegas, NV

[1:00 station ID]

  • The Breakfast; Cut Me Some Slack; 11/13/09 Southbridge, MA
  • Grateful Dead; Dark Star; 11/13/72 Kansas City, KS
  • Grateful Dead; Morning Dew; 11/13/72 Kansas City, KS

[2:00 p.m.]

Trampled By Turtles is an up-and-coming string band worth checking out.

Mr. Blotto is known for freewheeling, fun shows, and their take on "The Weight" with a freestyle rap battle is no exception.

Umphrey's McGee's performance of "All In Time" contains teases of Moby Dick, Hurt Bird Bath, and Birdland following the drum solo.

Phish was in the middle of their Fall 1997 tour, a favorite of many a phan. This version of "Stash" features some ambient, meter-less playing in the middle of the long jam.

In 1972, the Grateful Dead was pairing "Dark Star" and "Morning Dew" regularly, but this version is relatively unknown, probably because there is no soundboard source for this show. The version we heard is from Owsley's audience recording. The Dark Star is very long: 13 minutes before the first verse, and 33 minutes in all. The jam before Morning Dew is reminiscent of the "59th Street Bridge" motif the boys employed in their 1970 excursions, but much, much faster.


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Sunday, November 13, 2011

Playlist, November 13, 2011

Live audio stream

Set One
Jay Hoggard; Inner Rhythm; The Right Place (2003 JHVM)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; Mom and Dad/Oh No; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
Sonny Rollins; Tenor Madness; Road Shows, Vol. 1 (2008 Doxy)
Sonny Rollins; They Say It's Wonderful; Road Shows, Vol. 2 (2011 Doxy)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Phineas Newborn, Jr.; Dahoud; The Piano Artistry of (1986 Atlantic)
Bill Hardman; My One and Only Love; Focus (1984 Muse)
Bill Hardman; Minority; Focus (1984 Muse)
[mic break 11:01 a.m.]

Set Three
Eddie Gomez; Double Entendre; Street Smart (1989 Columbia)
Eddie Gomez; Carmen's Song; Street Smart (1989 Columbia)
Kenny Werner; Hedwig's Theme; Democ racy (2006 Half Note)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

Set Four
Oliver Lake; Consume; Jump Up (1982 Gramavision)
Earl & Carl Grubbs/The Visitors; Naima; Neptune (1980 Muse)
Tito Carrillo; Theophilus; Opening Statement (2011 Origin)
Christian McBride Big Band; Science Fiction; The Good Feeling (2011 Mack Avenue)
[mic break 12:58 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
Trampled by Turtles; Shelter From the Storm; 11/13/10 Baltimore, MD
Mr. Blotto; The Weight; 11/13/98 Chicago, IL
Umphrey's McGee; All In Time; 11/13/03 Knoxville, TN
Phish; Stash; 11/13/97 Las Vegas, NV
[1:00 station ID]
The Breakfast; Cut Me Some Slack; 11/13/09 Southbridge, MA
Grateful Dead; Dark Star; 11/13/72 Kansas City, KS
Grateful Dead; Morning Dew; 11/13/72 Kansas City, KS
[2:00 p.m.]

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Sunday, November 06, 2011

Playlist, November 6, 2011

Set One
Russell Gunn; Bitches Brew; Plays Miles (2007 Highnote)
Phish; You Enjoy Myself; New Year's Eve 1995 (2005 Rhino)
Miles From India; So What; Miles From India (2008 Times Square)
[mic break 10:47 a.m.]

Set Two
Mike Longo Trio + 2; Eye of the Hurricane; To My Surprise (2011 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Ryan Davidson Trio; Ghost Riders in the Sky; Ryan Davidson Trio (2010 Ryan Davidson Group)

[11:00 a.m.]

Voices of the Occupation: Interviews from Occupy New Haven
[mic break 11:20 a.m.]

Set Three
Bill O'Connell; Sweet Sophie Rose; Triple Play Plus Three (2011 Zoho)
Lenny Marcus; Waldstein One; The Jazz of Beethoven (2011)
Lenny Marcus; Waldstein Two; The Jazz of Beethoven (2011)
The Motet; Dark Star/Scarlet Begonias; Funk Is Dead (Boulder, CO 10/31/11)
[mic break 11:48 a.m.]

Set Four

Corina Bartra & Her Orchestra; Aguacero; Cielo Sandunguero (2011 Blue Spire)
Randy Brecker with DR Big Band; The Immigrant/Godfather; THe Jazz Ballad Song Book (2001 Red Dot Music)
Umphrey's McGee; Deeper; Death by Stereo (2011 ATO)
Amikaeyla & Trelawny Rose; Over the Rainbow; To Eva, With Love (2010 Patois)
[mic break 12:19 p.m.]

Set Five

Mindy Canter; Over the Rainbow; Fluteus Maximus (2011 mindycanter.com)
C.J. Chenier; Clap Hands; Can't Sit Down (2011 World Village)
Tom Waits; The Part You Throw Away; Glitter & Doom Live (2009 Anti-)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; One Note Disco; Look At That Cookie (2011 funkboy.net)
Grateful Dead; Shakedown Street; 3/30/87 Philadelphia, PA
[mic break 12:53 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Capital Zen
[2:00 p.m.]

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Sunday, October 30, 2011

Playlist, October 30, 2011

Set One
Mike Longo Trio + 2; A Picture of Dorian Mode To My Surprise (2011 Consolidated Artists Productions)
Matija Dedic Trio; Maiden Voyage; MD in NYC (2011 Origin)
Cedar Walton; A Nightingale Sang in Berkeley Square; Seasoned Wood (2008 Highnote)
[mic break 10:25 a.m.]


Set Two
Oscar Peterson; Back Home Again in Indiana; Unmistakable (2011 Zenph)
Oscar Peterson; The Man I Love; Unmistakable (2011 Zenph)
Fats Waller; You Don't Know My Mind Blues; THe Complete Recorded Works Volume 1: 1922-1926 (2007 JSP)
Fats Waller; West Indies Blues; The Complete Recorded Works Volume 1: 1922-1926 (2007 JSP)
[mic break 10:42 a.m.]

Occupy New Haven Update: Live and recorded interviews

Set Four
Umphrey's McGee; In The Kitchen; Live at the Murat (2007 SCI Fidelity)
Trout Fishing in America; When You Get Dressed; Big Round World (2008 Trout)
Hot Day at the Zoo; Mercy of the Sea; Live at the Waterhole (2008 Inta -> Records)
Dark Star Orchestra; Run Mary; Sampler CD (2011 DSO On Demand)
[mic break 11:58 a.m.]

Set Five
Knut Haugsoen; Greener Pastures; Shakti (2011 The Knut Haugsoen Foundation)
Yotam; Nocturno; Brasil (2011 Jazz Legacy Productions)
Klezwoods; Hey Lady; Oy Yeah! (2010 Accurate)
Mary Louise Knutson; Bluesette; In the Bubble (2011 Meridian Jazz)
The Tierney Sutton Band; Wayfaring Stranger; American Road (2011 BFM Jazz)
[mic break 12:29 p.m.]

Set Six
Holli Ross; Do Nothing Til You Hear From Me; You'll See (2011 Miles High)
Frank Zappa; Kung Fu; 3/8/74 Kansas City
Frank Zappa; T'Mershi Duween; 3/8/74 Kansas City
Frank Zappa; Dog Meat; 3/8/74 Kansas City
Frank Zappa; RDNZL; 3/8/74 Kansas City
Frank Zappa; Village of the Sun; 3/8/74 Kansas City
[mic break 12:54 p.m.]

PSA break

Sunday Brunch Concert: Michela Musolino and Vincenzo Castellana perform "Sempri amMari - Traditional Sicilian Songs to the Sea"
[2:00 p.m.]

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Monday, October 24, 2011

Michela Musolino and Vincenzo Castellana perform "Sempri amMari - Traditional Sicilian Songs to the Sea"


When: Sunday, October 30, 1:00 PM
Where: WPKN "Studio 207," 244 University Avenue, Bridgeport, CT
On the air at 89.5 FM and online at wpkn.org


The rich musical tradition of Sicily includes many songs that speak of the sea, sing its praises or belong to those whose work connects them to the water.  Musicians Michela Musolino and Vincenzo Castellana join together to pay tribute to Sicily’s sea. Musolino, a vocalist known for her performances of Sicilian Roots Music, and Castellana, a noted percussionist of the Sicilian drumming tradition, have created a work of song, percussion and recitations which illustrate the intimate connection of Sicily, her history and her culture to the sea which surrounds it. They will be joined by special guests:  bassist Vito Galante and oud player Thom Chess.

Castellana has collaborated with Maestro Ennio Morricone, and Musolino has recently performed with Sicilian  singer/songwriter Pippo Pollina at his US debut.

The program will take place on the second floor of the University Of Bridgeport student center in Room 207. The public is invited to join us in our "living room" broadcast location across the hall from the WPKN studios for this hour long performance.

Sunday, October 23, 2011

Playlist, October 23, 2011

Set One
Kung Fu, Chakrabartty Overdrive; Kung Fu (2011 Kung Fu)
Tierney Sutton; On Broadway; American Road (2011 BFM Jazz)
Bappi Lahiri; Walking on Love Street; Walking Love Street (2011 Planet LA)
Ed Reed; All My Tomorrows; Born To Be Blue (2011 Blue Shorts)
Donald Harrison; You Are My Sunshine; This Is Jazz (2011 Half Note)
Donald Harrison; Seven Steps to Heaven; This Is Jazz (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Oscar Peterson; Duke Ellington Medley; Unmistakable (2011 Zenph)
Oscar Peterson; How High The Moon; Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings (2007 Concord)
Oscar Peterson; Honeysuckle Rose; Perfect Peterson: The Best of the Pablo and Telarc Recordings (2007 Concord)
[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Set Three
Oscar Peterson; The Man I Love; Unmistakable (2011 Zenph)
The Roger Davidson Trio; Bom Dia; Bom Dia (2007 Soundbrush)
Alex Brown; Leaving; Pianist (2011 Paquito Records)
The Shook-Russo Quartet; No Answer; The Shook-Russo Quartet (2996 Summit)
[mic break 11:33 a.m.]

Set Four
Bob James & Keiko Matsui; Frozen Lake; Altair & Vega (2011 Tappan Zee)
Ivan "Funkboy" Bodley; Consideration; Look at That Cookie (2011 Funkboy Music)
MiZ; Peggy-O; http://soundcloud.com/mizmusic/peggy-o
The Compact; Everyone's A Critic; Fortune Cookie Philosphy (2010 Choking Chicken Records)
12:00 noon 
Interview with Mike "MiZ" Mizwinski

Set Five
MiZ; Pen-Y-Bryn Road; East Hope Avenue (2011 Saturation Acres)
Umphrey's McGee; Much Obliged/Hajimemashite; Songs for Older Women
Planet Z; The Fire of the Planes; Planet Z (2011 planetztheband.com)
The Fret Notz; Ami I Broken?; Notz Fast Enough (2010)
[mic break 12:46 p.m.]



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Thursday, October 20, 2011

NPR Gets Radio Host Fired for Occupying

NOTE: The details are not really clear on this, but if I'm reading correctly, it sounds like NPR pressured an affiliate into dropping a host because of her extracurricular activities. I could be wrong. Read the linked articles.

By way of War Is a Crime:
National Public Radio on Wednesday discovered that a woman named Lisa Simeone who produced hosted a show about opera called "World of Opera" had been participating in a nonviolent occupation of Freedom Plaza in Washington, D.C., organized by October2011.org
NPR sent an email to its staff and made a blog post stating, "We're in conversations with WDAV about how they intend to handle this. We of course take this issue very seriously.." According to War Is a Crime,
About three and a half hours after the above email was sent, Simeone had been fired by a show called Soundprint as punishment for having been "unethical." 
Simeone was an independent contractor who hosted the program, which was carried by some NPR stations. Apparently NPR doesn't want to upset it's sponsors corporate overlords advertisers underwriters.

UPDATE: The Associated Press has a more detailed story (by way of WTOP).

On Thursday, NPR spokeswoman Anna Christopher said the network's code of ethics applies to cultural programs it distributes, such as "World of Opera," as well as news shows that the network produces, acquires or distributes.
"We are not her employer, but she is a host for a show that we distribute," Christopher said. "She's a public person who represents NPR and public radio."
Though "Soundprint" airs on NPR stations, it's not distributed by the network itself.
NPR's ethics code states that "NPR journalists may not participate in marches and rallies" involving issues NPR covers. The code notes that some provisions may not apply to outside contributors. It uses a freelancer who primarily contributes arts coverage as an example.
Simeone said she is not an "NPR journalist." For the "Soundprint" show, her role involved writing introductions to the show's featured documentaries, and she was expected to give her point of view. In the past when she worked for NPR, she said she also wrote op-eds for The Baltimore Sun with no problem.

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Sunday, October 16, 2011

Playlist, October 16, 2011

Set One
Mulgrew Miller; Grews Tune; Hand in Hand (1993 Novus)
Cecilia Coleman Big Band; Lonesome Journey; Oh Boy! (2011 PandaKat)
Christan McBride Big Band @mcbridesworld; Science Fiction; The Good Feeling (2011 Mack Avenue)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two
Randy Breker and DR Orchestra; Goldfinger; The Jazz Ballad Songbook (2011 Red Dot Music)
Giacomo Gates; Lady Day and John Coltrane; The Revolution Will Be Jazz (2011 Savant)
John Daversa; Junk Wagon; Junk Wagon (2011 BFM Jazz)
The Ed Palermo Big Band; RDNZL; Take Your Clothes Off When You Dance (2006 Cuneiform)
[mic break 11:13 a.m.]

Set Three
Count Basie; Tune Town Shuffle; Basie Boogie (2000 CDD)
Count Basie; I'm Tired of Waiting for You; Basie Boogie (2000 CDD)
Count Basie; South; Swingin' the Blues (2000 CDD)
Count Basie; House Rent Boogie; Swingin' the Blues (2000 CDD)
[mic break 11:28 a.m.]

Set Four

Cedar Walton; Got to Get to the Island; The Bouncer (2011 Highnote)
Coleman Hawkins; Ol' Pappy; The Essential Sides Remastered 1934-1936 (2006 JSP)
Cab Calloway; Mis Otis Regrets; Cab Calloway & His Orchestra 1935-1937 (2003 JSP)
Ella Fitzgerald; Miss Otis Regrets; Newport Jazz Festival Live at Carnegie Hall (1973 Columbia)
Ella Fitzgerald; Medley: Taking a Chance on Love/I'm in the Mood for Love; Newport Jazz Festival Live at Carnegie Hall (1973 Columbia)
Ella Fitzgerald; Lemon Drop; Newport Jazz Festival Live at Carnegie Hall (1973 Columbia)
[mic break 12:01 p.m.]

Set Five
Mike Tomaro and the Three Rivers Jazz Orchestra; Little Sunflower; Night Owl Suite (2004 Sea Breeze)
Jerry Bergonzi Quartet; Tilt (take two); TIlt! (1991 Red)
Kung Fu; Gung Ho; Kung Fu (2011 Kung Fu)
Dave Kardas Band; Emerald Days; Fire and Ice (2011 Dave Kardas)
Thomas Makucevich; Byways' Venus Eye Dolphin and The Garden of Shadows (2011 Radio Star)
Umphrey's McGee; Cemetery Walk II; Mantis (2009 SCI Fidelity)
[mic break 12:48 p.m.]

Set Six
Bob Dylan; It's All Over Now, Baby Blue; Live 1966 (1998 Columbia Legacy)
The Dirty Dozen Brass Band; Kansas City Stomp; Jelly (21993)

Sunday Brunch Concert:
The Big Takeover


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Sunday, October 09, 2011

October 9 in Jam Band History

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
Perpetual Groove, Cabulo Monstrosity; 10/9/2004 Ziggy's
U-Melt; The Fantastical Flight of Captian Delicious; 10/9/2006 High Noon Saloon
Garaj Mahal; Celtic Indian; 10/9/2004 Mystic Theater
Grateful Dead; Throwing Stones; 10//9/1982 Frost Amphitheatre
Grateful Dead; Touch of Grey; 10//9/1982 Frost Amphitheatre
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, October 9, 2011

Set One
Tim Mayer; Who Knew?; Resilience (2011 Jazz Legacy Productions)
Luis Conte; The Last Resort; En Casa de Luis (2011 BFM Jazz)
Claudio Roditi; Levitation; Bons Amigos (2011 Resonance)
Steely Dan; Green Book; Everything Must Go (2003 Giant)
[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two

Kenny Werner; Cantabile; Institute of Higher Learning (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 11:06 a.m.]

Set Three
Trombone Shorty; The Craziest Things; For True (2011 Verve)
Mindy Canter; Mercy Mercy Mercy; Fluteus Maximus (2011 mindycanter.com)
Tunnel Six; Tunnel Mountain; Lake Superior (2011 OA2)
Beata Pater; No Go Sleep; Blue (2011 B&B)
Yarón; The Sidewinder; State of Mind (2011 American Showplace)
[mic break 11:41 a.m.]

Set Four
Anthony Branker & Word Play; Skirting the Issue; Dialogic (2011 Origin)
Francisco Mela & Cuban Safari; The Nearness of You; Tree of Life (2011 Half Note)
Aimée Allen; Samba em preludio; Winters & Mays (2011 Azuline Music)
Allan Harris; Autumn; Open Up Your Mind (2011 Love Productions)
Cedar Walton; Underground Memoirs; The Bouncer (2011 Highnote)
[mic break 12:18 p.m.]

Set Five
Rashaan Barber; Jubilee; Everyday Magic (2011 Jazz Music City)
Francisco Mela & Cuban Safari; Retrograde; Tree of Life (2011 Half Note)
Alex Brown; Prologue; Pianist (2011 Paquito Records)
Alex Brown; Warm Blooded; Pianist (2011 Paquito Records)
Phish; The MOMA Dance; Broomfield CO 10/10/2010
Phish; Horn; Broomfield CO 10/10/2010
[mic break 12:59 p.m.]


Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
Perpetual Groove, Cabulo Monstrosity; 10/9/2004 Ziggy's
U-Melt; The Fantastical Flight of Captian Delicious; 10/9/2006 High Noon Saloon
Garaj Mahal; Celtic Indian; 10/9/2004 Mystic Theater
Grateful Dead; Throwing Stones; 10//9/1982 Frost Amphitheatre
Grateful Dead; Touch of Grey; 10//9/1982 Frost Amphitheatre
[2:00 p.m.]


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Friday, September 16, 2011

Fall Sunday Brunch Concerts

The Radio Golden Sunday Brunch Concert series continues on WPKN through November 6th with live music in our living room studio. All performances start at 1:00 p.m. and are open to the public. Admission is free.
Artist details are on the Sunday Brunch Concerts page.


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Sunday, September 11, 2011

Playlist, September 11, 2011

Set One
Randy Johnston; I Wish I Knew How it Would Feel to be Free; Somewhere in the Night (1997 Highnote)
Joey DeFrancesco; I'm An Old Cowhand; The Champ Round 2 (2000 Highnote)
Kenny Burrell; Hot Bossa; Recapitulation (1976 Chess)
[mic break 10:21 a.m.]

Set Two
The Compact; Everyone's a Critic; Fortune Cookie Philosophy (2010 Choking Chicken)
Tedeschi Trucks Band; Bound For Glory; Revelator (2011 Sony)
Allan Harris; Inner Fear; Open Up Your Mind (2011 Love Production Records)
Irene Reid; All My Tomorrows; I Ain't Doing Too Bad (1999 Savant)
Ed Reed; Some Other Time; Born to be Blue (2011 Blue Shorts)
Jaki Byard; I Know A Place; A Matter of Black and White (2011 HighNote)
Freddie Hubbard; Hub Cap; Here to Stay (1976 Blue Note/UA)
[mic break 11:00 a.m.]

Set Three

Umphrey's McGee; Hajimemashite; Death By Stereo (2011 ATO)
Ratdog; Masters of War; Weir Here (2004 Hybrid Recordings)
Talking Heads; Life During Wartime; Fear of Music (1979 Sire)
Bob Dylan; Shelter From the Storm; Hard Rain (1976 Columbia)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

Set Four
FlyinFisch; Crystallize Your Vision; FlyinFisch (2010 FlyinFisch)
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad; Love You More (Winter Mix); Winter Warmer
Giant Panda Guerilla Dub Squad; Love You More JS Dub; Winter Warmer
Deep Blue Organ Trio; Golden Lady; Wonderful! (2011 Origin)
Cedar Walton; Lament; The Bouncer (2011 HighNote)
Francisco Mela & Cuban Safari; Retrograde; Tree of Life (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 12:04 p.m.]

Set Five
Kenny Burrell; Well You Needn't; Recapitulation (1976 Chess)
Rob McConnell and the Boss Brass; Portrait of Jenny; The Jazz Album (1976 PA/USA)
Donald Harrison; Seven Steps to Heaven; This Is Jazz (2011 Half Note)
[mic break 12:33 p.m.]

Set Six

Umphrey's McGee; The Floor; Death By Stereo (2011 ATO)
Umphrey's McGee; Conduit; Death By Stereo (2011 ATO)
Shortwave Society; The Green Fairy; Voyeur
Roy Jay Band; Double Down; Joy Ray (2011 Terrapin)
[PSA Break 12:55 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: The Fret Notz
[2:00 p.m.]

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Sunday, September 04, 2011

September 4 in Jam Band History

Derek Trucks Band; 44 Blues; 9/4/05 Ram's Head Onstage, Annapolis, MD
Cornmeal; Shady Grove; 9/4/2008 World Grotto, Knoxville, TN
The Big Wu; Bird On A Wing; 9/4/98 HSMF - Showcase Stage, Bear Valley, CA
The New Mastersounds; Land of Nod (5:14); 9/4/10 Double Door, Chicago, IL
Grateful Dead; Shakedown Street; 9/4/79 MSG, NYC

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Playlist, September 4, 2011

Set One
Etta Jones; Time After Time; Easy Living (2000 Highnote)
Silvano Monasterios; Sno' Peas; Unconditional (2011 Savant)
Dave Valentin; Pure Imagination; Pure Imagination (2011 Highnote)
Tom Harrell; Ridin'; The TIme of the Sun (2011 Highnote)
[mic break 10:31 a.m.]

Set Two

Claudio Roditi; O Sonho; Bons Amigos (2011 Resonance)
Regina Carter; Day Dreaming on the Niger; Reverse Thread (2011 E1 Entertainment)
Luis Conte; Mi China; En Casa de Luis (2011 BFM Jazz)
Regina Carter; Full Time; Reverse Thread (2011 E1 Entertainment)
Mike Dowling w/David Lange; Old Dog; Ecelectricity (2011 WInd River Guitar)
Debbie Poryes/Bruce Williamson; Sippin' At Bells (2011 OA2)
Beata Pater; West Wind; Blue (2011 B&B)
[mic break 11:08 a.m.]

Set Three
Miles Davis; Spanish Key (alternate take); Bitches Brew (1970/2010 Columbia Legacy)
Miles Davis; John McLaughlin (alternate take); Bitches Brew (1970/2010 Columbia Legacy)
Chick Corea; Gujira; Inner Space (1973 Atlantic)
Hubert Laws; No More; Morning Star (1972 CTI)
[mic break 11:50 a.m.]

Set Four
Elvis Costello; Watching the Detectives; 7/23/11 GOTV Bridgeport, CT
Elvis Costello; This Wheel's On Fire; 7/23/11 GOTV Bridgeport, CT
Elvis Costello; The River In Reverse; 7/23/11 GOTV Bridgeport, CT
Elvis Costello; On Your Way Down; 7/23/11 GOTV Bridgeport, CT
Elvis Costello; I'll Take Care of You 7/23/11 GOTV Bridgeport, CT
Elvis Costello; This Wheel's On Fire; 7/23/11 GOTV Bridgeport, CT
[mic break 12:15 pm.]



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Monday, August 29, 2011

Playlist, August 28th, 2011

No. It was too dangerous to leave the house during Irene, but I did have some good stuff planned for you – some old stuff, some new stuff, and a crunchy episode of "Today in Jam Band History." I can tell you that after weathering some hairy thunderstorms in the Radio Vibes trailer, and driving to WPKN after a few nasty snowstorms, it was nice to be at home for this most recent weather adventure.

Here's hoping we are done with the severe natural phenomena so we can spend next Sunday together. I'll have an interview with Roy Jay (of the Roy Jay Band), and September 4th in Jam Band History. Don't forget, I owe you that "Big Railroad Blues" from 7/21/83 that I had to cut off at the end of the show last week.

The Sunday Brunch Concert schedule is resuming September 11th with a great lineup of shows. Check the details here. I hope you have an easy clean-up and that your dwelling is good shape.

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Saturday, August 27, 2011

The WPKN High-Rollers Ball

Apparently there was some kind of fancy reception for "major donors" to WPKN the other night. I'd tell you more, but like most of us who actually do the radio programs at WPKN, I wasn't invited. Apparently a few elite members of the volunteer staff and the paid general manager met with the well-heeled listeners, who were then given a tour of the run-down studio we used to call home.

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Sunday, August 21, 2011

Playlist, August 21, 2011

Set One
Aimée Allen; Love Aloud; Winters & Mays (2011 Azuline Music)
Joseph Daley Earth Tones Ensemble; Lechery; The Seven Deadly Sins (2010 JARO Medien)
Charles Mingus Sextet; Orange was the Color of Her Dress, Then Silk Blue; Cornell 1964 (2007 Blue Note)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Donald Harrison; Cut & Paste; This Is Jazz Live at the Blue Note (2011 Half Note)
Matija Dedic Trio; Fragile; MD in NYC (2011 Origin)
Aimée Allen; Fragile; Winters & Mays (2011 Azuline Music)
Claudio Roditi; O Sonho; Bons Amigos (2011 Resonance)
[mic break 11:11 a.m.]

Set Three

Duke Pearson; Book's Bossa; It Could Only Happen With You (1970 Blue Note)
Beata Pater; No Go Sleep; Blue (2011 B& B)
Flora Purim; Above the Rainbow; Encounter (1977 Milestone)
Interview with Curtis Geren of Shortwave Society
Shortwave Society; The Sappy Happy Flower Song; Voyeur (2011)
Monty Python; I'm So Worried; Monty Python Sings (1992)
Flora Purim; Tomara (I Wish); Encounter (1977 Milestone)
Debbie Poryes/Bruce WIlliamson; In My Life; Two & Fro (2011 OA2)
Planet Z; Dance of Ecstasy; Planet Z (2011)
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Four
Milt Jackson; Birks Works; At the Kosei Nenkin (1977 Pablo)
Milt Jackson; Stolen Moments; At the Kosei Nenkin (1977 Pablo)
Toshiko Akiyoshi-Lew Tabackin Big Band; Warning: Success May Be Hazardous to Your Health; Road Time (1976 RCA)
[mic break 12:38 p.m.]

Set Five
McCoy Tyner; Wave; Supertrios (1977 Milestone)
McCoy Tyner; Lush Life; Supertrios (1977 Milestone)
[mic break 12:56 p.m.]

PSA Break
The Disco Biscuits; Lunar Pursuit; Otherwise Law Abiding Citizens (2011)
Sunday Brunch Concert: August 21 in Jam Band History
The McLovins, Tokyo Tea; The Kate, Old Saybrook, CT 8/21/10
Raq; Beauregard; Camp Barefoot 4, Bartow, WV 8/21/10
The Radiators; Rockin’ Pneumonia; 8/21/98 Stephen Talkhouse, Amagansett, NY
The Radiators; Wild Horses; Hilton Ballroom, Eugene, OR 8/21/92
The Radiators; Devil’s Dream; Hilton Ballroom, Eugene, OR 8/21/92
Railroad Earth; Right In Tune; Rancho del Rio, Bond, CO 8/21/10
Grateful Dead, Friend of the Devil; Berkeley Community Theater 8/21/72
Grateful Dead; Big Railroad Blues; Frost Ampitheater 8/21/83
[2:00 p.m.]


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Tuesday, August 16, 2011

Interview with Jefferson Waful

I had the chance to speak with Jeff Waful last month when Umphrey's McGee played at the Oakdale Theatre.



Here's some of the psychedelic janitor's wall painting.



You can watch his video series "Jeff Waful +1" over at Relix.

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Playlist, August 14, 2011

Set One
Bootsy Collins; JB is Still the Man; Tha Funk Capital of the World (2011 Mascot)
Donald Harrison; Slowvisor; Free to Be (1999 Impulse!)
Aimée Allen; Fragile; Winters & Mays (2011 Azuline Music)
Mike Dowbnling with David Lange; Samba Simpatico; Eclectricity (2011 Wind River Guitar)
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica; Arab Dance; Third River Rangoon (2011 Tiki)
John Daversa; Internal; Junk Wagon (2011 BFM Jazz)
[mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Two
The Compact, Everyone's A Critic; Fortune Cookie Philosophy (2011 Choking Chicken)
Laura Ainsworth; Keep It To Yourself; Keep It To Yourself (2011 Eclectus)
Pamela Luss; Ain't No Sunshine; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Candye Kane; Love Insurance; Sister Vagabond (2011 Delta Groove)
[mic break 10:55 a.m.]

11:30 a.m.
Interview with Daniel Jamieson
12:00 noon
Interview with Mickey Hart
1:00 p.m. Sunday Brunch Concert
Hubinger Street
[2:00 p.m.]

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Monday, August 01, 2011

Jerry Day interviews

Here are some interviews Janet recorded at Gathering of the Vibes on 2010, plus comments from Melvin Seals, Keller Williams, and Mickey Hart.



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Sunday, July 31, 2011

Playlist, July 31, 2011

Set One
Dan Cavanagh/Dave Hagedorn; For Jan; Horizon (2010)
Aimée Allen; Peel Me A Grape; Winters & Mays (2011 Azuline Music)
Mark Pompe; If You Could See Me Now; Everyone But Me (2010)
Luis Conte; The Last Resort; En Casa de Luis (2011 BFM)
Mary Jenson; Flying, Falling; Beyond (2011)
[mic break 10:36 a.m.]

Set Two
The David Leonhardt Jazz Group; You'd Be So Nice To Come Home To; Plays Cole Porter (2011 Big Bang)
Phil Woods & Bill Mays; Blues for Lopes; Phil & Bill/Woods & Mays (2011 Palmetto)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Perdido; To Hear From There (2011 Patois)
Duane Padilla; Green Dolphin Street; Sentimental Swing (2011)
Hot Club of Hulaville; Bossa Durado; Django Would Go! (2010)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Steve Turre; The Way You Look Tonight; In the Spur of the Moment (2000 Telarc)
Falkner Evans; Drawing In; The Point of the Moon (2011 CAP)
John Mosher & Mike LeBrun; Who Shall Excel Them; Joy Not Jaded (2009 OA2)
Benny Green; Blue Minor; Source (2010 Jazz Legacy)
[mic break 11:34 a.m.]

Set Four

God Street Wine; Fortress of Solitude; GOTV 7/22/11 (2011)
God Street Wine; Waiting for the Tide; GOTV 7/22/11 (2011)
Adam Stern; Something; High Country Gentleman (2011)
Dusty Wright; Swirl; If We Never… (2010 Pet Rock)
Sofia Laiti; Ripple; Like a Road Leading Home (2011 Midnight Sun)
Boris Garcia; Walking Barefoot; Today We Sail (2011 Porchwerk Music)
[mic break 12:12 p.m.]

Set Five
Charlie Apicella & Iron City; Stanley's Time; The Business (2011 CArlo Music)
AJ Kluth's Aldric; I Am Wearing a Velvet Jacket; Anvils and Broken Bells (2011 OA2)
Jay Graydon; Oy Yes, There Will; Bebop (2001 Sonic Thrust)
[mic break 12:38 p.m.]

Set Six
Levon Helm7; Long Black Veil; GOTV 7/22/11 (2011 Rob C. audience recording)
Levon Helm; Deep Ellum Blues;  GOTV 7/22/11 (2011 Rob C. audience recording)
Levon Helm; The Weight; GOTV 7/22/11 (2011 Rob C. audience recording)
[mic break 1:01 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History

String Cheese Incident; All Blues; Mishiwaka Amphitheatre 7/31/97 (1997)
String Cheese Incident; How Mountain Girls Can Love; Mishiwaka Amphitheatre 7/31/97 (1997)
The Breakfast; Drunk Monk Bar; The Field, Bridgeport, CT 7/31/09 (2009)
Umphrey's McGee; Turn & Run; GOTV 7/31/10 (2010)
Umphrey's McGee; Much Obliged; GOTV 7/31/10 (2010)
[2:00 p.m.]


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Sunday, July 17, 2011

Playlist, July 17, 2011

Set One
Kung Fu; Chakrabartty Overdrive; Kung Fu (2011)
Irene Reid; More Today Than Yesterday; I Ain't Doing Too Bad (1999 Savant)
Joe Krown/Russell Batiste, Jr./Walter "Wolfman" Washington; Last Two Dollars; Triple Threat (2011 JRK)
[mic breakj 10:26 a.m.]

Set Two
Peter Eldridge; Buffet Philosophy; Mad Heaven (2011 Palmetto)
Hot Club of Huiaville; Tico Tico No Fubá; Django Would Go (2010 Hulaville)
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica; The Boulevard of Broken Dreams; The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel (2010 Tiki)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Descarga En Blue; To Hear from There (2011 Patois)
Tommy Smith; Sun; Karma (2011 Spartacus)
[mic break 10:56 a.m.]

Set Three
Skip Wilkins; Who Cares?; I Concentrate on You (2011 Derambox Media)
Melvin Jones; Chaos Groove; Pivot (2011 Turnaround)
Aim High; I've Got the World on a String; Mad Romance (2010)
Donald Brown; Gaslight; People Music (1991 Muse)
Etienne Charles; J'ouvert Barrio; Kaiso (2011 Culture Shock)
[mic break 11:26 a.m.]

12:00 noon Interview with Keller Williams

Keller Williams; Freeker by the Speaker; 12 (2007 SCI Fidelity)
Keller WIlliams; Hum Diddly Eye; Stage (2004 SCI Fidelity)

12:30 p.m. Interview with John Whelan

Tedeschi Trucks  Band; Don't Let Me Slide; Revelator (2011 Sony Masterworks)
Tedeschi Trucks  Band; Until You Remember; Revelator (2011 Sony Masterworks)
Elvis Costello and the Impostors; Song With Rose; Momofuku (2008 UMG)
Elvis Costello and the Impostors; Pardon Me, Madam, My Name Is Eve; Momofuku (2008 UMG)
Rhythm Devils; Cold Rain & Snow; GOTV 7/31/10
Rhythm Devils; Uncle John's Band; GOTV 7/31/10
Furthur; Help on the Way; GOTV 7/30/10
Furthur; Slipknot; GOTV 7/30/10
Furthur; Franklin's Tower; GOTV 7/30/10
Furthur; Terrapin Station; GOTV 7/30/10
[2:00 p.m.]


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Friday, July 15, 2011

Lots of interviews this Sunday

Coming up on Sunday, July 17th:
  • 11:30 am – Jefferson Waful, lighting director for Umphrey's McGee
  • 12:00 noon – Keller Williams
  • 12:30 pm – John Whalen, host of "Dead Air" on WESU and owner of gdradio.net. John will be airing a "Countdown to Vibes" special on Sunday night.
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Sunday, July 10, 2011

Playlist, July 10, 2011

Set One
Grateful Dead; Playing in the Band; Oxford, ME 7/2/88 (1988)
Grateful Dead; Uncle John's Band; Oxford, ME 7/2/88 (1988)
Grateful Dead; Terrapin Station; Oxford, ME 7/2/88 (1988)
[mic break 11:35 a.m.]

Set Two
Sarah Vaughn; I Feel Pretty; Recorded Live (1977 Mercury)
Sarah Vaughn; Misty; Recorded Live (1977 Mercury)
Cedar Walton; Milestones; Underground Memoirs (2005 Highnote)
Benny Green; Cool Green; Source (2010 Jazz Legacy)
Herbie Nichols; The Gig; The Third World (1975 Blue Note)
[mic break 11:02 a.m.]

Set Three
Freddie Hubbard; Uncle Albert/Admiral Halsey; First Light (1970 CTI)
Freddie Hubbard; Giant Steps; Pinnacle (2011 Resonance)
The H2 Big Band; Joy Spring; You're It! (2011 Jazzed Media)
[mic break 11:35 a.m.]

Set Four
Warren Haynes; Your Wildest Dreams; Man In Motion (2011 Stax)
Pat Metheny; That's the Way I've Always Heard it Should Be; What's It All About (2011 Nonesuch)
Andrea Nardello; Brian's Song; Until Now (2007)
High Fiddelity; Learning To Fly; Tell Me! (2011 )
Sarah Vaughn; September in the Rain; Recorded Live (1977 Mercury)
Sarah Vaughn; Just One of Those Things; Recorded Live (1977 Mercury)
Sarah Vaughn; Thanks for the Memory; Recorded Live (1977 Mercury)
[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Five
Tom Harrell; Ridin'; The Time of the Sun (2011 Highnote)
Sachal Vasandani; Hi-Fly; Hi-Fly (2011 Mack Avenue)

Interview with Ryan Stasik (Umphrey's McGee)

Umprehy's McGee; Red Tape; Mantis (2010 SCI-Fidelity)
John McLaughlin; New York on My Mind; Electric Guitarist (1978 Columbia)
Lee "Scratch" Perry & Ari Up; Chromium Optimism;

1:00 p.m.  The Moho Collective on the Sunday Brunch Concert




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Sunday, July 03, 2011

Jam Band History for July 3rd

Radiators
July 3, 2005
Tipitina's, New Orleans
1. Law of the Fish > (2:50)
2. Tyger Tyger > Law of the Fish (2:34)

Zach Deputy
July 3, 2010
High Sierra Music Festival, Quincy, CA
3. Volcano (9:09)

Umphreys McGee
July 3, 2001
Tongue-N-Groove, San Francisco, CA
Can't Find My Way Home (3:44)

Keller Williams
July 3, 2004
Gratefulfest, Nelson Ledges Quarry Park, OH
4. Inhale to the Chief > (2:19)
5. Hypnotize > (1:53)
6. Jack-A-Roe > (3:32)
7. Hypnotize > (0:34)
8. Inhale (0:54)

Yonder Mountain String Band
July 3, 2002
Levelz, Steamboat Springs, CO
9. Snow on the Pines > (23:28)
10. Elzic's Farewell > (4:29)
11. Good Hearted Woman (4:24)

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Playlist, July 3, 2011

Set One
Kung Fu; Lilliputians; Kung Fu (2011 Kung Fu)
Mahavishnu Orchestra; One Word; Birds of Fire (1973 Columbia)
High Fiddelity; Nordsee; Tell Me! (2011)
Francis Colette/Jonas Tauber; Misty Cat; Port Saïd Street (2011 Origin)
Mystéfy; Creatures; Me (2010 Silversonic)
[mic break 10:42 a.m.]

Set Two
Skip Wiilkins; A Garden in the Rain; I Concentrate on You (2011 Dreambox Media)
Ed Reed; Old Country; Born to be Blue (2011 Blue Shorts)
Arthur Blythe; Hardly; Blythe Byte (2001 Savant)
Sonny Stitt; It Don't Mean A Thing; A Tribute to Duke Ellington (1977 Catalyst)
[mic break 11:07 a.m.]

Set Three
Arturo Sandoval; Variaciones Para Un Mazurca de Chopin; Arturo Sandoval & His Group (Malanga Music)
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica; Thor's Arrival; Third River Rangoon (2011 Tiki)
Miles from India; Spanish Key; Miles From India (2008 Times Square)
Toasters 'n' Moose; Taste the Biscuit
Laura Ainsworth; Personality; Keep It To Yourself (2011 Eclectus)
Ambrosia; Nice, Nice, Very Nice; Ambrosia (1974 20th Century)
Yes; Awaken; Going For The One (1977 Atlantic)
[mic break 12:08 p.m.]

Set Four
Hubert Laws; Midnight at the Oasis; The Chicago Theme (1974 CTI)
Do'a; Light Upon Light; Light Upon Light (1978 Philo)
Edgar Meyer; Life in Antartica (Is Cold and Lonely); Dreams of Flight (1987 MCA)
Buxter Hoot'n; I Thought I Heard You Say; Buxter Hoot'n (2011 Buxter Hoot'n)
Steely Dan; East St. Louis Toodle-Oo; Preztel Logic (1974 MCA)
Tianna Hall; You and the Night and the Music; Never Let Me Go (2011 Blue Bamboo)
Mark Murphy; The Lady's In Love WIth You; Links (2001 Highnote)
Grateful Dead; Morning Dew; 7/2/88 Oxford, ME (1988)
[mic break 12:55 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History


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Wednesday, June 29, 2011

WPKN Benefit Concert with Hoe and Cinnamon Sky

Hey now! Two WPKN programmers will be bringing their bands to the Acoustic Cafe in Bridgeport on Thursday, June 30th for an evening of bluegrass and Americana. We have some surprise guests lined up as well.

Admission is $10 and the proceeds support WPKN's broadcast of Radio Vibes from the Gathering of the Vibes.

Hoe
Wednesday night bluegrass DJ Chris Teskey will be appearing with Hoe.
Drawing on an array of diverse influences, this string band (3-part vocals, guitar, banjo, fiddle, mandolin, upright bass) ignores barriers and boundaries to create a sound that is at once timeless and timely. It is as adept at picking a traditional fiddle tune, a Bill Monroe classic, as it is interpreting a Beatles number or one of its own original compositions.

Cinnamon Sky

Sunday morning jazz and jam band host David Golden will be appearing with Cinnamon Sky.
People tend to think of us as a country band, something that I strongly disagree with. If we have to be put into a class I'd rather it be Americana. Kinda folk, bluegrass, southern rock, cowboy, country and rockabilly all rolled in together.

I hope to see you at the Acoustic Cafe for a night of good friends and great music.

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Sunday, June 26, 2011

June 26th in Jam Band History

Part 1

David Nelson Band
June 26, 2009, Moe's Alley, Santa Cruz, Ca
1. Oh, The Dreadful Wind and Rain
2. Iko Iko

Part 2

Radiators; June 26, 1989, Riverview Supper Club, Minneapolis, MN
1. Kickin' Mule
2. Tears of a Clown

Grateful Dead; June 26, 1988; Civic Arena, Pittsburgh, PA
3. Playin' In The Band
4. Uncle John's Band
5. Playin' In The Band Reprise
6. Drums

Jacob Fred Jazz Odyssey; June 26, 2009; Cervantes, Denver, CO
7. Julia

Grateful Dead; June 26, 1976; Auditorium Theatre, Chicago, IL
8. Crazy Fingers
9. Stella Blue

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Playlist, June 26, 2011

Set One
Jeremy Pelt; Brooklyn Bound; Men of Honor (2010 Highnote)
The Chicago Jazz Ensemble; Ready, Go; The Chicago Jazz Ensemble (1997 Chas Music Group)
Gelber & Manning; Cooking Breakfast for the One I Love; Moon Light Picnic (2011 Lucky)
Pamela Luss; How Do You Keep the Music Playing?; Your Eyes (2007 Savant)
Pamela Luss; You Belong to Me; Sweet and Saxy (2009 Savant)
Andréa Wood; Chega de Saudade; Dhyana (2011 Andréa Wood)
The David Leonhardt Group; All of You; Plays Cole Porter (2011 Big Bang)
Mace Hibbard; Rude on Purpose; Time Gone By (2011 Mace Hibbard)
[mic break 10:47 a.m.]

Set Two
Joe Krown/Russell Batiste Jr./Walter "Wolfman" Washington; Ridin' thru the Mountains; Triple Threat (2011 JoeKrown.com)
Reuben Wilson; Loft Funk; Fun House (2005 Savant)
Melvin Sparks; MyKia's Dance; Groove On Up (2005 Savant)
[mic break 11:12 a.m.]


Set Three
Phil Woods/Bill Mays; Hank Jones; Phil & Bill (2011 Palmetto)
Frank Morgan; Footprints; Raising the Standard (2005 Highnote)
Nasar Abadey & Supernova; Eternal Surrender; Diamond in the Rough (2011 nasarabadey.com)
Gerry Gibbs and the Electric Thrasher Orchestra; Nefertiti; Play the Music of Miles Davis 1967-1975 (2010 Whalnig City Sound)
Gerry Gibbs and the Electric Thrasher Orchestra; Vocal Improv; Play the Music of Miles Davis 1967-1975 (2010 Whalnig City Sound)
Gerry Gibbs and the Electric Thrasher Orchestra; In A Silent Way; Play the Music of Miles Davis 1967-1975 (2010 Whalnig City Sound)
[mic break 12:00 noon]

Set Four
Kung Fu; Killcullen; Kung Fu (2011 Kung Fu)
Cinnamon Sky; Highwayman/Midnight Moonlight; Live at FTC
Pete Wernick & Flexigrass; Blue Train; WHAT THE (2005 Niwot)
[mic break 12:27 p.m.]

Today in Jam Band History

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Sunday, June 19, 2011

Playlist, June 19, 2011

Set One
Bruce Springsteen; Rosalita; The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (1973 Columbia)
Randy Brecker with DR Big Band; Someday My Prince Will Come; The Jazz Ballad Song Book (2011 Red Dot Music)
Daniel Jamieson's Danjam Orchestra; Song for Anna; Sudden Appearance (2011 OA2)
Ed Reed; Born To Be Blue; Born to be Blue (2011 Blue Shorts)
Bruce Springsteen; Kitty's Back; The Wild, The Innocent, and the E Street Shuffle (1973 Columbia)
[mic break 10:36 a.m.]

Set Two

Mort Weiss Meets Bill Conliffe; Readings of Kerouac 1; Mort Weiss Meets Bill Cunliffe (2010 SMS Jazz)
Mose Allison; Modest Proposal; The Way of the World (2010 Anti-)
Bootsy Collins; JB - Still the Man; Tha Funk Capitol of the Man (2011 Mascot)
Troy Roberts; Siarus; Nu-Jive (2011 Troy Roberts)
[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Three
Fretwater; Happened So Fast; Fretwater (1992 Jarica)
Cinnamon Sky; Ghost Riders; Live at FTC
Bryan Ferry; All Tomorrow's Parties; Taxi (1992 Reprise)
Booker T. Jones; Progress; The Road from Memphis (2011 Anti-)
Quink Vocal Ensemble; Thomas Weelkes, "The Nightingale, the organ of delight"; English Madrigals (1993 Telarc)
Frank Zappa; The Sealed Tuna Bolero; 200 Motels (1997 Rykodisc)
Frank Zappa; Lonesome Cowboy Burt; 200 Motels (1997 Rykodisc)
Great Caesar's Ghost; Whipping Post; What's Done is Done (2010 Great Caesar's Ghost)
Steve Earle; Copperhead Road; The Very Best of Outlaw Country (2008 Sony)
[mic break 11:43 a.m.]

Set Four
The Jack Furlong Quartet; Solace; And That Happened (2011 Bridge & Tunnel)
Cyrus Chestnut Trio; Little Jon; Journeys (2010 Jazz Legacy)
Andréa Wood; Chega De Saudade; Dhyana (2011 Andréa Wood)
Karrin Allyson; É Com Esse Que Eu Vou; Imagina: Songs of Brasil (2008 Concord)
Rachel Z Trio; Free Man in Paris; Moon at the Window (2002 Tone Center)
[mic break 12:16 p.m.]

Set Five
Grateful Dead (w/Clarence Clemons); Wang Dang Doodle; 12/31/1988 Oakland Coliseum Arena
Grateful Dead (w/Clarence Clemons); West L.A. Fadeaway; 12/31/1988 Oakland Coliseum Arena
Freddie Hubbard; Blues for Duane; Pinnacle (2011 Resonance)
[mic break 12:43 p.m.]


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Sunday, June 12, 2011

Playlist, June 12, 2011

Set One
Dan Cavanagh/Dave Hagedorn; Stormy Weather; Horizon (2010)
Troy Roberts; Shavon; Nu-Jive (2011 Troy Roberts)
Booker T. Jones; Representing Memphis; The Road From Memphis (2011 Anti-)
Great Caesar's Ghost; Wait Until Tomorrow; What's Done is Done (2010)
Warren Haynes; Save Me; Man In Motion (2011 Stax)
John Hicks & Frank Morgan; Night in Tunisia; Twogether (2010 Highnote)
David Leonhardt Jazz Group; Just One of Those Things; Plays Cole Porter (2011 Big Bang)
[mic break 10:49 a.m.]

11:00 a.m - Sunday Brunch Concert part 1
Elisapie Isaac

Set Three
Aimée Allen; Peel Me A Grape; Winters & Mays (2011 Azuline Music)
Kenny Werner; Sada; Balloons (2011 Half Note)
Bob Sheppard; Goodbye; Close Your Eyes (2010 BFM Jazz)
Melvin Jones; Do You Wor Kalogne?; Pivot (2011 Turnaround)
Jaki Byard; Ellington-Strayhorn Medley; Live at the Keystone Corner Vol. 2 (2011 Highnote)
[mic break 12:34 p.m.]

Set Four
Dave Hogan; Time Can Change; Fun Box (2011 Dave Hogan)
Chris Thile/Michael Daves; Ookpik Waltz; Sleep with One Eye Open (2011 Nonesuch)
AsGuests; Sunset Boulevard; Universal Mind (2011 Origin)
The New Gary Burton Quartet; My Funny Valentine;
Common Ground (2011 Mack Avenue)
[1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Commercial Interruption
[2:00 p.m.]


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Double-header on the Sunday Brunch Concert

11:00 a.m. Inuk "Polar Popstar" Elisapie will join us for a live set in our FM studio.
1:00 p.m. Commercial Interruption plays live in Studio 207.

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Friday, June 10, 2011

38 Years Ago Today

Arguably one of the best concerts the boys ever played: 6/10/73 RFK Stadium. They can't steal your face after they've melted it.



Set 1
Morning Dew
Beat It On Down The Line
Ramble On Rose
Jack Straw
Wave That Flag
Looks Like Rain
Box Of Rain
They Love Each Other
The Race Is On
Row Jimmy
El Paso
Bird Song
Playing In The Band

Set 2

Eyes Of The World ->
Stella Blue
Big River
Here Comes Sunshine
Around And Around
Dark Star ->
He's Gone ->
Wharf Rat ->
Truckin'
Sugar Magnolia

Set 3
It Takes A Lot To Laugh It Takes A Train To Cry
That's All Right, Mama
The Promised Land
Not Fade Away ->
Goin' Down The Road Feeling Bad ->
Drums ->
Not Fade Away
Johnny B. Goode

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Sunday, June 05, 2011

Playlist, June 5, 2011

Set One
Steely Dan; Pretzel Logic; Pretzel Logic (1974 MCA)
Club D'Elf; Middle Pillar; So Below
Mad Romance; Time of the Season; Aim High (2010 Mad Romance)
Melvin Jones; Funkytown Shuffle; Pivot (2011 Turnaround)
[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Two
David Leonhardt; Love For Sale; Plays Cole Porter (2011 Big Bang)
Laura Ainsworth; He's So Unusual; Keep It to Yourself (2011 Eclectus)
Freddie Hubbard; The Summer Knows; Pinnacle (2011 Resonance)
Dizzy Gillespie All-Star Big Band; If You Could See Me Now; I'm Beboppin' Too (2009 Half Note)
Cyrus Chestnut Trio; Goliath; Journeys (2010 Jazz Legacy)
Branford Marsalis/Joey Calderazzo; One Way; Songs of Mirth and Melancholy (2011 Marsalis Music)
[mic break 11:13 a.m.]

Set Three
Cinnamon Sky; Highwayman/Midnight Moonlight; Live at FTC
Tommy Smith; Good Deed; Karma (2011 Spartacus)
Daniel Jamieson's Danjam Orchestra; Sudden Appearance; Sudden Appearance (2011 OA2)
Warren Haynes; Hattiesburg Hustle; Man In Motion (2011 Stax)
[mic break 11:54 a.m.]

Set Four
Papa John DeFrancesco; By the TIme I Get to Phoenix; A Philadelphia Story (2011 Savant)
Andréa Wood; Pra Que Discutir Com Madame?; Dhyana (2011 Andrea Wood)
David Leonhardt; Get Out of Town; Plays Cole Porter (2011 Big Bang)
The New Gary Burton Quartet; Never the Same Way; Common Ground (2011 Mack Avenue)
Corea, Clarke & White; Señor Mouse; Forever (2011 Forever Limited)
[mic break 12:35 p.m.]

Set Five
Storms/Nocturnes; Ambleside Nights; Via (2011 Origin)
Skip Wilkins; Bye Bye Blackbird; I Concentrate on You (2011 Dreambox Media)
Bob Sheppard; Surface Tension; Close Your Eyes (2010 BFM Jazz)
PSA Break
[1:00 p.m.]


Sunday Brunch Concert
The Connecticut Playmakers in A Day, A Night, and Cole Porter
[2:00 p.m.]


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Thursday, June 02, 2011

Connecticut Playmakers LIVE on June 5th

Sunday, June 5th, 1:00 p.m.
Connecticut Playmakers has spent the last 60 years bringing the “Best of Broadway” to the greater Greenwich community and southwest Connecticut. Their performance will feature highlights from their most recent production, "A Day, A Night, and Cole Porter."  Special guest hosted Harry Minot.

The concert takes place in WPKN's "Studio 207." Admission is free. Arrive early and join our studio audience.

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Tuesday, May 31, 2011

Harry Minot to host a program of Cole Porter



The June 5th Sunday Brunch Concert presents "A Day...A Night...and Cole Porter" featuring the Connecticut Playmakers with Musical Direction from Chris Coogan and his jazz orchestra. Michele Grace and a talented ensemble of singers and musicians performing Music and vignettes featuring the music of Cole Porter. Hosted by Harry Minot.

The program begins at 1:00 PM on Sunday, June 5th in the WPKN Studio. There is no charge for admission. Arrive early. For reservations and directions, call 203-331-9756.

Facebook RSVP: https://www.facebook.com/event.php?eid=211991025483550

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Sunday, May 29, 2011

Playlist, May 29, 2011

Set One
Charles Earland; Put It Where You Want It; Blowing the Blue Away (1997 Highnote)
Jim Rotondi; Evening Shades of Blue; Destination Up (2001 Sharp Nine)
Joe Locke/David Hazeltine Quartet; Pharoah Joy; Mutual Admiration Society 2 (Sharp Nine)
Cedar Walton; Tres Palabras; Latin TInge (2002 Highnote)
[mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Two
Freddie Hubbard; One Of Another Kind; Pinnacle (2011 Resonance)
Freddie Hubbard; Happiness is Now; Pinnacle (2011 Resonance)
[mic break 11:05 a.m.]

Set Three
Joe Krown; Last Two Dollars; Triple Threat (2011 joekrown.com)
Daniel Jamieson's Danjam Orchestra; Alone Together; Sudden Appearance (2011 OA2)
Larry Goldings; Take Me Out to the Ballgame; In My Room (2011 BFM)
Dado Moroni; Jamal; Live in Beverly Hills (2010 Resonance)
[mic break 11:44 a.m.]

Set Four
Papa John DeFrancesco; Papa Was a Rolling Stone; A Philadelphia Story (2011 Savant)
Randy Johnston; Things We Said Today; Hit & Run (2002 HighNote)
Jaki Byard; 'Round Midnight; A Matter of Black and White (2011 HighNote)
Benny Green; Tempus Fugit; Source (2010 Jazz Legacy)
Cyrus Chestnut Trio; Smitty's Joint; Journeys (2010 Jazz Legacy)
[mic break 12:16 p.m.]

Set Five
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica; Third River Rangoon; Third River Rangoon (2011 Tiki)
Dubblestandart; Chase the Devil; Return from Planet Dub (2009 Collision Cause Chap)
The John Sullivan Brigade; Somewhere to Run; Live My Dream Rock True (2011 STR246)
Warren Haynes; River's Gonna Rise; Man in Motion (2011 Stax)
Buxter Hoot'n; Chief Justice Shepard; Buxter Hoot'n (2011 Buxter Hoot'n)
November Guest; Be Home By 9; The Island Pond Connection (2010 Shiretown)
[mic break 12:52]

Sunday Brunch Concert: May 29th in Jam Band History
Greensky Bluegrass; Old Barns; 5/29/2010 DelFest
Phil Lesh and Friends; Blue Sky; 5/29/99 Mountain Aire Festival
Phil Lesh and Friends; She Said, She Said; 5/29/99 Mountain Aire Festival
Phil Lesh and Friends; Tomorrow Never Knows; 5/29/99 Mountain Aire Festival
Deep Banana Blackout; Mercy, Mercy, Mercy; 5/29/98 Club Metronome, Burlington, VT)
[2:00 p.m.]



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Sunday, May 22, 2011

Playlist, May 22, 2011

Set One
Ratdog; Ashes and Glass; CMAC 8/22/08
Boris Garcia; Long Black Hair; Today We Sail (2011Porchwerk Music)
Buxter Hoot'n; Go Get Your Gun; Buxter Hoot'n (2011 Buxter Hoot'n)
Mose Allison; Some Right, Some Wrong; The Way of the Workld (2011 Anti)
Brulée; Summertime; New Beginnings (2010 Owl Productions)
[mic break 10:38 a.m.]

Set Two
Kenny Werner; Balloons; Balloons (2011 Half Note)
Wycliffe Gordon/Ron Westray; It's Time; Bone Structure (1996 Atlantic)
Susie Meissner; I'm Confessin'; I'm Confessin' (2011 LydianJazz)
Andréa Wood; Someday My Prince Will Come; Dhyana (2011 Andréa Wood)
Alphonse Mouzon; Stepping Stone; Angel Face (2011 Tenacious)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Three
November Guest; Picture in the Rain; The Island Pond Connection (2010 Shiretown)

Today in Jam Band History: May 22
Phish; Ghost; 5/22/2000 Radio City Music Hall, NYC
Railroad Earth; Little Rabbit; 5/22/09 Delfest
Umphrey's McGee; Hurt Bird Bath; 5/22/03 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Umphrey's McGee; Much Obliged jam; 5/22/03 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Umphrey's McGee; Glory; 5/22/03 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Umphrey's McGee; Hurt Bird Bath 5/22/03 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Umphrey's McGee; Water jam; 5/22/03 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, INUmphrey's McGee; Thin Air; 5/22/03 Vogue Theatre, Indianapolis, IN
Little Feat; Dixie Chicken; 5/22/90 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
Little Feat; Tripe Face Boogie; 5/22/90 Fox Theatre, St. Louis, MO
[1:00 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert
Neddy Smith and Friends
[2:00 p.m.]

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Sunday, May 08, 2011

Playlist, May 8, 2011

It's our Spring pledge drive! Call 203-384-9756 or go to wpkn.org to donate to WPKN.

Set One
Cyrus Chestnut; East of the Sun and West of the Moon; Earth Stories (1996 Atlantic)
Ella Fitzgerald; I've Got You Under My Skin; Love Songs (2011 Verve)
[mic break 10:16 a.m.]

Set Two
Rez Abbasi; Hard Colors; Things to Come (2009 Sunnyside)
Luther Hughes and the Cannonball-Coltrane Project; Trane and Wayne; Things are Getting Better (2010 Primrose Lane)
[mic break 10:43 a.m.]

Set Three
Charlie Parker; Thrivin' From A Riff; Now's the Time (2006 Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Billie's Bounce; Now's the Time (2006 Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Donna Lee; Now's the Time (2006 Savoy)
Charlie Parker; Chasin' the Bird; Now's the Time (2006 Savoy)
[mic break 11:06 a.m.]

Set Four

Ella Fitzgerald; I'm Beginning to See the Light; Love Songs (2011 Verve)
Ella Fitzgerald; The Man I Love; Love Songs (2011 Verve)
Tommy Smith; Good Deed; Karma (2011 Spartacus)
[mic break 11:31 a.m.]

Set Five

Frank Zappa; Spider of Destiny; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Regyptian Strut; Sleep Dirt (1979/1991 Barking Pumpkin)
Frank Zappa; Chunga's Revenge; Trance-Fusion (2006 Zappa)
[mic break 12:02 p.m.]



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Saturday, May 07, 2011

Good news and bad news

Good news and bad news this week. Sarah Blacker's star-crossed weekend will not bring her anywhere near Bridgeport. Instead, we will chat on the phone and listen to some tracks from her new CD. The good news is we've added Commercial Interruption to the lineup on June 12th. If you like Zappa and surf music, you won't want to miss Commercial Interruption.

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Sunday, April 24, 2011

Playlist, April 24, 2011

ARCHIVED AUDIO

Set One
Charles Earland; Organic Groove; The Mighty Burner (2004 Highnote)
Nasar Abadey & Supernova; Eternal Surrender; Diamond in the Rough (2011 DPC)
Chick Corea; Ballad; Circling In (1975 Blue Note)
Ahmad Jamal; Paris After Dark; A Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
[mic break 10:40 a.m.]

Set Two

Thomas Marriot; Side Walk; Human Spirit (2011 Origin)
Griffin/Coltrane/Mobley; All the Things You Are; Blowin' Sessions (1975 Blue Note)
Griffin/Coltrane/Mobley; Smoke Stack; Blowin' Sessions (1975 Blue Note)
Lisa Maxwell; Moonlight Savings Time; Return to Jazz Standards (2010 Jazz, Lovers)
Sonny Fortune; Sweet Georgia Brown; You and the Night and the Music (2007 18th and Vine)
[mic break 11:18 a.m.]

Set Three
Mort Weiss/Bill Cunliffe; Who Can I Turn To; Mort Weiss Meets Bill Cunliffe (2011 SMS Jazz)
Mark Murphy; My Ship; Bop for Miles (2004 Highnote)
Mark Murphy; Farmer's Market; Bop for Miles (2004 Highnote)
Frank Morgan; Equinox; City Nights (2004 Highnote)
[mic break 11:53 a.m.]

Set Four

Melvin Jones; Inception; Pivot (2011 Turnaround)
Buster Williams; Nomads; Griot Liberté (2004 Highnote)
Rez Abbasi; Realities of Chromaticism; Things to Come (2009 Sunnyside)
Edward Ratliff; Good Question; Those Moments Before (2009 Strudelmedia)
Laurie Anderson; O Superman; Big Science (2007 Nonesuch)
Delta Moon; I Want to Go; Goin' Down South (2004 Deep Rush)
Chandler Travis Philharmonic; You and Me, Pushing Up Daisies; Blows! (2011  Sonic Trout)
Hot Tuna; Smokerise Journey; Steady as She Goes (2011 Red House)
Mahavishnu Orchestra; Sanctuary; Birds of Fire (1973 Columbia)
Mark O'Connor's Hot Swing Trio; Ain't Misbehavin'; Live in New York (2005 OMAC)
[mic break 12:54 p.m.]

PSA break

Sunday Brunch Concert
Interview with Bob Stirner and Jeff Otto of Boris Garcia
Boris Garcia; Walking Barefoot; Today We Sail
Boris Garcia; Bayou Lover; 4/8/11 World Cafe Live
Grateful Dead; The Other One; 4/24/84 New Haven Coliseum
Grateful Dead; Stella Blue; 4/24/84 New Haven Coliseum
The Radiators; Spider to the Fly/WPLJ; 4/24/93 Jimmy's, New Orleans
[2:00 p.m.]
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