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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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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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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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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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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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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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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