Playlist, December 7, 2025

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES

Set One

The Bigger Badder Bones; The Winning Edge; Sliders (2025 Summit)

Philip Catherine; Nairam; Nairam (1976 Warner Bros)

Howard McGhee Orchestra; Cookin' Time; Cookin' Time (1977 Hep)

[mic break 9:23 a.m.]

Set Two

Meg Okura & Kevin Hays; L'Lo Milim; Lingering (2024 Adhyâropa)

Joanne Brackeen; Nefertiti; Snooze (1975 Choice)

Tierney Sutton meets Charlier/Sourisse; Que reste-t-il de nos amours?; Talking to the Sun (2025 Gemini)

Art Blakey; The Way You Look Tonight; Live Messengers (1978 Blue Note)

[mic break 9:55 a.m.]

Set Three

Art Lande; Little Niles; Melissa Spins Away (1988 Great American Music Hall)

Chicago Jazz Summit; Sophisticated Lady; Chicago Jazz Summit (1988 Atlantic)

Steve Turre; Sanyas; Keep Searchin' (2006 HighNote)

Rob Parton's JAZZTECH Big Band; How Deep is the Ocean; Two Different Days (2004 Sea Breeze Jazz)

[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Four

Al Haig & Jimmy Rainey; Invitation; Strings Attached (1975 Choice)

Sonny Stitt; Autumn in New York; Personal Appearance (1957 Verve)

Bobby Timmons; Lush Life; This Here Is Bobby Timmons (1960 Riverside)

Thad Jones; I've Got a Crush On You; The Magnificent Thad Jones (1956 Blue Note)

[mic break 10:53 a.m.]

Set Five

Marvin "Smitty" Smith; Gothic 17; The Road Less Traveled (1989 Concord)

Club d'Elf; Meet The Monster Tonight; As Above (2023 Face Pelt)

Spike Jones & His City Slickers; The Man on the Flying Trapeze; The Best of Spike Jones (1992 Sony Legacy)

Umphrey's McGee; Life During Exodus; Zonkey (2016 Nothing Too Fancy)

[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Six

Charles Mingus; Better Git Hit in Yo' Soul; Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus, Mingus (1963 Impulse!)

Maria Muldaur; Gotta Have What it Takes (with Taj Mahal); One Hour Mama: The Blues of Victoria Spivey (2025 Nola Blue)

Le Mystère des Voix Bulgares; Tih vjater vee; Melody Rhythm & Harmony (1993 Mesa)

Frank Zappa; T'Mershi Duween; Zappa/Erie (2022 Zappa)

Frank Zappa; The Dog Breath Variations; Zappa/Erie (2022 Zappa)

Frank Zappa; Uncle Meat; Zappa/Erie (2022 Zappa)

[mic break 11:48 a.m.]

[announcement break 11:55 a.m.]

Playlist, November 30, 2025

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Mike Freeman ZonaVibe; Funky Cha Cha; Circles in a Yellow Room (2025 Vibes Out Front)

Sonny Rollins; There's No Business Like Show Business; Sax Symbol (2007 Proper)

Joe Kennedy; Tony's Turnaround; Time Travel (2025 Chicken Coup)

[mic break 9:24 a.m.]

Set Two

Michele Rosewoman and Quintessence; Same's Difference; Contrast High (1989 Enja)

Meg Okura & the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble; Tomiya; Ima Ima (2017 NEWMUSIC USA)

Lambert, Hendricks & Ross; Centerpiece; Everybody's Boppin' (1989 Columbia Jazz Masterpieces)

Herbie Hancock; Canteloupe Island; Empyrean Isles (1964 Blue Note)

[mic break 9:49 a.m.]

Set Three

Bobby Hutcherson; Montara; Montara (1975 Blue Note)

Louis Armstrong; I Can't Give You Anything But Love; Hot Fives & Sevens (JSP)

Weather Report; Barbary Coast; Black Market (1976 Columbia)

The Mel Lewis Jazz Orchestra; Dearly Beloved; 20 Years At The Village Vanguard (1986 Atlantic)

Big Band Ritmo Sinfonica; Blessed Relief; Freak Frank, Zappa a Timless Genius (2022 Playaudio)

Pierrejean Gaucher; Inca Roads; Zappe Zappa (1998 Musiclip)

[mic break 10:22 a.m.]

Set Four

Bill O'Connell; 85th Street; Touch (2025 Jojo)

Bruford; Joe Frazier; Gradually Going Tornado (1980 Polydor)

National Health; The Bryden 2-Step (For Amphibians); Of Queues and Cures (1978 Charly)

Stanley Clarke; The Boys of Johnson Street; Hideaway (1986 Epic)

Linda Dachtyl; Caravan; Full Steam Ahead (20025 Chicken Coup)

[mic break 10:58 a.m.]

Set Five

Hiromi's Sonicbloom; Time Difference; Time Control (2007 Telarc Jazz)

Miles Davis; Jean-Pierre; We Want Miles (1982 CBS)

Miles Davis; Wait Till You See Her; Quiet Nights (1963 Columbia)

Chico Freeman & Mal Waldron; Up and Down; Up and Down (1992 Black Saint)

[mic break 11:35 a.m.]

Set Six

Bill Evans; How My Heart Sings; Montreux II (1970 CTI)

Andre Hayward/Bigger Badder Bones; Boot-Scoot Sweetie; Sliders (2025 Summit)

[12:00 noon]

Playlist, November 23, 2025

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Cedar Walton; You Are the Sunshine of My Life; Firm Roots (1976 Muse)

Meg Okura & the Pan Asian Chamber Jazz Ensemble; A Summer in Jerusalem; Ima Ima (2017 NEWMUSIC USA)

[mic break 9:23 a.m.]

Set Two

Wayne Shorter; Second Genesis; Second Genesis (1976 VJS)

Pat Martino; Open Road; We'll Be Together Again (1976 Muse)

Socrates Garcia Latin Jazz Orchestra; Sultry Villa Mella Twilights; Shadows of Tomorrow (2025 Summit)

[mic break 9:57 a.m.]

Interview: Greg Anton

Set Three

Zero; Coles Law; Zero Live - Nothin' Lasts Forever (1998 Popmafia)

The Heart of Gold Band; Strange Man; The Heart of Gold Band (1986 Relix)

[mic break 10:44 a.m.]

Set Four

Eddie Harris and Les McCann; Shorty Rides Again; Second Movement (2000 Label M)

Monty Alexander/N-H Ørsted Pederson/Grady Tate; Renewal; Threesome (1986 Soul Note)

[mic break 11:03 a.m.]

Interview: Dani Battat & Jake Brownstein from Eggy

Set Five

Eggy; Smile; Waiting Game (2024 Lazy Egg)

Mulgrew Miller; The Countdown; The Countdown (1999 Landmark)

Art Tatum; Sweet Lorraine; Solo Masterpieces, Vol. 8 (1977 Pablo)

Cedar Walton/David Williams/Billy Higgins; Satin Doll; The Trio (1986 Red)

[mic break 11:53 a.m.]

I’m not a DJ

I'm not a commercial radio DJ whose job it is to provide banter and personality. I'm not a party or club DJ who mixes dance music. I'm a programmer who selects and sequences music for a meaningful and hopefully intelligent listening experience. I hope I succeed, and I hope you know the difference. 

When I started at WPKN, then-GM Harry Minot told me, “At WPKN you have the right to be anything but banal.” My prime directive has always been Do Good Radio. What that means is different for everyone, but you know it when you hear it. 

I hope I’ve been successful. 

Playlist, November 9, 2025

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES 

Set One

Todd Herbert; Lou's Idea; Captain Hubbs (2025 TH Productions)

Mitch Towne; Act As If; Refuge (2025 Cross Towne)

Miles Davis; Filles de Kilimanjaro; Filles de Kilimanjaro (1968 Columbia)

Pat Metheny Group; The First Circle; First Circle (1984 ECM)

[mic break 9:38 a.m.]

Set Two

Steely Dan; Kid Charlamagne; The Royal Scam (1976 ABC)

Jimmy Smith and Wes Montgomery; Maybe September; The Further Adventures of Jimmy and Wes (1966 Verve)

John Von Ohlen-Chuck Carter-Steve Allee Big Bands; Showtime; Downtown Blues (1999 Sea Breeze)

Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People; Hackensack; Family (2023 Whaling City Sound)

[mic break 10:05 a.m.]

Set Three

Gerry Gibbs & Thrasher People; Song for My Father; Family (2023 Whaling City Sound)

George Benson; Song for My Father; Goodies (1968 Verve)

George Coleman; Ugly Beauty; George Coleman with Strings (2025 HighNote)

DePaul University Big Band; Squeeze Me; Clark Terry Express (1996 Reference)

[mic break 10:30 a.m.]

Set Four

Keith Jarrett; Falling in Love with Love; Standards Live (1986 ECM)

Keith Jarrett; Prism; Changes (1984 ECM)

Freddie Hubbard; First Light; First Light (1971 CTI)

Miles Davis; Guinnevere; Circle in the Round (1979 Columbia)

Jack DeJohnette's Special Edition; Where or Wayne; In Europe (1980 ECM)

[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Set Five

Emmet Cohen; Surrey with the Fringe on Top; Vibe Provider (2025 Mack Avenue)

Grateful Dead; Sunrise; Binghamton, NY (1977-11-06)

The Electric Flag; Sunny; An American Music Band (1968 Columbia)

Eric Reed; Puttin' on the Ritz; Manhattan Melodies (1999 Verve)

[mic break 11:50 a.m.]

Playlist, November 2, 2025

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES    

Set One

Steely Dan; The Last Mall; Everything Must Go (2003 Reprise)

Joe Kennedy with the David Hughes Quartet; Birdseed (2025 Chicken Coup)

Charlie Parker; Scrapple from the Apple; Yardbird Suite (1997 Rhino)

Stan Kenton & His Orchestra; Artistry in Rhythm; Artistry in Rhythm (2001 Prism Leisure)

Herbie Hancock; Steppin' in It; Man-Child (1975 Columbia)

[mic break 10:25 a.m.]

Set Two

Marina Pakowski; Can You Dig Being Dug?; New Jazz Standards, Vol. 7: The Music of Carl Saunders (2025 Summit)

Bobby West; Never Let Me Go; Requiem for Mary Turner (2025 Soulville)

The Butler Twins; Jack Daniels and Me; Harpin' On It: An Anthology Of Harmonica Blues (1983 JSP)

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell; Let's Go Get Stoned; Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live at LOCKN' (2025 Fantasy)

[mic break 10:51 a.m.]

Set Three

Tedeschi Trucks Band and Leon Russell; Feelin' Alright; Mad Dogs & Englishmen Revisited Live at LOCKN' (2025 Fantasy)

Robert Hunter; Arizona Lightning; Tales of the Great Rum Runners (1974 Round)

The Klezmatics; Shnirele, Perele; Rhythm + Jews Revisited (2025 Piranha)

Yes; I'm Running; Big Generator (1987 Atco)

Memphis Slim; Blue Memphis Suite; Blue Memphis (1971 Warner Bros)

[mic break 11:38 a.m.]

Set Four

Atlantic Jazz Collective; Turn Again; Seascape (2025 ALMA)

Mike Clark; Epistrophy; Itai Doshin (2025 Wide Hive)

Roberta Flack; Bridge Over Troubled Water; Quiet Fire (1971 Atlantic)

Kraftwerk; Autobahn; Autobahn (1974 Vertigo)

[mic break 12:20 p.m.]

Set Five

Professor Longhair; Big Chief; Big Chief (1993 Tomato)

Kate Bush; Eat the Music; The Red Shoes (1993 Columbia)

Frank London - Greg Wall - Hasidic New Wave; Tzur Michelo; Jews and the Abstract Truth (1997 Knitting Factory Works)

Frank Zappa/Mothers of Invention; Sofa No. 2; One Size Fits All (1975 DiscReet)

Mike Agranoff; Ballad of the Sandman; The Modern Folk Musician (1993 BFD)

[announcement break 12:55 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History

The Jauntee; Old Thompson > Colorado > Dog Gone Blues; Denver, CO (2017-11-02)

Consider the Source; It Is Known; Denver, CO (2018-11-02)

Goose; Arcadia; Harrisburg, PA (2017-11-02)

Raq; Cheap Sunglasses (with members of Goose); Harrisburg, PA (2017-11-02)

[2:00 p.m.]

Playlist, October 19, 2025

AUDIO STREAM & ARCHIVES

Set One

Kevin Brunckhorst; Daydream Manual; After the Fire (2025 Calligram)

Stanley Cowell; Sienna: Welcome, My Darling; Waiting for the Moment (1977 Galaxy)

Stanley Cowell; Sienna: Waiting for the Moment; Waiting for the Moment (1977 Galaxy)

JD Allen; Don't Go to Strangers; Love Letters: The Ballad Sessions (2025 Savant)

Yoko Yates; Winding River; Eternal Moments (2025 Banka)

[mic break 10:34 a.m.]

Set Two

Nadav Remez; The Awakening; Summit (2025 Haramaz Music)

Ben Webster; Tenderly; King of the Tenors (1953 Verve)

Nick Finzer; Say When; The Jazz Orchestra, Volume 1 (2025 Outside In Music)

George Coleman; Ugly Beauty; George Coleman with Strings (2025 HighNote)

Coleman Hawkins; That's How I Feel Today; The Essential Side Remastered 1929-1933 (2006 JSP)

[mic break 11:02 a.m.]

Set Three

Bobby West; Requiem for Mary Turner; Requiem for Mary Turner (2025 Soulville)

Josie Falbo; Chelsea Bridge; Kickin' It (2025 self)

Tom Talbert Jazz Orchestra; Chelsea Bridge; Duke's Domain (1993 Sea Breeze Jazz)

Cedar Walton; Brazil; Latin Tinge (2002 HighNote)

[mic break 11:37 a.m.]

Set Four

Sonny Clark; Improvisation No. 2/Over the Rainbow; The Sonny Clark Memorial Album (1975 Xanadu)

Steve Turre; Wee Dot; One4J (2003 Telarc)

Steve Houghton Group; Waltz for Bill; And then some (2025 self)

Randy Weston; In the Still of the Night; Zulu (1977 Milestone)

Randy Johnston; Things We Said Today; Hit & Run (2002 HighNote)

[mic break 12:14 p.m.]

Set Five

Randy Johnston; One for Detroit; Jubilation (1994 Muse)

Jorge Garcia; Tiny Dancer; Still Crossing  (2025 SDG Company)

Juan Pastor's Chinchano; Memorias (2025 Calligram)

Richie Cole; Maria; West Side Story (1997 MusicMasters)

Hank Jones; Bossa Nouveau; Just for Fun (1977 Galaxy)

[mic break 12:48 p.m.]

[announcement break 12:55 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Potpourri

Frank Zappa; Inca Roads (Live in Rotterdam 9/28/74); One Size Fits All (50th Anniversary Super Deluxe) (2025 Zappa)

Frank Zappa; City of Tiny Lites (10/30/77); Halloween 77 (2017 Zappa)

[mic break 1:20 p.m.]

Phish; Bathtub Gin; Birmingham, AL 2025-09-13 (2025 LivePhish)

Phish; Runaway Jim; Birmingham, AL 2025-09-13 (2025 LivePhish)

[2:00 p.m.]