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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