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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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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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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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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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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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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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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Playlist, April 17, 2011

Set One
Storms/Nocturnes; Her Sanctuary; Via (2011 Origin)
Cyrus Chestnut Trio; New Light; Journeys (2010 Jazz Legacy)
Geoff Bradfield; The Children's Room; African Flowers (2010 Origin)
Eliane Amherd; As If; Now and From Now On (2011)
[mic break 10:28 a.m.]

Set Two
Daniel Smith; Watermelon Man; Bassoon Goes Latin Jazz! (2011 Summit)
Grace Kelly/Phil Woods; Ballad for Very Tired and Very Sad Lotus-Eaters; Msan with the Hat (2011 PAZZ)
Jaimee Paul; Come Rain or Come Shine; Melancholy Baby (2011 Green Hill)
Larry Willis; Who's Kidding Who; Blue Fable (2007 Highnote)
Helio Alves; Coisa #10; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
Ted Howe; Let's Do It; Love Song (2007 Summit)
[mic break 11:07 a.m.]

Set Three
KJ Denhert; Choose Your Weapon; Album No. 9 (2010 Motema)
Bill Anschell; Big Yellow Taxi; Figments (2011 Origin)
Mr. Ho's Orchestrotica; Mini Skirt; The Unforgettable Sounds of Esquivel (2010 Tiki)
Dado Moroni; Where Is Love; Live in Beverly Hills (2011 Resonance)
[mic break 11:30 a.m.]

Interview with Angel Telesco: BlackRock Rocks Presents - After the Smoke Clears

Set Four
Hot Club of Hulaville; Some Enchanted Evening; Django Would Go
The Two Man Gentlemen Band; I Already Have a Dance Partner; Dos Amigos Una Fiesta!
Hot Club of Cowtown; The Devil Ain't Lazy (2010 Proper)
Francis Coletta/Jonas Tauber; Caravan; Port Said Street (2011 Origin)
Marcie Brown; News Flash; Reflections Over Brandy (2011 marciebrown.com)
Kurt Elling; Norwegian Wood; The Gate (2011 Concord)
high TIME; Life WIth You; Morning Walk (2011 Summit)
[mic break 12:13 p.m.]

Set Five
Noah Preminger; Before the Rain; Before the Rain (2011 Palmetto)
David "Fathead" Newman; Girl Talk; Life (2007 HighNote)
Tomas Janzon; Billie's Bounce; Experiences (2010 Changes Music)
Russell Gunn; Footprints; Plays Miles (2007 HighNote)
Boris Garcia; Song Dog; Tonight We Sail (2011 Porchwerk Music)
[mic break 12:50 p.m.]

PSA Break

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
1. Playing in the Band (4:40)
2. Hard to Handle (8:43)
Grateful Dead
4/17/71 - Dillon Gym, Princeton University

3. And Your Bird Can Sing > (2:57)
4. Sideshow Blues (6:15)
Yonder Mountain String Band
April 17, 2004 - Fillmore Auditorium, San Francisco, CA

5. Padgett's Profile (11:33)
6. jam > (3:39)
7. Cissy Strut (7:49)
Ali Baba's Tahini
04.17.1999, Lula's Cafe, South Bend, IN

8. 75 And Sunny (6:55)
Ryan Montbleau
April 17, 2010 – House Of Blues, Boston, MA

9. Playing in the Band (9:25)
Grateful Dead Live at
4/17/72 Tivoli Gardens, Copenhagen, Denmark
[2:00 p.m.]

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Playlist, April 10, 2011

Set One
Dado Moron; Ghanian Village; Live in Beverly Hills (2010 Resonance)
Dado Moron; Django; Live in Beverly Hills (2010 Resonance)
Matija Dedic Trio; Cheekee Chicks; MD in NYC (2011 Origin)
The Rick Holland-Evan Dobbins Little Big Band; Stablemates; Trilby (2011)
[mic break 10:36 a.m.]

Set Two
Cyrus Chestnut Trio; The Flowers on the Terrace; Journeys (2010 Jazz Legacy)
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; La Escuela; To Hear from There (2011 Patois)
Eric Reed; 'Round Midnight; The Dancing Monk (2011 Savant)
Jeremy Pelt; Pulse; The Talented Mr. Pelt (2011 Highnote)
Anat Cohen; Lullaby of the Leaves; Clarinetwork LIve at the Village Vanguard (2010 Anzic)
Doug Beavers 9; Brink; Two Shades of Nude (2010 Origin)
Frank Morgan; Cherokee; City Nights (2004 Highnote)
[mic break 11:40 a.m.]

Set Three
Abbey Lincoln; They Call It Jazz; It's Me (2003 Verve)
Adia Ledbetter; Closer/You and the Night and the Music; Take 2: Rendezvous with Yesterdays (jazzijua.com)
Jane Stuart; Who Will Buy; Don't Look Back (2011 Jane Stuart Music)
The Kevin Hays Trio; Fool on the Hill; You've Got a Friend (2007)
Helio Alves; Kathy; Musica (2010 Jazz Legacy)
[mic break 12:10 p.m.]



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Playlist, April 3, 2011

Set One
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet; Ogguere; To Hear from There (2011 Patois)
Wil Swindler's Elevenet; Blue Jay Way; Univere B (2010 OA2)
[mic break 10:32 a.m.]


Set Two
Jessica Williams Trio; The Seeker; Freedom Trane (2011 Origin)
McCoy Tyner; Just Feelin'; Live from San Francisco (2009 Half Note)
The Cookers; Spookarella; Warriors (2010 Jazz Legacy)
[mic break 10:56 a.m.]


Set Three
Elisapie; Inuk; There Will Be Stars (2011)
Mark Sganga; Voce se Lembra; An Evening in Rio (2010 Mark Sganga)
Jerry Bergonzi; Squid Ink; Convergence (2011 Savant)
Helio Alves; Coisa #10; It's Clear (2009 Reservoir)
J.J. Johnson; What is This Thing Called Love; Trombone Master (1989 Columbia)
[mic break 11:24 a.m.]

Set Four
Eric Reed; Pannonica; The Dancing Monk (2011 Savant)
Eric Reed; Ugly Beauty; The Dancing Monk (2011 Savant)
Mark Weinstein; Broadway Local; Con Alma (2007 Jazzheads)
The Roy Haynes Trio; Green Chimneys; featuring Danilo Perez & John Patitucci (2000 Verve)
[mic break 11:53 a.m.]

12:00 noon
Interview with Relative Souls (archived audio)
Relative Souls; Settle Down; Nebulous (2011 relativesouls.net)
Relative Souls; Breakout; Nebulous (2011 relativesouls.net)

12:30 p.m.
Interiew with Elisapie (archived audio)
Elisapie; Turning My Back; There Will be Stars (2011 elisapie.com)


Set Five
Mickey Hart & Zakir Hussein; Hearspace; Global Drum Project (2007 Shout Factory)
Bob Sheppard; All In A Row; Close Your Eyes (2010 BFM Jazz)
[mic break 12:54 p.m.]

Sunday Brunch Concert: Today in Jam Band History
(archived audio)
Donna the Buffalo; Positive Friction; 4/3/04 Johnson City, NY
Keller Williams; Roshambo; 4/3/99 Oakland, CA
Keller Williams; Pink Panther; 4/3/99 Oakland, CA
moe.; Moth; 4/3/97 Somerville Theater
Umphrey's McGee; Abacab; 4/3/08 Asheville, NC
Ratdog; Money for Gasoline; 4/3/08 New York, NY
Grateful Dead; Supplication Jam; 4/3/86 Hartford, CT
Grateful Dead; Let it Grow; 4/3/86 Hartford, CT
[2:00 p.m.]

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TomTom Recalls Bob Weir Voice

Dutch navigation equipment maker TomTom NV(TOM2.AE) Friday said it is abandoning efforts to develop a Bob Weir voice for its GPS navigation systems. The Grateful Dead-themed voice package was scheduled for release in July, but failed important usability tests in late development, a company spokesman said.

“The recording with Bob went well, but the software had a difficult time parsing his phrases,” said Molly Vandergeld. “The simplest of directions were garbled and users were getting hopelessly lost.”

One tester, speaking on condition of anonymity, said “At first the directions were clear. Then it would bunch up all the words in a direction so I couldn’t understand it. After a while it started forgetting the words. It finally led me to a bus stop where I abandoned the car and got on the bus.”

TomTom had a success with its Star Wars-themed voice download series, and was hoping for similar sales with the Grateful Dead series. Vandergeld declined to comment on future plans for the series.

Playlist, March 27, 2011

Set One
Papa John DeFrancesco; Freddy Freeloader; Kind of Blue Revisited (2009 Highnote)
Fred Hersch; Down Home; Alone at the Vanguard (2011 Palmetto)
Ahmad Jamal; I Hear a Rhapsody; A Quiet Time (2009 Dreyfus Jazz)
Dado Moroni; Jamal; Live in Beverly Hills (2010 Resonanace)
[mic break 10:39 a.m.]

Set Two
Roy Hargrove Big Band; Mambo for Roy; Emergence (2009 Groovin' High)
Roy Hargrove Big Band; Requiem; Emergence (2009 Groovin' High)
Luis Conte; Fever; En Casa de Luis (2011 BFM)
Arturo O'Farrill; Tabla Rasa: El Salon Cubano; Risa Negra (2009 ZOHO)
Arturo O'Farrill; Tabla Rasa: Tintal Tintal Deo; Risa Negra (2009 ZOHO)
[mic break 11:23 a.m.]

Set Three
Jerf Berlin; This is Your Brain on Jazz; In Harmony's Way (2001 M.A.J. Records)
Slidewerke; Someone to Watch Over Me; Trombania (1997 Sea Breeze)
Frank Vignola; Polka Dots and Moonbeams; Standards (2009)
Delta Generator; Hard River to Row; Hard River to Row (2011 Delta Generators)
Susan James; Cold Moon on the Highway; Highways Ghosts Hearts & Home (2010 Susan James)
Other Corner Jug Band; Manhattan Wedding; Grow (2010 OCJB)
John Alex Mason; Riding On;l Jook Joint Thunderclap (2011 NUBM)
[mic break 11:56 a.m.]

Set Four
Grateful Dead; Eyes of the World; 6/9/1976 Boston
Grateful Dead; Let It Grow; 6/9/1976 Boston
Elvis Costello & the Impostors; There's A Story In Your Voice; The Delivery Man (2004 UMG)
Interview with Ken Hays
Elvis Costello; God's Comic; Spike (1989 Warner Bros)
Furthur; Mountain Song; 11/13/10 Chicago (Relix)

1:00 p.m.
Sunday Brunch Concert: Lucid
[2:00 p.m.]


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