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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 7/21/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET That's a photo of up-and-coming trumpeter Win Pongsakorn. His new CD Time Has Changed is quite good, and it is climbing the Jazzweek chart. Sunday's show opens with a very introspective piece by clarinetist Harry Skoler, from his  new CD Red Brick Hill . I keep finding new songs to like on the 2022 release Call Me Irresponsible from vocalist Lucy Wijnands and pianist/arranger John DiMartino. Hour two opens with a Beatles song, featuring Jocelyn Gould on guitar. We'll continue digging into the latest CD from Antonio Adolfo, Love Cole Porter. Well, I love him too, so you know there are plenty of fine arrangements of some pretty fine tunes. Don't forget the new CD from Eliane Elias, Time and Again . Everything about it is very high quality, as is always the case with Ms. Elias. I especially like the contributions of Mark Kibble, vocalist member of the Take 6 a capella grou

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 7/14/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Melody Gardot-The Absence-10 My Heart Won't Have It Any Other Way 2012 Kenny Burrell-Lotus Blossom 1995-03 There Will Never Be Another You Live Edge Trio\Closing Time 2024\Old Folks Kandace Springs\Run Your Race 2024\If I Had My Way Andy James\Let Me See Your Heart 2024\Bali Hai Scott Grant\Horizon Song 2024\Beautiful Shira feat Andrew Scott g Kelsley Grant tb Jared Hall\Influences 2024\Dear Roy Karrin Allyson-Wild for You-11 The Right Thing to Do 2004 comp Carly Simon April Varner\April 2024\April in Paris Win Pongsakorn\Time Has Changed 2024\Time Has Changed Angela Verbrugge\Somewhere\ I Had the Craziest Dream Mads Vinding, Alex Riel, Enrico Pieranunzi-11 I Remember Clifford (1997) HOUR TWO: New For You Scott Grant\Horizon Song 2024\Horizon Song feat Andrew Scott g Kelsley Grant tb Mariah Parker with P McCandless\Windows Through Time 2024\Rendevous Al

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Gabriel Espinosa: From Yucatán to Tarrytown Air Date: 7/7/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET I'm impressed with the lineup of artists appearing at Mark Morganelli's Jazz Forum in Tarrytown, New York. Recently Gabriel Espinosa performed with his superb band. In the photo above, we see Mr. Espinosa feeling the bass, with drummer Graciliano Zambonin reacting to the groove of the moment. Misha Tsiganov Also featured in the group was the very talented Misha Tsiganov on piano, as well as Aviana Gedler vocals and violin, and Alexandra Ridout trumpet and flugelhorn. Aviana Gedler Alexandra Ridout Not only was the music simply great to listen and groove to, but Mr. Espinosa's talk about the songs made it very interesting. There was music from Brazil, as well as music from Mr. Espinosa's home, Yucatán Mexico. In addition, we heard a Cuban Bolero, a Spanish folk tune, and even a Latin version of the Carpenters' Close to You . There is nothing like im

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 6/30/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Olivia Foschi\A Window Within 2024\Pieces of Central Park Alex Sipiagin\Horizons 2024\When is it Now Antonio Adolfo\Love Cole Porter 2024\So In Love Ben Sidran-Rainmaker 2024-05 Are We There Yet Behn Gillece\Stick Together 2024\In The Huddle Johnny Hartman\The Voice That Is!\Let Me Love You Vanessa Perea\This is the Moment 2024\The Shadow of Your Smile Lucy Wijnands & John Di Martino-Call Me Irresponsible 2022-03 Suddenly It's Spring Kenny Burrell\Love Is the Answer 1998\First Movement, Prelude Lori Bell Quartet-Recorda  Me, Remembering Joe Henderson 2024-06 Black Narcissus Kenny Burrell-Blue Muse-03 On Wings of the Spirit 2003 HOUR TWO: New For You Olivia Foschi\A Window Within 2024\Nona Jacky Terrasson\Moving On 2024\Enfin Judy Whitmore\Come Fly With Me 2024\Around the World Lynne Arriale\Being Human 2024\Gratitude Stella Bass\Look for the Silver

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Relaxin' With The Sunday Jazz Brunch Air Date: 6/23/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET Although that looks like a nice winter holiday scene, I would like you to focus on the phone in th e picture above. Put aside the nice steaming coffee, the glowing fireplace, the cozy slippers, and - oh yeah, by the way - don't worry about the actual temperature in triple digits outside your window. Yes, it is the phone that we are concentrating on. Because come Sunday, June 23, you will need to use that phone to pledge support to WICN. There are two ways to do so: Call between 8am and noon, at 508-752-0700. A friendly volunteer will take your pledge. Visit our website www.wicn.org and click the DONATE NOW link at the top of the page. Or, just go directly to that page with this link: donate here . It couldn't be easier.   Assuming you dig jazz and enjoy all the what we bring you every day, and especially on the Sunday Jazz Brunch, then I hope you can support us

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Jacqui Naylor Air Date: 6/16/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET LISTEN TO THE SEGMENT HERE Jacqui Naylor is an artist with wide-ranging and eclectic influences -- for example: Billie Holiday, June Christy, Nina Simone, Tracy Chapman, Natalie Merchant, Carole King, and Sheryl Crow. How's that for a list? She slips easily from jazz to folk rock to adult alternative. To be honest I only know anything about the first item in this list, and I can say that as a jazz singer she is an original and quite good.And I really like the other material as well! ................................................................................................................................................. Tune in at 9:30 am ET  to hear this edition of Musician's Corner.  ................................................................................................................................................. Her latest album, Treasures o

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 6/9/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Lauren Henderson\Sombras 2024\Seasons Joe Locascio\November The Music of Phil Gurlik 2023\Solare Andy Ezrin\I Was Here 2024\If I Don't See You Eric Alexander-Eric Alexander With Strings-02 Dreamsville 2019 Jo Harrop-The Path of a Tear 2024-01 Beautiful Fools Noah Haidu\Standards 2023\Old Folks Lucy Wijnands & John Di Martino-Call Me Irresponsible 2022-02 Deep In A Dream Yosef Gutman Levitt\The World and Its People 2024\he World and Its People Kelly Green\Seems Green Soul Studios 2024\Try Your Wings Blue Moods\Swing & Soul 2024\Gaslight Remy Le Boeuf\Heartland Radio  2024\Little Song Lauren White\Making it Up as We Go Along 2024\I'm Glad There is You HOUR TWO: New For You Win Pongsakorn\Time Has Changed 2024\003 Hummingbirds at Balata Garden Lucy Wijnands & John Di Martino-Call Me Irresponsible 2022-03 Suddenly It's Spring Champian Ful

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Lori Bell Air Date: 6/2/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET LISTEN TO THE SEGMENT HERE She was nominated for a Grammy in 1983 for Best New Artist, and again in 2002 for her self-titled CD released on the Beeswax label. It is with the latter CD, Lori Bell , that this story begins, for me anyway. That's the first CD from the artist that entered our library, and the first music that I heard. Wow! Honestly, I had never heard flute playing like that, so smooth and mellifluous,  the band exceedingly tight, the sound engineering excellent. A great CD - I remember playing it quite a bit back then. ................................................................................................................................................. Tune in at 9:30 am ET  to hear this edition of Musician's Corner.  ..................................................................................................................................

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Behn Gillece Air Date: 5/26/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET I recall during a show years ago when a local musician friend of mine (pianist Lou Terriociano for those in the Worcester, MA area) called to ask me to play some vibes music. He was a bit upset that he didn't hear enough of the instrument on the airwaves. It was easy for me to oblige, as there have always been a number of superb jazz vibes players throughout the years. Like Gary Burton, Milt Jackson, Lionel Hampton, Bobby Hutcherson, Joe Locke, and Warren Wolfe, for example. Add Behn Gillece to that list. Mr. Gillece has just released his seventh album as a leader, Stick Together.   Featured are pianist Art Hirahara, bassist Boris Kozlov and drummer Rudy Royston. "The album title, Stick Together, embodies a dual meaning," says Mr. Gillece. "While some may perceive it as a reference to the sticks used in playing vibraphone or drums, the essence lies in the unity and cohesion of

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Jacky Terrasson Air Date: 5/19/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET Here's a pianist and his trio whose material I always eagerly await: Jacky Terrasson. The last release was in 2019, the album 53 . So it's been five years, and now we have his new CD Moving On . Here are my main takeaways for this artist.  First, he almost always has at least one track that really stands out on any particular release, for me, anyway. To mention a couple, I'd say Baby Plum from his 1995 release Reach is one, and The Dolphin from his 2002 release Smile is another. Second, when he records with vocalists, they are usually pretty interesting ones. For example, his work with Cassandra Wilson on the 1997 CD Rendevous was actually where I first heard the dark voice of Ms. Wilson.  Another CD in this category would be the 2005 tribute to Burt Bachrach and Hal David, Close To You, with relatively unknown, but quite talented, vocalist Rigmor Gustafsson. Now we have his new

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 5/12/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Roy Hargrove Quintet-With the Tenors of Our Time-09 Across the Pond 1994 Robert Glasper-Canvas-09 North Portland (2005) Robin McKelle\Impressions of Ella 2023\Soon Samara Joy-Samara Joy 2021-07 It;s Eas to See Roditi Ignatzek Rassinfosse-Light In The Dark-10 Placid Moon 2005 Shirley Horn-Here's To Life-03 How Am I To Know 1992 Something Blue-Maximum Enjoyment-03 Stunts And Twists 2019 Stan Hope-Pastels 1999-07 Pastels Willie Morris\Attentive Listening 2024\La Mesha Lauren White\Making it Up as We Go Along 2024\I'm Glad There is You Jun Iida\Evergreen 2024\Love Theme From Spartacus Stella Bass\Look for the Silver Lining 2024\Being Alive HOUR TWO: New For You Jocelyn Gould-Sonic Bouquet 2023-03 My Foolish Heart Blue Moods\Swing & Soul 2024\Each Time I Think of You Remy Le Boeuf with the Assembly of Shadows - Heartland Radio 2024\\Heartland Radio