 Dear Listener,
Thanks to everyone who contributed during our Spring Green Membership Drive! We had a very strong drive with solid support from listeners. I know we've said this many times but it is true: without our loyal members we would not be playing the music you enjoy. Thanks again. Bonnie Johnson closes Women's History Month (March) and welcomes Public Radio Music Month (April) on Saturday with a special Celebration of Women's Voices in Jazz. Young Claire Dickson and Worcester's Sunta Jones will be swinging live in our performance studio. That's Saturday from 4-7pm on Colors of Jazz with host Bonnie Johnson. Tune in! |
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| Brown Bag Concert Series
Spring 2013
Wednesday, March 27, 2013 Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA Jazz vocalist Anne Walsh is a Worcester native who makes her home on the West Coast. She performs, teaches, and writes her own music and tours nationally and internationally. Her 2009 release "Pretty World" received a Grammy nomination and includes music of such luminaries as Keith Jarrett, Sergio Mendez, and Don Grolnick. Anne recently released "Go"-an eclectic soundscape of contemporary and Brazilian jazz influences. Be sure to catch her performance on Wednesday as the third installment of our Brown Bag Series this Spring! |
| | | Programming of Note: Jazz at Lincoln Center: Ethel Watters: Blues, Broadway,
and Jazz Take solace in the blues! Hammond B3 specialist Joey DeFrancesco and his trio are joined by three hard-driving tenor sax players - Vincent Herring, John Nugent, and the late David Newman in one of his last performances. They'll burn up classics like Deep Blues, My One and Only Love and Speak Low. Soul Serenade: The Queen of Soul Monday, March 25, 7pm Aretha Franklin turns 71 on Monday. Join host Tom Shaker as he celebrates one of the most beloved voices in all of music, Aretha Franklin. She's sold over 75 million records worldwide, earned 16 Grammy awards and was the first woman to be inducted into the Rock And Roll Hall Of Fame. It all starts at 7pm! Read More...
Jazz Inspired: Tony Bennett Part I
Tuesday, March 26, 6pm  Tony Bennett talks about his long career, early inspirations, iconic sessions with Bill Evans and his recent Grammy-winning "Duets II" CD with an all-star cast: Lady Gaga, Michael Bublé, Amy Winehouse, John Mayer, k.d. lang, Aretha Franklin, Sheryl Crow, Willie Nelson, Queen Latifah, Norah Jones, Josh Groban, Natalie Cole, Andrea Bocelli, Faith Hill, Alejandro Sanz, Carrie Underwood and Mariah Carey. Song Travels with Michael Feinstein: Singer, virtuoso guitarist, and composer José Feliciano's holiday tune, "Feliz Navidad," is essential to any Yuletide playlist. On his latest album," The King," Feliciano pays tribute to Elvis Presley. The eight time Grammy winner joins Feinstein for an electrifying hour of music and conversation, including performances of "Always On My Mind" and "Love Me Tender." Folk Revival: Something Old, Something New Thursday, March 28, 7PM A mix of old favorites with new recordings only recently arrived at our WICN studios. And in between sets we'll be chatting with some surprise guests.
Read More... Jazz Set: Chris Lightcap and Bigmouth at Kuumbwa Jazz:
Lost and Found New York
Friday, March 29, 6PM We're in California for bassist Chris Lightcap and Bigmouth - two saxes, keys, Chris and drums. Lightcap's "Lost and Found New York" is a musical guided tour from Arthur Avenue in the Bronx to the White Horse Tavern in Greenwich Village, the Cloisters over the Hudson to Coney Island on the ocean. Read More... Colors of Jazz :A Celebration of Women's Voices in Jazz  Saturday, March 30, 4PM As Women's History month ends and Public Radio Month begins, we're showcasing live performances by some of New England's leading women in music. Be sure to catch Colors of Jazz when host Bonnie Johnson welcomes guests Women of the World, a Boston-based collective of musicians; 16-year-old award winning jazz vocalist Claire Dickson; and Worcester's Native Soulstress Tracy Dankwah. Inquiry: George B. Schaller, Honee Hess & Tom O'Malley Sunday, March 31, 9 PM Tonight on Inquiry we talk with George B. Schaller who has spent more than half a century studying wildlife in over twenty countries. He has helped protect some of the planets most endangered and iconic animals including the mountain gorillas, tigers, giant pandas, jaguars and the snow leopard. His new book is "Tibet Wild: A Naturalist's Journey on the Roof of the World." At 9:30pm, we talk with Honee Hess, Executive Director of the Worcester Center for Crafts and Tom O'Malley, Head of the Departments of Ceramics and Photography at the Worcester Center For Crafts. They talk about two exciting and diverse exhibitions focusing on ceramics: "The Journey of Two Collectors: Barrett and Mahroo Morgan" and The Pottery Invitational Show. Read More... Business Beat: Craig Blais and Tim McGourthy Sunday, March 31, 10 PM This January 23, there was a packed house at the Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester for a public hearing on a draft plan by the City of Worcester and the Worcester Business Development Corp. for a Theater District in downtown Worcester. It includes a "building envelope" to contain some sort of public-purpose building or buildings. And, if the market demands and if infrastructure capacity and development financing are available, the "building envelope" space could contain an indoor skating rink. Guests are Craig Blais, executive director of the Worcester Business Development Corp., and Tim McGourthy, chief development officer of the City of Worcester who will talk about the Theater District in downtown Worcester.
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| Artist of the Month Cedar Walton 
Cedar Walton's career has spanned over six decades; he has produced almost 40 albums as lead composer and has been linked to close to one hundred albums overall. Read More... | |
| DIANA KRALL Hanover Theatre Wednesday, April 17th 7:30pm | Join Hanover Theatre for the Performing Arts in Worcester, MA on Wed., April 17th, 2013 as the Theatre reflects back on five years of world-class entertainment during their fifth anniversary celebration. Featuring special guest performer and award-winning jazz artist, Diana Krall, a three-time, Grammy-Award winning pianist and singer who has sold 6 million albums in the US, 15 million worldwide and has won 20 international music and jazz awards. Tune in to WICN during the first week in April as our hosts play special tribute to this jazz great. |
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The Celebrity Series of Boston presents the wonderful duo of Barbara Cook and John Pizzarelli at Symphony Hall in Boston, April 6 at 8pm. Barbara Cook, a Tony-Award winning Broadway Actress, has captivated crowds with her soprano voice for decades on end. John Pizzarelli, host of Radio Deluxe on WICN and devoted Boston Red Sox Fan, is an accomplished jazz guitarist and vocalist in his own right. Tickets are available online at celebrityseries.org; or by calling 617-482-6661. |
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