 Dear Listener, Welcome to Public Radio Music Month! WICN is joining with other NPR music stations around the country in celebrating great music on the radio and the cultural impact it has. We actually began the celebration this past weekend with a live performance on Saturday afternoon from our studios. And we'll stretch the celebration a bit into the month of May with the Karrin Allyson concert at Tuckerman Hall on May 3. You're invited to the WICN studios for an open house on Thursday, April 18 from 5:30 - 7:30 pm. Enjoy food, music, and fun. RSVP to: astha@wicn.org. It'll be a chance to meet your favorite hosts and other WICN listeners. We hope you can come! |
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| Brown Bag Concert Series
Spring 2013
Mechanics Hall, Worcester, MA Hot Jazz. Cool tunes. Sizzling performances. The Worcester Jazz Orchestra has amassed critical acclaim - and a local following - for their brand of Big Band sound. Featuring the music of your favorites: Stan Kenton, Tommy Dorsey, Benny Goodman, Duke Ellington, Buddy Rich, Maynard Ferguson and more! Bring the family, pack a lunch or buy one at Mechanics Hall as the WJO reminds us all of the Big Band Jazz of a golden generation. |
| | | | Artist of the Month Karrin Allyson 
April's Artist of the Month, Karrin Allyson, is rightly considered one of the premier performers in Jazz today. Her professional career as a jazz pianist and vocalist began in the 90's when she moved to Kansas City and recorded her first album, I Didn't Know About You, in 1992. To date, Karrin Allyson has recorded twelve additional studio albums and has been regarded as the premier female jazz vocalist of her generation. Legendary jazz critic Gary Giddens notes, "Allyson coolly stakes her claim. She brings a timbre that is part ice, part grain - incisive, original, and emotionally convincing." Her music will be showcased during all of April here at WICN. She also performs live in Worcester, MA at the Tuckerman Hall on Friday, May 3 @ 8PM. Tickets are available by calling WICN Public Radio at (508) 752-0700 or online at wicn.org. | |
| April is Public Radio Music Month!!! Come Celebrate at our WICN Open House * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * Thursday, April 18, 2013, 5:30-7:30 PM Local public radio stations take creative risks and give emerging artists a chance to be heard. WICN celebrates music genres like traditional and contemporary jazz and partners with local music organizations to take these art forms to the next level. WICN plays a key role in our local music economies sustaining and growing the careers of musicians by connecting them to local listeners. * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * ~ * For WICN and many other stations, all of this is enabled by listener donation. Now, allow us at WICN to show our gratitude for your support by giving you the opportunity to visit our studios, meet your favorite on-air host, and share in an evening of food, music, and fun. Read More... |
Programming of Note: Jazz at Lincoln Center: Karrin Allyson, Sachal Vasandani, & Carla Cook Three modern interpreters of song offer distinctive moods at the House of Swing - Karrin Allyson (WICN Artist of the Month) provides a versatile expressiveness; rising star Sachal Vasandani delivers a cool sophistication, and Detroit native Carla Cook brings her blues style. Soul Serenade: April Fools Day!!! Monday, April 1, 7PM Join host Tom Shaker for lots of fun and games this Monday night. Read More...
Jazz Inspired: Tony Bennett Part II 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, and many more! Piano Jazz with Jon Weber: Stay Tuned! New Wednesday
Program on WICN Wednesday, April 3, 6PM  Piano Jazz with Jon Weber begins a new season on April 3, 2013. Today's rising and recognized stars on the current scene join Jon Weber in conversation and performance, offering new takes and turns on jazz expression. Folk Revival: Humorous, Funny, Silly, Satirical Songs For April Fool's Week Thursday, April 4, 7PM This weeks show will feature artists like Christine Lavin, John Prine, the Smothers Brothers, the Chad Mitchell Trio, the Limeliters, Bud & Travis, the Irish Rovers, Shel Silverstein, the Highwaymen, Betty Lehrman, Tom Lehrer, Phil Ochs, and more! Read More... Jazz Set: Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour - The 55th Anniversary Celebration at the Kennedy Center
Friday, April 5, 6PM  Dee Dee Bridgewater, Christian McBride, Ambrose Akinmusire, Chris Potter, Benny Green and Lewis Nash are six stars on one 40-city tour, getting marvelous reviews countrywide. From two sold-out shows on February 1 at the Kennedy Center, we'll make one amazing JazzSet. Read More... Inquiry: Andrew L. Erdman & Adam Zahler Sunday, April 7, 9 PM Eva Tanguay was the Madonna or Lady Gaga of her day. She was the undisputed queen of the vaudeville stage. Tonight we talk with writer and researcher Andrew L. Erdman about his wonderful biography of the Queen of Vaudeville: The Stroy of Eva Tanguay. Also tonight, Inquiry welcomes back Adam Zahler, Associate Professor of Theatre and Chair of the Visual and Performing Arts Department of Worcester State University. Professor Zahler talks about a very exciting and unique theatre production at the university: War Children which premiers April 18th. Read More... Business Beat: Matthias Waschek, Worcester Art Museum Sunday, April 7, 10 PM  In November 2012, Matthias Waschek arrived at the 116-year-old Worcester Art Museum as its new director with an international career of 20 years in the art world. With a Ph.D. from Bonn University on French Symbolism, Matthias first published and lectured widely about art and artists of the second half of the 19th century. Today we will talk with Matthias about the intersection of art and business in the new global economy. Read More... The Public Eye: Ann Kirschner Sunday, April 7, 10:30PM Josephine Marcus Earp is not exactly a household name - but her husband was. Josephine was the common law wife of famed lawman and gambler Wyatt Earp. Tune in this Sunday evening to hear Al's guest, best selling author and educator, Ann Kirschner. She will be talking about her new book, Lady at the O.K. Coral. |
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| 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. |
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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