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Farewell to Humphrey Lyttelton Part 2 of 3

Date: 
Thursday, June 23, 2011 - 6:00pm

Humphrey Lyttelton is the English trumpeter who adopted New Orleans style Jazz and made it popular in Britan.  The late Mr. Lyttelton was not only the uncontested leader of British Jazz for a decades but a talented cartoonist, writer, journalist who eventually became one of Britan’s best-loved BBC radio personalities.  Tune in to the second part of this three part series!

Farewell to Humphrey Lyttelton Part 1 of 3

Date: 
Thursday, June 16, 2011 - 6:00pm

Humphrey Lyttelton (May 23 1921- April 25 2008) , was a  jazz musician, writer and broadcaster. He played the trumpet in a variety of groups showcasing a wide variety of different Jazz styles from New Orleans Jazz  "revivalism" and other pre-war styles, 1930's swing, to 1950's Afro-Cuban Jazz Fusion. Join host Dave Radlauer as we explore and celebrate Humphery Lyttelton's contribution to Jazz.

Anthony Harvey

Date: 
Tuesday, June 14, 2011 - 6:00pm
Program: 
Jazz Inspired

Join us on Tuesday, June 14th as Academy Award-winning director (The Lion in Winter) and editor (Dr. Strangelove) discusses working with jazz inspired film composers Nino Rota and John Barry.

Branford Marsalis & Joey Calderazzo

Date: 
Friday, June 17, 2011 - 6:00pm
Program: 
JazzSet

Inspired by this duet set at Newport, the saxophonist, pianist, band mates, and great friends have recorded a duet album (CD release anticipated June 7). Tune in on Friday, June 17th at 6pm!

Vocalist Dara Tucker

Date: 
Wednesday, June 15, 2011 - 2:00pm

Be sure to join us on Wednesday's Jazz New England when New England gets "officially introduced" to vocalist Dara Tucker. This Tulsa-born singer grew up musically in her father's church and was performing with the family band by the age of 8! Now based in Nashville, Dara will perform with her band in the WICN studios before heading off the Sculler's for a show Wednesday night to promote her new CD "All Right Now." Join us Wednesday at 2 pm as vocalist Dara Tucker makes her New England debut.

Sunday Jazz Brunch

Sunday mornings are special at WICN. That's when you can hear the latest in contemporary, straight-ahead, and Brazilian jazz. Explore the lighter side of jazz with artists like Jane Monheit, Claudio Roditi and others.

Hours: 
Sun, 05/01/2011 - 08:00 to 12:00

Jazz 360

Surround yourself in syncopation on Friday nights, as we navigate through various styles of jazz. Expect the unexpected as your host Dana Robbins brings you full-circle with an engaging playlist for late night.

Hours: 
Fri, 05/06/2011 - 23:00 to Sat, 05/07/2011 - 00:00
Sat, 05/07/2011 - 00:00 to 02:00

Latin Jazz Now!

Join vibrant radio host Jim Benitez as he gears-up and launches your weekend into the company of the finest and most powerful Latin Jazz musicians in the world.

Latin-influenced jazz is characterized by Latin dance rhythms combined with jazz melodies and chord progressions as heard in American jazz standards.

Hours: 
Fri, 05/06/2011 - 19:00 to 23:00

JazzSet

NPR's JazzSet with Dee Dee Bridgewater is the jazz lover's ears and eyes on the world of live music. It presents today's best jazz artists in performance on stages around the world, taking listeners to Puerto Rico and Cuba, as well as Marciac in the French countryside and across the North American continent from Montreal to Monterey. Some of the artists appearing on the JazzSet stage include Herbie Hancock, Joshua Redman, Nicholas Payton, Joe Williams, Dianne Reeves, Shirley Horn and the Carnegie Hall Jazz Band, whose concerts air exclusively on the program.

Hours: 
Fri, 05/06/2011 - 18:00 to 19:00

Jazz Inspired

"Jazz Inspired" is a radio series where fascinating, creative people talk about jazz and how it has inspired their own creative process. It is an hour of intelligent, entertaining radio. Judy's warmth and humor engages her guests in fascinating, unexpected conversations and takes them places that seldom go in other interviews.

Hours: 
Tue, 05/03/2011 - 18:00 to 19:00

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