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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents The Jazz Pianists Air Date: 10/20/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET So many listeners have mentioned how much they like the jazz piano they hear on the Sunday Jazz Brunch. I am a big fan of piano trios in particular. I don't think this format gets much airtime, anywhere. I believe that enjoying jazz piano trios can be an acquired taste. Certainly, when you have a trio playing old favorites - well, everybody likes that. But stray just a little from the well-worn path, and most folks take the exit ramp.  In this show we'll cover a good slice of the spectrum, keeping it right where the educated jazz fan wants it to be. This is not a 'best of' show, as I am not trying to fit all of the greatest pianists into a few hours. I guess you could say it is a 'favorites show,' but not quite, since I didn't come up with a list of my favorites and then play them for you. Rather, I just looked through our music database, and when I found a piece
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 10/13/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Christian Sands\Embracing Dawn 2024\008  Braises de Requiem I (The Embers Requiem, Mov. I) John Lee\Second Wind 2024\Second Wind Tom Johnson Jazz Orchestra\Time Takes Odd Turns 2024\Ballad for the A1 Band Warren Wolf\History of the Vibraphone 2024\Saturn's Child Karen Mack\Catch & Keep 2024\From Now On Olivia Foschi\A Window Within 2024\Nona Mariah Parker with P McCandless\Windows Through Time 2024\Rendezvous John Coltrane-The Gentle Side Of John Coltrane-02 What's New-1974 Judy Whitmore\Come Fly With Me 2024\Come Fly With Me Kenny Burrell-Lotus Blossom 1995-06 The Night Has  a Thousand Eyes Larry Willis Trio The Big Push 07 Everything I Have Is Yours 2005 Linda Purl\This Could Be the Start 2023\Let Me Down Easy Patricia Barber-The Cole Porter Mix-07 C'est Magnifique 2008 HOUR TWO: New For You Tom Graf-Struttin' 2024-04 Hotel Goodbyes H
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Music Soup Organ Trio Air Date: 10/6/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET LISTEN TO THE SEGMENT HERE Our guests on the next Musician's Corner are the two founding members of the Music Soup Organ Trio: Nestor Dimopoulos, guitar and Evgenia Karlafti, organ and keys. Hailing from Athens, Greece, and together since 2013, the trio has just released their new CD, Upbeat Mood . The CD contains all original songs, except for one Burt Bacharach number, My Little Red Book. ................................................................................................................................................. Tune in at 9:15 am ET  to hear this edition of Musician's Corner.        ................................................................................................................................................. Evgenia started her musical career as a classical pianist. However, when she met Tony Monaco at a summer
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 9/29/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET   HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Delia Fischer\Beyond-Bossa  2024\What Good is Summer John Lee\Second Wind 2024\Moonlight in Vermont Bevan Manson\Talking To Trees 2024\Dance of the Mangrove Trees Jared Hall\Influences 2024\Dream Steps The Crew\The Crew Our Love Is Here to Stay Leslie Pintchik\Prayer for What Remains 2024\Private Moment Wayne Escoffery\Alone 2024\Since I Fell For You April Varner\April 2024\April Give Me One More Day Neil Adler\Emi's Song 2024\Emi's Song Emmet Cohen\Balancing Act 2024\Everlasting George Benson\Dreams Do Come True 2024\Pretend Greg Skaff\ReUp 2024\ReUp HOUR TWO: New For You Danny Johokuchi Big Band\A Decade 2024\Voyage Peter Bernstein\Better Angels 2024\Better Angels Jon De Lucia\The Brubeck Octet Project 2024\Love Walked In Vanessa Perea\This is the Moment 2024\Something Happens to Me Jeff Rupert\It Gets Better 2024\Comanche Crush feat K Barron p
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents The Pulsing Heart of Jazz Air Date: 9/22/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET Here's what you get every Sunday morning on WICN 90.5: Hour 1 - Your Contemplative Hour Take it slow in the morning. Some say that ballads are the most difficult jazz to play, but perhaps the easiest to listen to and feel. But ballads are only the beginning. On the Sunday Jazz Brunch you'll hear plenty of piano trios, one of the formats particularly well-liked by our early risers. Also favored are the sounds of beautiful string arrangements. For those of you who don't usually get up until past 9am ET, you might want to make a date for this special hour of contemplative jazz. (Tip: You can also listen to the show later from our archives .) Hour 2 - New For You The songs you'll hear during the second hour aren't just new, they are really new. Every week we get tons of new material, and I pick the best and put it right into the rotation. There's nothing wrong with
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Matt Booth Air Date: 9/15/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET LISTEN TO THE SEGMENT HERE Firstly, I must state that bassist Matt Booth's new CD Sun Prints is fine work. It's really good jazz with lots of energy. I knew this from the first spin. Matt Booth is a bassist, composer and educator based in Durham North Carolina. On this release he plays both upright and electric bass as part of his quintet.  One thing I found out about Mr. Booth is that he uses the guitar instead of piano to try out compositional ideas. Maybe that is not the first time I've heard this, but typically jazz composers sit at the piano to write songs. ................................................................................................................................................. Tune in at 9:30 am ET  to hear this edition of Musician's Corner.        ...............................................................................
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 9/8/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET It's pronounced "George!" HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Caity Gyorgy\How Are You 2024\Just My Luck Warren Wolf\History of the Vibraphone 2024\Sad Eyes Brian Landrus\Plays Ellington and Strayhorn 2024\Prelude to a Kiss George Benson\Dreams Do Come True 2024\Can We Be Friends Michael Dease\Grove's Groove 2024\Never Let Me Go feat  Joceyln Gould v. Bill Cunliffe p Emmet Cohen\Balancing Act 2024\Everlasting Jon Gordon\7th Ave South 2024\Spark Andy James\Let Me See Your Heart 2024\Bali Hai Josh Lawrence\Measured Response 2024\Stony Mountain Mist The Brubeck Octet Project 2024\Prelude HOUR TWO: New For You Matt Booth-Sun Prints 2024-09 You Came Along Michael Dease\Grove's Groove 2024\Decisions Caity Gyorgy\How Are You 2024\It Never Entered My Mind Alexis Cole\Jazz Republic 2024\Beyond the Sea Music Soup Organ Trio-Upbeat Mood 2024-07 Upbeat Mood Emmet Cohen\Balancing Act
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 9/1/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Eric Jacobson\Heading-Home 2024\My Love for Amy feat Bruce Barth p Dave Stryker\As We Are 2021\Saudade David Janeway\Distant Voices 2022\Brigitte Will Caviness Sextet\A Walk-07 Trust In Me () Thom Rotella\Storyline\Besame Mucho Tim Ray-Excursions And Adventures-06 Unconditional Love-2020 Janis Siegel and Yaron Gershovsky\The Colors of My Life 2024\The Colors of My Life Emmet Cohen\Balancing Act 2024\Surry with the Fringe on Top Warren Wolf\History of the Vibraphone 2024\Midnight Sun Ella Fitzgerald\The Songbooks 1984\Manhattan HOUR TWO: New For You Brian Landrus\Plays Ellington and Strayhorn 2024\Isfahan Warren Wolf\History of the Vibraphone 2024\Sad Eyes George Benson\Dreams Do Come True 2024\My Romance Andy James\Let Me See Your Heart 2024\Photograph Eric Jacobson\Heading-Home 2024\Sunset Suite Emmet Cohen\Balancing Act 2024\Emmet's Blues Michael Dease
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 8/25/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Brian Landrus\Plays Ellington and Strayhorn 2024\Warm Valley Emmet Cohen\Balancing Act 2024\Everlasting Olivia Foschi\A Window Within 2024\Savoring the Rain Ed Cherry\Are ;We There Yet 2023\Spring Is Here Eddie Daniels-Night Kisses-07 Cantor Da Noitge-2020 Judy Whitmore\Come Fly With Me 2024\There's a Small Hotel Kevin Kaska Jazz Orch-Shades of Rio-05 Laura 2018 Marco de Carvalho-For the Moment-10 Segredos 2003 Mads Vinding, Alex Riel, Enrico Pieranunzi-03 The Kingdom (Where Nobody Dies) (1997)\The Kingdom Harvie S\Wondering 2022\The Gentle Art of Love feat Roni Ben Hur Lucy Wijnands & John Di Martino-Call Me Irresponsible 2022-09 Only The Lonely Francesco Cataldo-Amaranto 2024-12 So Simple HOUR TWO: New For You Mariah Parker with P McCandless\Windows Through Time 2024\07 Rendezvous Lenny Marcus Trio\Blackwater Sessions 2024\Lament Alex Sipiagin\Hor
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Janice Siegel and Yaron Gershovsky Air Date: 8/11/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET Here we have two members of The Manhattan Transfer putting out a release dedicated to composer Cy Coleman. Mr. Coleman, born Seymour Kaufman and raised in the Bronx, NY, is famous for writing the songs Witchcraft and The Best is Yet to Come. Both songs are of course included on this release. In addition, the song that Mr. Coleman is perhaps best well-known for, the Playboy Theme Song , is also included. Sunday's show opens with the absolutely gorgeous strings found on Alan Broadbent's 2006 release Every Time I Think of You. Also featured is new material from Alexis Cole,  as well as George Benson, Luther Allison, Karrin Allyson, Brian Landrus, and so many more great artists. I hope your summer is going well. Marty HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Alan Broadbent-Every Time I Think of You-06 Every Time I Think of You 2006 Music Soup Organ Trio-Upbeat Mood 2024-02 A Day
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 8/11/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET   HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Lynne Arriale\Being Human 2024 Love (Reprise) feat ‘voices’ on the Yamaha Clavinova. Andy Ezrin\I Was Here 2024\Cascades Scott and Grant\Horizon Song 2024\Beautiful Shira Jon De Lucia\The Brubeck Octet Project 2024\Prelude Kandace Springs\Run Your Race 2024\Precious Love Rossano Sportiello-That's It!-12 How Do You Keep The Music Playing-2021 Ricardo Silveira\Solo 2021\That Day in Tahiti Rebecca Kilgore\Trio Volume  2021\That Sunday That Summer Robert Glasper\Canvas\North Portland Robert JospĂ©-Hands On-11 Virgo 2004 Sarah Jane Cion-Indeed-03 Just a Simple Tune 1998 Roditi Ignatzek Rassinfosse-Light In The Dark-10 Placid Moon 2005 HOUR TWO: New For You George Benson\Dreams Do Come True 2024\06_My Romance Luther Allison\I Owe It All To You 2024\From Day to Day Olivia Foschi\A Window Within 2024\Subtle Farewell Ben Sidran-Rainmaker 2024-11 So Long Lizz W
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents George Benson Air Date: 8/4/2024 on 90.5 WICN 8am-12pm ET Yes, there is a new George Benson CD just released. However, the music is not new; rather, it dates from 1989. When you hear it though, you won't be able to tell that it is that old. It has been processed and cleaned up, and the superb arrangements of  master arranger Robert Farnon shine through very cleanly and clearly, as does the great tone that Benson achieves on his Ibanez guitar.  This release brings Mr. Benson back to the Warner Brothers label, where he recorded his big crossover hit, Breezin', back in 1976. The story goes that Mr. Benson asked Quincy Jones who was the best arranger in the world. The reply: Robert Farnon. So they made contact and then agreed to put together this CD, featuring Mr. Farnon's orchestra to back the guitar and voice of Mr. Benson. I think when you hear the lush strings you will agree that the arrangements are fantastic. I am surprised to have never h