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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Ted Rosenthal Air Date: 11/16/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . Regular listeners of the Sunday Jazz Brunch know how much I like a good piano trio. There something very elegant and pure about these three instruments playing together.  This year we have a bounty of material from pianist Ted Rosenthal and his trio. It is not often that we encounter an artist who has four simultaneous releases. I must admit that I was confused initially when I heard about his follow-on project to a CD released in 2010 called Impromptu , in which Mr. Rosenthal arranges classical works for jazz piano trio. The new CD, titled Impromp2 , continues the work crossing over between classical and jazz.  However, when I got his 'new CD,' it had a different title! So here are the four releases: Classics Reimagined: Impromp2 The Ted Rosenthal Songbook High Standards The Good Old Days...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Carmen Bradford And The Music of Carmen McRae Air Date: 11/9/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . LISTEN TO THE SEGMENT HERE   You wouldn't be surprised to learn that prior to writing this blog I have not listened extensively to the Count Basie Orchestra. Oh yes, I am familiar with their big hits and heard them many times, like Shiny Stockings , April in Paris , and, of course, Corner Pocket . But I never dug very deep beyond my love of the guitar playing of Freddie Green.   But last year I heard a singer with whom I was not familiar, on an album from Champian Fulton, called Flying High, Jazz at the Ballroom . On that recording was a great song that you don't hear too often, Lullaby of the Leaves , sung by Carmen Bradford. I was entranced. Such a powerful voice, great phrasing, even a little bit of mystery in her voice. How did I miss this artist?...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 11/2/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Scott and Grant\Horizon Song 2024\Beautiful Shira Tyler Henderson\Love Endures 2025\On A Clear Day Anna Laura Quinn\Just 2025\A Flower is a Lovesome Thing Tessa Souter\Shadows and Silence 2025\If You Go Away (Ne Me Quitte Pas) Franck Amsallem\The Summer Knows 2025\Unforgettable Nat King Cole-The Classic Singles 2003-09 When I Fall In Love Rachael & Vilray-Rachael & Vilray (Disc 1)-12 There's No True Love 2019 Kristina Koller\Walk On By 2025\Don't Make Me Over Tom Graf-Struttin' 2024-06 Enjoying The View Laila Biali\Wintersongs 2024\Prelude to Outside Laila Biali\Wintersongs 2024\Outside Johnny Hartman-Songs From the Heart-08 When Your Lover Has Gone-1956 HOUR TWO: New For You Marcello Carelli\First Impressions 2025\Ahead of the Curve Tyler Henderson\Love Endures...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Franck Amsallem And The Music of Michel Legrand   Air Date: 10/26/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks .   LISTEN TO THE SEGMENT HERE   A very long time ago, when I was a young man coming of age, I saw a film about a young man coming of age. It is a touching story - a gawky teen falls in love with a beautiful woman whose heart has been broken by tragedy. Such a story calls for a special soundtrack.   As pianist Franck Amsallem tells it, this quintessentially American movie, The Summer of '42, released in 1971, is graced with a masterful score by French composer Michel Legrand.  On the next edition of the Sunday Jazz Brunch, I am honored to talk with Mr. Amsallem about his new album, The Summer Knows , in which he performs the title song from this movie, with David Wong on bass and Kush Abadey on drums.   The Summer Knows is not a song ...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 10/19/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Georgia Mancio\A STORY LEFT UNTOLD 2025\Heart of Hearts Dave Bass\Nuevo Vol 2. 2025\Heart Above My Head Kristina Koller\Walk On By 2025\A House is Not A Home Eric Reed\For Such a Time as This\Paradox Peace Kandace Springs\Lady in Satin 2025\The End of a Love Affair Wes Montgomery-Wes Montgomery with Melvin Rhyne-03 For Heaven's Sake 1959 Veronica Swift-This Bitter Earth-04 Getting To Know You-2021 Vivian Sessoms-Life II-12 Remembrance - (Featuring Mary Lynn & Eds Chimes) (For Sybil) 2019 Tierney Sutton-Dancing In The Dark-07 Without A Song 2004 Tom Ranier\This Way\Trio Vision Tanya Dennis-White Sails Blue Skies 2021-08 Desolation Sound Stella Bass\Look for the Silver Lining 2024\Look for the Silver Lining HOUR TWO: New For You Marina Pacowski-New Jazz Standards, Vol. 7- Th...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Musician's Corner: Mark Morganelli Air Date: 10/12/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . The Jazz Forum Arts in Tarrytown, NY CLICK HERE TO LISTEN   Sometime in the 1980s, when Apple and Microsoft were building software and growing like crazy, the term Tech Evangelist was born. This was and is a person who has the goal of inspiring others to adopt a technology or idea.    Now I would like to coin a new use of this phrase: Jazz Evangelist ! Because that is how I would describe my next guest on Musician's Corner, Mark Morganelli.    You see, Mr. Morganelli doesn't just play jazz. Not that there is any 'just' in playing jazz, and certainly not in playing it well, as Mr. Morganelli does.   More than that, what he does is inspire people to love jazz, to want to listen to it, to want to play it. To be involved in the best of the genre.    And how does h...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Jamile and Miki Yamanaka Air Date: 10/5/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . Like many jazz artists from Brasil, vocalist and educator Jamile has made New York City her home. Because, "if you can make it there, you can make it anywhere!" And she is well on her way, if not already having made it there. Miki Yamanaka For example, in 2023 she opened for Rosa Passos, Ron Carter, and Kenny Barron in a concert at Jazz at Lincoln Center.  And, when in New York, you might catch her at one of the popular jazz clubs such as  Birdland, Mezzrow, Smalls Jazz Club, or Dizzy’s. I've been playing her new CD Pursuit of a Pulse , for a few weeks now, and it is truly original. The CD features the very talented Miki Yamanaka on piano, with her trio, plus saxophonist Steve Wilson. On today's show you'll hear two tracks from the new recording, one to open the second hour and one to op...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Last Night When We Were Young Air Date: 9/28/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks .   This is a song written in 1935 with music  by Harold Arlen and lyrics by Yip Harburg.  It was intended for the 1935 movie Metropolitan but  never used, although an instrumental version is played during the end credits.   Fortunately or unfortunately, depending on how you look at it, I cannot get the melody of this song out of my head! I was looking through a jazz fake book (a book of songs with the melody and harmony written out) and I happened upon this song. Playing the melody on guitar, I recognized it but couldn't remember where I had heard it.  Then it came to me: It is on one of my favorite jazz albums with strings, Alan Broadbent's Every Time I Think of You from 2006. There I found the melody with the wonderful strings providing the harmony.  Of course, this is a...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Support Public Radio Air Date: 9/21/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . This Sunday we'll be taking your pledge during the Sunday Jazz Brunch, to support the kind of music we play on WICN, typically not played anywhere else. Especially jazz on Sunday morning! This year we have a bit more urgency than usual, due to cuts in our federal funding. Most of our funding comes from you, our listener, but a significant sum came from the federal funding that has been eliminated.  I hope you value what we do here at 90.5 WICN and I look forward to hearing from you during our pledge drive. Call this Sunday,  9/21 , between 9am - 12pm: 508-752-0700. Alternatively, during that time you can visit our website and pledge online by clicking here . Thanks for your support. Without you, our valued listeners, we would not exist. Best, Marty 
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Kim Nazarian: Three Bands Air Date: 9/14/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . Kim Nazarian Three bands: The New York Voices, El Eco, and Gabriel Espinosa's band. What do they have in common? Vocalist Kim Nazarian. Members of all three bands appeared together recently at the Jazz Forum in Tarrytown New York. Featured on the date, besides Ms. Nazarian, were Darmon Meader voice, tenor sax (NY Voices); Guillermo Nojechowicz drums (El Eco); Gabriel Espinosa bass, composer, and Misha Tsiganov piano (Gabriel Espinosa's band).  New York Voices  Let's start with the New York Voices. This is probably Ms. Nazarian's most visible and well-known project. She is a founding member of the group, which formed in 1987. Ms Nazarian was nominated for a Grammy award in 2008 for Best Instrumental Arrangement Accompanying Vocalists, for the song In The Wee Small Hours of the Morning.  The ban...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents George Coleman with Strings Air Date: 9/7/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks . My first experience of tenor saxophonist George Coleman was with the Miles Davis Quintet. I was listening to their release  Seven Step s to Heaven and wondering who the great sax player was, noting that it was not the fellow that I was used to hearing, John Coltrane. Mr. Coleman had joined the quintet after Mr. Coltrane and then Hank Mobley, but just before Wayne Shorter.    Looking back on the period I just covered, 1955-1968, you have to admit this was a peak period for jazz. It's my favorite era for Miles and the various incarnations of his quintet.   The new recording, George Coleman with Strings , is Mr. Coleman's first with the backing of a string orchestra. Not only that, but in the last 25 years, this is only his third time as the lead on a recording. I find that to be an amazing...
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The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents T.K. Blue Air Date: 8/31/2025 on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archi ves for up to two weeks .   T.K. Blue Born in the Bronx, growing up on Long Island, T.K. Blue is a New Yorker through and through. He's traveled the world, though, even living in Paris for nearly a decade during the eighties. Mr. Blue has toured Africa, once with  Abdullah Ibrahim (also known as Dollar Brand), and a second time with his mentor, Randy Weston. He became Mr. Weston's musical director, which lasted for almost three decades.   One could think of the itinerant Mr. Blue as an international ambassador for New York City. Home since the 1990's, he has become embedded in the jazz scene not only by performing, but also through his work as an educator at several area colleges.   However, it is as a fixture in the free Jazzmobile and NYC Parks summer concerts where so many have been able to hear this accomplished artist. This su...
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