Jazz With Marty Friedman

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 11/8/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks . HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Terje Gewelt-Selected works-06 A remark you made 2011 Randy Ingram\Sound Within 2026\Within Allan Harris\Swingin' Love Songs 2026\I'm Hooked on You Cecile McLorin Salvant\With Every Breath I Take 2026\With Every Breath I Take Vanisha Gould\What an Interesting Girl 2026\Fool Me Twice Jocelyn Gould\So Delighted 2026\The Sweetest Sounds Carmen McRae-Dream of Life 1998-03 For All We Know La Lucha\Tides 2026\Tides Jazz Sinfonico Mexicano\Jazz Sinfónico Mexicano 2026\Pinot Noir Randy Ingram\Sound Within 2026\Mother of Earl Joshua Redman\where are we 2023\005 Featuring Gabrielle Cavassa - By The Time I Get To Phoenix Diego Figueiredo-Compilation-16 Picote-2020 HOUR TWO: New For You Jane Potter-Now I Know-09 Beautiful Friendship 2014 Oscar Rossignoli\Mar Adentro 2026\Star Crossed L...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Spotlight on: Michael Franks Air Date: 11/1/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks .   What always impressed me about Michael Franks is how he manages to effortlessly blend story with song. Take his tune  Summer in New York , about a train trip from upstate down to the city. Listening to the song makes you feel like you are right there with him, from the train ride to all the wonderful experiences to be had in the Big Apple.   Or how about his song  One Day in St. Tropez , detailing his hitch-hiking travels around France, ending with a soujourn in St. Tropez, a well-known artist enclave during the time. It takes place in 1963, and includes cameo appearances by Brigitte Bardot, Marcello Mastroianni, and  Antônio Carlos Jobim   So let's call it what it is, extreme talent. When he was 14 years old, Michael Franks bought his first guitar, and it came with six ...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 10/25/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks . Photo:  Tessa Souter , CC BY-SA 4.0 , via Wikimedia Commons HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Paul Winter & Oscar Castro-Neves-Brazilian Days 1998-06 Tambem Quem Mandou Patricia Barber-The Cole Porter Mix-01 Easy to Love 2008 Peter Eldridge-10 Betty's Bossa (Chamego) (2011) Shirley Horn-You Won't Forget Me-14 All My Tomorrows 1990 Stacey Kent\A Time For Love 2026\08 What Goodbye Is For Stefano Di Battista-Round About Roma-03 Tartaruga 2002 Tessa Souter-Beyond the Blue-09 Beyond the Blue (Frederic Chopin’s Prelude in E minor, Opus 28, No. 4) 2012 Tanya Dennis-White Sails Blue Skies 2021-02 Till You The Lynne Arriale Trio-Come Together-02 Home 2004 The Tiki Collective-Muse-07 All Too Soon 2018 Lucy Wijnands & John Di Martino-Call Me Irresponsible 2022-04 Call Me Irresponsible  HOUR TWO: New For You...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Spotlight on: Steve Davis Air Date: 10/18/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks . Thankfully, straight-ahead jazz is alive and well, and you'll hear plenty of it during this spotlight show about trombonist Steve Davis.  For listeners in the Worcester MA area, note that Mr. Davis was born right here in Worcester! He moved to Binghamton, NY at an early age, however.  His career took off when mentor Jackie McLean recommended Mr. Davis to Art Blakey, thus joining the Jazz Messengers in 1989. Although in the 2000s he has had several bands, the one constant has been the band One for All, featuring  Eric Alexander, Jim Rotondi, David Hazeltine, John Webber and Joe Farnsworth. We'll hear this band along with George Coleman for a few tracks, including the first one of the show. Other Material  We have jazz from Norway in the form of a new release from bassist Terje Gewelt. ...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Spotlight on: Dave Brubeck Air Date: 10/11/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks . I went through a HUGE Dave Brubeck phase. That has happened to you, right? You get stuck on one artist and that is practically all you'll listen to. I haven't done this in quite some time, since college, and that's a really long time ago. 😁 So it is with great memories of this phase that I put together this spotlight show for you.  It has all the hits, and for the biggest hit - you know what that is - we have at least two versions from Mr. Brubeck, and three versions from other folks who like songs in 5/4 meter, like Take Five .  Speaking of Take Five , I always enjoyed the fact that this title is a double entendre. On one hand, it refers to the 'five beats per measure' inherent in a 5/4 meter. But it also has the vernacular meaning of 'take a five minute break.' However, when I...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 10/4/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks .   Photo: Johnny Mathis, from Columbia Records, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons  HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Bria Skonberg\Brass 2026\Somewhere Out There Hendrik Meurkens\Samba Tonto 2026\Chelsea Nocturne Johnny Mathis-How Do You Keep The Music Playing-01 How Do You Keep The Music Playing 1993 Tierney Sutton-Dancing In The Dark-10 Last Night When We Were Young 2004 Johnny Hartman-The Voice That Is!-06 The Day the World Stopped Turning-1994 Don Sebesky-I Remember Bill- Tribute to Bill Evans 1998-13 Epilogue Jacqui Naylor-Treasures of the Heart 2024-09 Love in Springtime George Benson-Bad Benson-02 Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams 1974 Harry Connick Jr.-25-07 Tangerine 1992 Jackie Ryan-This Heart of Mine-14 Seasons of the Heart 2003 Halie Loren-Simply Love-13 Simply Love 2013 Gretchen Parlato-The Lost...

Spotlight On: Joshua Redman Air Date: 9/27/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks .    He graduated Harvard summa cum laude  and as a member of Phi Beta Kappa . Then, having been accepted into Yale law school, he decided to take a year off and move in with some buddies in New York City.    Of course, he never went to Yale. Instead, he won the 1991 Thelonious Monk International Jazz Saxophone Competition, and signed his first record deal, with Warner Brothers, in 1993.    Can you imagine if instead of having the music of Joshua Redman, we instead had ads on TV for the Joshua Redman Law firm representing you for falls and other bad things that can happen to you?      I didn't think so.   On today's edition of the Sunday Jazz Brunch, we'll take a deep dive into the music of self-taught tenor saxophonist Joshua Redman. We'll hear a track from his Elastic band, as wel...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Support Public Radio Air Date: 9/20/2026  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 that you love. 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, 9/20 , 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 

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 9/13/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks . HOUR ONE: Contemplative Morning Hendrik Meurkens\Samba Tonto 2026\The Summer Knows Peter Erskine\Peregrine 2026\On The Lake Stacey Kent-Tenderly-10 In The Wee Small Hours Of The Morning 2015 Tierney Sutton-Dancing In The Dark-06 Where Or When 2004 April Varner\April 2024\Dear April Harvie S-Witchcraft 2013-08 Until Tomorrow feat Kenny Barron p. Stella Cole\It's Magic 2025 feat Alan Broadbent\Say It Paul Marinaro\Not Quite Yet 2022\12-12 Searching (É Luxo Só) Michael Franks-One Bad Habit-08 Still Life 1980 Michael Morreale-The Piano Album Vol VI 2023-10 Beautiful Love McCoy Tyner-What The World Needs Now - The Music of Burt Bacharach-07 (There's) Always Something There to Remind Me 1997 Michael Bublé-Call Me Irresponsible 2007-11 Always on My Mind HOUR TWO: New For You Bill Evans\Bill Evans at BBC 2026\Els...

The Sunday Jazz Brunch Presents Sunday's Playlist Air Date: 9/6/2026  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 Carlos Franzetti-The Jazz Kameratan-06 When Autumn Comes 2005 Chris Keefe\Opening 2023\Dream Claudio Roditi-Brazilliance x4-07 Song For Nana 2007 Clarence Penn\Behind the Voice 2024\Send One Your Love feat AARON MARCELLUS v. Dianne Reeves-Bridges-05 Bridges 1999 Eric Marienthal & Chuck Loeb-Bridges-02 Crossing (2015)  Diana Krall-The Look of Love-07 Dancing in the Dark 2001 Dmitri Matheny\Cascadia 2022\Dark Eyes Don Braden-Earth Wind And Wonder-03 Visions 2018 Emi Meyer-Monochrome-01 Odyssey 2017 HOUR TWO: New For You Stella Cole\My Funny Valentine 2026\The Nearness of You Mark Wade\New Stages 2026\Idyll Carl Schultz\The-Road-to-Trantor 2026\The Spirit of Adventure Rachael & Vilray-Rachael & Vilray (Disc 1)-04 Treat Me Better 2019 Carolyn Trowbridge\Found Memories 20...

Spotlight On: Peter Bernstein Air Date: 8/30/2026  on 90.5 WICN 9am-12pm ET If you miss the air date: click here for the archives for up to two weeks .    There are a number of very good jazz guitarists around these days. But for me, there is one who pretty much tops the list.    Peter Bernstein plays from the heart, with a tone and technique that makes him a top first-call guitarist. He is in great demand.   On this edition of the Sunday Jazz Brunch, we dig deep into the catalog of Mr. Bernstein, including work with vocalist Jane Monheit, with bebop saxophonist Ken Fowser, and with pianist Brad Mehldau,     His new CD is a collaboration with organist Larry Goldings and drummer Bill Stewart, entitled Rhombus . We'll hear a couple of tracks from this CD during the New For You hour.   I hope you enjoy the show. Please remember that if you miss it, you can still listen for up to two weeks at the WICN archive .    Best,   Mart...