2021-05

05-22-21 Road Trips, Travel and Taking A Journey! - WCRI's Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Skylar invite you to join them as they celebrate the unofficial beginning of summer with music from movies about Road Trips, Travel and Taking A Journey! You'll hear music from A Goofy Movie, Green Book, Wreck-It-Ralph, Onward and much more!!

05-22-21 McQuade's Marketplace - The 95.9 Company Break

In this weeks 95.9 Company Break program Mike talks with McQuade's Marketplace Store Manager Ed LaPlante and others. Quality without compromise! At McQuade's Marketplace you can find outstanding selections from their butcher shops, they feature certified Black Angus Beef™ as well as their own freshly ground hamburger in all of their stores. So for fresh meats, poultry, pork, lamb and many specially items, stop by one of their store locations today. They also offer a wide choice of the freshest seafood. From seafood fresh off the docks, like lobster, blackfish, sea scallops and littlenecks to Mahi mahi, Pacific marlin and wild salmon from Alaska, their fresh seafood departments have it all! The fruits and vegetables at McQuade's Marketplace are always the freshest available, whatever the season. Many organic and local items are available too. Stop by one of their store locations and 'pick' the freshest produce available. McQuade's Marketplace in-store bakeshop is a full service department for all you bakery needs. From Wedding Cakes to party platters we prepare many unique, made from scratch items in their bakeries every day. For more information call (401) 596-2054 or visit https://www.mcquadesmarket.com/grocery.php

05-23-21 - Catherine Gagnon, Music Director for The Warwick Symphony Orchestra - Conducting Conversations

This week The Warwick Symphony Orchestra is the subject of the program with Catherine Gagnon, Music Director. I talk about their upcoming Spring Concert, Saturday, May 29th, at the Gamm Theatre in Warwick and listen to music from a past show that Catherine recorded in 2019. For more information you can go to www.wsori.org​  

05-21-21 Pianist Ray Bryant - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Ray Bryant from his 1960 Signature Records recording titled “Now’s The Time”

05-15-21 53rd Newport Music Festival-Choral Music - WCRI's Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Artistic Director Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to choral music featured at this year 53rd Newport Music Festival!

05-16-21 - Saxophonist Bruce Abbott & Guitarist Dennis Costa - Conducting Conversations

Bruce Abbott, saxophonist and Dennis Costa, guitarist are our special guests this week. We'll listen to some examples of their music from their latest CD, “Echoes of a Century”. We will also discuss their interesting background and how they ended up as a duet. For more information you can go to www.bruceabbott.com or www.denniscosta.com  

05-14-21 Tenor Saxophonist Eric Alexander - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Tenor Saxophonist Eric Alexander from his 2015 HighNote Records recording titled “The Real Thing”

05-08-21 Thank You Mom! - WCRI's Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie and Skylar invite you to join them as they celebrate Mom w/ music from movies about Mom's! You'll hear music from Brave, Mama Mia, The Blind Side, Soul and much more!!

05-09-21 - Music on the Hill with John M. Pellegrino, Artist Director - Conducting Conversations

Music On The Hill is the subject of this week's program with John M. Pellegrino, Artistic Director of the festival. We talk about their upcoming concerts and listen to some of the music from the programs being presented May 30th, June 2nd and August 29th to September 3rd. For more information you can call 401-738-5632, or go to www.musiconthehillri.org​

05-07-21 Drummer Art Blakely - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Drummer Art Blakely from his 1955 Blue Note Records recording titled " The Jazz Messengers At The Bohemia Cafe Vol. 1"    

05-01-21 53rd Newport Music Festival-Brass and Percussion - WCRI's Kids Hour

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour hosts Jamie Jones and the Newport Music Festivals Artistic Director Trevor Neal invite you to join them as they listen to brass and percussion music featured at this year 53rd Newport Music Festival!

05-01-21 Roger Williams Park Zoo-Asian Lantern Spectacular - The 95.9 Company Break

This month on The 95.9 Company Break we talk to Roger Williams Park Zoo Executive Director Jeremy Goodman! They discuss the zoo and everything going on there now along with the new Asian Lantern Spectacular. Roger Williams Park Zoo strives to engage guests in an extraordinary and unique educational experience to improve their understanding of and appreciation for the natural world. They contribute significantly to the conservation of our earth’s animals, plants and other natural resources by challenging themselves and their audience to act as responsible environmental stewards. Roger Williams Park Zoo is supported and managed by the Rhode Island Zoological Society and is owned by the City of Providence. For more information please visit www.rwpzoo.org

005-02-21 - Singer & Songwriter Tish Adams - Conducting Conversations

Tish Adams, singer, songwriter and the host of WRIU's The Vocalists & Localists Show is our special guest. We'll listen to some examples of her music and discuss her interesting background and how she has made an impact on the Jazz and Blues scene. For more information you can call 401 274-5768 or email jazztish@hotmail.com​

04-30-21 Pianist Fred Hersch - Jazz After Dinner

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Fred Hersch from his 1994 Chesky Records recording titled “Fred Hersch Plays”.