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!

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

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

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!!

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​

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"

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!

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