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The WICN Brian Barlow Concert Series, presented by Westboro Toyota, welcomes Shawnn Monteiro and her Trio on Friday, March 27, at 7:30 pm. at The Robert R. Jay Performing Arts Center, Founders Hall, Saint John’s High School in Shrewsbury. Doors: 6:30 pm Performance: 7:30 pm Cash bar (wine, beer, hard seltzer) available “Exciting, captivating, and completely distinctive” […]
From the hosts of The Blend, weekdays from noon-3:00 on WICN… Here are the Tops of 2025! Steve Miller’s Top 10 Albums of ’25 1. Rin Seo Collective, City Suite 2. Branford Marsalis, Belonging 3. Joe Farnsworth, The Big Room 4. Caelan Cardello, Chapter One 5. Sean Mason, A Breath of Fresh Air 6. Sarah Hanahan, Among Giants 7. Nanami Haruta, The Vibe 8. Charles Lloyd, Figure in Blue 9. Sullivan […]
From the hosts of The Blend, weekdays from noon-3:00 on WICN… Here are the Top of 2025! Rick McCarthy – Top 10 Songs of ‘25 1. Caelan Cardello – “Steppin’ Up” from Chapter One 2. Brian Charette – “You Don’t Know Jack!” from You Don’t Know Jack! 3. Wild Iris Brass Band – “9-5” from Way Up 4. Kenny Barron – “Marie […]
Bobby McFerrin is an acclaimed composer, arranger, bandleader, conductor, singer, and songwriter whose unique vocalizing runs the gamut from simple melodic lines to scat singing, to percussive sounds to multiphonics that can mimic several vocalists singing at the same time. Born Robert Keith McFerrin Jr. on March 11, 1950, in New York City, Bobby grew […]
by Tom Lucci, Host, Standard Time, Mondays 3-6pm and WICN Board Member Nearly 500 enthusiastic jazz fans gathered at Jazz Congress 2025 on January 8 and 9 at the Jazz at Lincoln Center complex overlooking New York’s Central Park. Among them were yours truly, WICN Standard Time host Tom Lucci and Image Archivist Kofi Poku, […]
WICN Hosts: 2024 Best-Of Lists Tom Nutile’s Top 12: As a lifelong reader of jazz magazines, who notes with interest their top ten lists, their five-star reviews, and who pays attention to the JazzWeek charts when planning my weekly Standard Time show on WICN, I have come to realize that all these lists mean… very […]
Presented by 90.5 WICN Public Radio, Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, and The Hanover Theatre. Regular and VIP tickets are on-sale now via The Hanover Theatre Box Office. You can get them here. From its beginnings as a proudly straight-ahead unit, The Verve Jazz Ensemble has been motivated by a desire to address a common complaint among jazz […]
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Virtual events are part of the new normal for every business and nonprofit organization. WICN is here to help you to create a successful virtual event at an affordable price! From seminars and virtual auctions to streaming concerts and one-on-one interviews, our Studio 50 performance space is an ideal setting. We offer affordable half and […]
Grace Kelly announces “Good To See You Again” Tour of her new album starting in New England on August 19. The Hanover Theatre & Conservatory and 90.5 WICN Public Radio, in collaboration with Downtown Worcester Business Improvement District, are pleased to present Jazz at Sunset, featuring singer, songwriter, and sax player extraordinaire, Grace Kelly, and her band. […]