Thursday

Great music never sleeps. Jazz Overnight. 7 days a week, midnight to 6 am.

Start your morning off right! Get all jazzed up each weekday by listening to Morning Vibe Time with Michelle Willson, 6-9 am on 90.5 WICN.

Breaking the boundaries between Jazz, pop and funk music. Jazz has taken many roads over the last 100 years and we travel many of them along the Jazz Highways. Mainstream Jazz, swing and blues side by side with Jazz-inspired artists like Stevie Wonder, Joni Mitchell, Paul Simon and more!

Join hosts Rick McCarthy (M-W) and Steve Miller (Th-F) for a new and refreshing take on Jazz classics as well as a curated exploration of the best new releases in the Jazz world!

The Great American Songbook and Jazz Standards, as performed by a diverse mix of artists from the world of jazz and beyond!  You'll hear everything from Tony Bennett, Frank Sinatra, Count Basie and Ella to Madelaine Peyroux, Willie Nelson and David Sanborn. Featuring: Tom Lucci, Monday Tom Nutile, Tuesday Al Dean, Wednesday Howard Caplan, Thursday Ed Gardella, Friday (from 2 PM)

Infused Influence is a public affairs show dedicated to informing, educating, and entertaining WICN listeners with content detailing the regulatory cannabis environment, benefits of various strains and methods of consumption, health benefits of cannabis use for pain management, etc., through interviews with local cultivators, vendors, leaders in the space, politicians, and students from Clark University studying for a degree and certificate programs in the cannabis industry. The show is a serious look at a booming industry and economic driver in our community. Infused Influence is hosted by Ulysses Youngblood, Founder & Co-President, and Harry Danso, of Major Bloom in Worcester

Arts and culture are vital to civic life, and Worcester is fortunate to be rich in arts and cultural organizations. WICN's Culture Beat shines a light on the cultural happenings throughout our region, as co-hosts Nikki Erskine and David Ginsburg share insights on all of the ways you can participate, support, and enjoy the incredible fabric of artists, organizations, and institutions throughout Greater Worcester. Tune in for a lively and often very funny conversation on this engaging program. Listen to every episode on demand here!

The Folk Revival features the “folk of the folk renaissance” from the second half of the last century right into the millennium. Focusing on the folk boom of the 1950s and the 1960s, this four-hour show also visits recordings from both before and well after that period,  highlighting folk music as a living and ever-changing tradition, connecting listeners and music through an eclectic mix of traditional songs, topical and  protest music, singer-songwriter creations, the blues, folk rock, and more. The Folk Revival takes listeners on a journey through our musical roots, from Lomax to the latest. Themed shows are particular favorites (traditional songs, old songs by new artists, folk love songs, folk songs of the Spirit, a history of folk groups, humorous/satirical folk songs, protest songs, Top 40 folk, western songs, women of the Folk Revival, etc.). Do you want to suggest a theme? Request a song? Talk about the music? React to the show? Correct the host (nicely, of course)? Share and/or find out more about the folk music tradition? Feel free to contact the host: nicknoble@wicn.org.

Join host Ben Young for a deep exploration of Jazz music and the artists bringing it to life!