This week Joe is featuring Pianist Phineas Newborn Jr. from his 1964 Contemporary Records recording titled “The Newborn Touch”.

The Mystic River Chorale is the subject of this week's program with Frank Zilinyi, Artistic Director; Tim Rooney, President and Michelle Mencer, V.P. We talk about Frank’s new position as Artistic and Music Director and what the Chorale will be doing next. The music we listen to is from past concerts Frank has been associated with. For more information you can  go to www.mysticriverchorale.org

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour your hosts Jamie, Skylar and new host Spencer explore music that goes with America's pastime...baseball! You'll hear Take Me Out to the Ballgame, Tessie, Music from Field of Dreams and much more! The show also says goodbye to Skylar as he leaves on his new adventure to Syracuse University.

Theatre By The Sea's presentation of “Mamma Mia” is the subject of this week's program with Lexie Dorsett Sharp and Jesse Sharp, playing the leading roles. We talk about the musical, which runs from 8/18 to 9/5, and listen to some of the very popular songs from it. For more information you can call (401) 782-8587, or go to www.theatrebythesea.com

This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Frank Morgan from his 1992 Antilles Records recording titled “You Must Believe In Spring”. 

The subject of this week's program is the music of Cole Porter with Mike Maino. Mike has a chance to do another in a series about great American Artists. He'll talk about Cole Porter's life and play a variety of artists performing his music. For more information or comments about the show you can call (401) 294-9274, or email [email protected]

This week Joe is featuring Pianist Oscar Peterson from his 1958 Verve Records recording titled “On The Town”. 

In this weeks WCRI's Kids Hour your hosts Jamie and Skylar invite you to join them as they celebrate the Olympics while listening to past Olympic theme songs. You'll hear music from John Williams, Katie Perry, MUSE and much more!

This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the program with George T. Marshall, Executive Director. We talk about the upcoming Festival starting August 9th and listen to some selections of George’s favorite music. For more information you can call 401.861.4445 or go to www.film-festival.org

This week Joe is featuring Saxophonist Joshua Redman from his 2007 NoneSuch Records recording titled “Back East”