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In this program Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals new Executive Director Pamela Pantos dive in to the origon of Christmas caroling. For more information or to purchase tickets to the upcoming Chamber Music Series visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.

This week we feature holiday music with a local Rhode Island music teacher and theater teacher. We talk to Robb Barnard, Head of Perfoming Arts at Lincoln School and Chad Putka, Music Teacher, at Moses Brown. We'll listen to some of their favorite music of the holiday season and talk about the many different styles and types they've selected.​

On this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe selects Holiday Classics from various artists.      

In this program Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals new executive director Pamela Pantos feature NMF Holiday Music. For more information or to purchase tickets to the upcoming Chamber Music Series visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.

This week The RI International Film Festival is the subject of the program with George T. Marshall, Executive Director. We talk about the great movie scores of 2017 and listen to some selections from this year's “Blockbuster” films that might be up for some awards. For more information you can call 401.861.4445 or go to www.film-festival.org ​

On this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe features more Christmas/Holiday Classics by various artists.

This month on the 95.9 Compay Break Mike talks with Innkeeper Simon Piers Dewar and Executive Chef Devin Bozkaya about the this beautiful Rhode Island inn and its distinctive dining. For more information or to make reservations visit weekapauginn.com or call toll free (855) 679-2995.

In this first program Mike Maino and The Newport Music Festivals new executive director Pamela Pantos discuss the plannning for the upcoming 50th anniversary as well as their Chamber Music Series beginning Oct. 27th. For more information or to purchase tickets to the upcoming Chamber Music Series visit newportmusic.org or call 401-849-0700.

On this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe features Trumpeter Terrell Stafford from his Maxjazz recording "New Beginnings".

This week The Warwick Symphony Orchestra is the subject of the program with Catherine Gagnon, Music Director. We talk about their upcoming Fall Series Concerts, “Shifting Colors of Season and Song”, and listen to some selections that will be performed on Sunday October 22nd in Warwick and Sunday October 28th in Narragansett. For more information you can go to www.wsori.org ​

On this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe features Alto Saxophonist Bob Mover from his 1988 Jazz City recording "You Go To My Head"

This week we feature The Roger Williams Park Zoo Jack-o-lantern Spectacular. We talk to Diane Nahabedian, Director of Marketing and John Reckner, Founder of the event. We'll listen to some of the music that is played in the background of the exhibit and talk about it's creation. For more information you can go to www.rwpzoo.org ​

The Connecticut Gilbert and Sullivan Society is the subject of this week's program with Doctor John Dreslin,  Music Director. We talk about the upcoming event to be held at Valley Regional High School in Deep River, Connecticut and listen to some of the music from Princess Ida that will be performed October 14th and 15th. For more information you can go to www.CTGandS.org​  

On this weeks Jazz After Dinner Joe features Alto Saxophonist Charles McPherson from his 1994 Arabesque recording titled "First Flight Out"

On this week's show The Eastern Connecticut Symphony Orchestra is the subject of the program with Caleb Bailey, Executive Director. We talk about their upcoming fall concert and listen to some of the selections that will be performed on Saturday October 21st, at the Garde Arts Center, 289 State Street, New London, Connecticut. For more information you can go to www.ectsymphony.com