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This week, Joe is featuring The Ray Brown Trio from their 1989 Concord Jazz Records recording titled “Bam, Bam, Bam.” 

This special “Late Night” Conducting Conversations program features artists Del-Bourree Bach, Nancy Gaucher-Thomas, and David Witbek. We discuss their three-person art show at the Providence Art Club that will run from May 12th to the 31st, with a special reception on May 19th from 2 to 4 PM.  For more information, you can go to www.providenceartclub.org

This week, Westminster Youth String Ensemble is the program's subject with Kathleen Curran Monroe, Director. We talk about the upcoming season and the Spring Concert on Sunday, May 5th, at 3 PM at the Westerly Armory in Westerly and also listen to some selections of past concerts. For more information, you can call 401.596.5225 or go to www.westminsterstrings.org

In this week's A Walk In The Park with Jane Andrews, Jane talks about newer forms of waiting that don't offer much relief.

The Narragansett Bay Symphony Community Orchestra is the subject of this week's program with John Eells, Founding Music Director, and special guests Joseph Amante Y Zapata and Krista Wilhelmsen. We discussed their upcoming concert and listened to some of the music presented on April 28th at E. Providence H. S. Auditorium. For more information, you can call (401) 274-4578 or go to www.nabsco.org

This week, Joe is featuring Saxophonist Paul Desmond from his 1975 Verve Records recording “The Paul Desmond Quartet Live.” 

In this week’s Jazz After Dinner Joe features Pianist Keith Jarrett and bassist Charlie Haden from their 2014 (recorded in 2007) ECM Records release titled “Last Dance.”