Friday, October 24, 2008

All Day Friday & Saturday 8am to 8pm BLUES AND JAZZ MARATHON

Tune in for giveaways, CD's and drawings. Specials guests! Technorati tags: , Got Our Mojo Working: A WPKN Blues & Jazz Marathon Hey WPKN listeners…WE GOT OUR MOJO WORKING as we wrap up our Fall Fundraising with a 2-day BLUES and JAZZ MARATHON. 12 straight hours of Blues and Jazz each day on both Friday, October 24 and Saturday October 25 from 8am to 8 pm. That’s 24 hours of the best handpicked blues and jazz music on the planet! Join us as we race to the fundraising finish line with our Blues and Jazz party we’re calling - Got Our Mojo Working: A WPKN Blues & Jazz Marathon. Groove to blues greats Muddy, B.B., Howlin’, Sonny Boy, Lightnin’, T-Bone and others as well as jazz legends Dizzy, Satchmo, Monk, Trane, Miles, Ella, and many more. WPKN programmers and special guest programmer, MARK NAFTALIN, a member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band, concert producer and blues-aficionado will showcase favorites and package music, prizes and drawings as special Marathon premiums for WPKN supporters. We’ll be fundraising both days so if you want to get involved and help answer phones call us at 203-331-9756. And to top it off, when the Marathon party is done here… we’ll be moving over to Two Boots in Bridgeport for a little post-fundraising fun. The first 25 WPKN friends and fans will receive complimentary admission to hear two great bands that night: Caravan of Thieves and Luminescent Orchestrii. SCHEDULE FOR FRIDAY, OCTOBER 24 8:00 am - 10:00 am J.F. (Nazmo Radio) and John Lazor 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Bob Shapiro & Pam Smith 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Deb Guhl 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Ruben Abreu Drawings and Giveaways During Each Show! SCHEDULE FOR SATURDAY, OCTOBER 25 8:00 am - 10:00 am Jeep Ward 10:00 am - 2:00 pm Annette Szczesiul & I-Tone 2:00 pm - 6:00 pm Ken Best 6:00 pm - 8:00 pm Special Guest:MARK NAFTALIN Paul Butterfield Blues Band and Steve di Costanzo from WPKN Drawings and Giveaways During Each Show!