Jazz After Dark, Feb. 17, 2026

Tue, 02/17/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

On tonight's show:

  • Fletcher Henderson, Hot and Anxious
  • Benny Goodman, Moon Glow
  •  Laurindo Almeida - Jazz West Coast, Speak Low
  • Benny Carter, June in January
  • Gigi Gryce Quartet, It Don't Mean A Thing
  • Buddy Greco, Something's Gotta Give
  • Tiny Grimes, Frankie and Johnny (feat. Jerome Richardson)
  • Charlie Barnet and His Orchestra & Dodo Marmarosa, The Moose
  • Chet Baker, It Never Entered My Mind
  • Ella Fitzgerald, You're My Thrill
  • Erroll Garner, That Amsterdam Swing
  • Chris Barber, I Wish I Could Shimmy Like My Sister Kate
  • Cornell Dupree, 'Round Midnight
  • Diane Lines, Is You Is or Is You Ain't My Baby
  • Dick Wellstood, Red Sails in the Sunset

Replay of The Folk Brothers from Feb. 2, 2022: Remembering Norma Waterson (1939-2012)

Mon, 02/16/2026 - 11:00am | Jim Buchanan

The Watersons -- Norma, her sister Lal, brother Mike, cousin John Harrison, and (later) Norma's husband Martin Carthy -- defined the English trad-folk revival of the 1960s. In the '90s, Norma Martin and their daughter Eliza Carthy, morphed into Waterson:Carthy. Even in ill health, Norma was recording until a few years ago. Her contributions to -- and influence on -- English folk music cannot be overstated.

The Folk Brothers playlist for 02/02/2022

Wagman's Corner on IMPLOSION – 11 February 2026

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 7:07pm | Nick Saloman

Get ready for an extraordinarily special IMPLOSION, as your host Nick Saloman presents a bit of folk-twinged psychedelia in honor and memory of our own Bill Wagman. Yes, it's an all-"Wagman's Corner" edition – featuring tracks from Forest, Hope, Lamb, and more – starting at 8 p.m. Pacific, here on KDRT 95.7 FM + KDRT.org – available anytime for you via the podcast apps! Thank you, Nick, and RIP, Bill.

Hello Davis! This week it's the Davis Downtown Business Association, Feb. 11, 2026

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 6:20pm | Pieter Pastoor

This week on the program, Brett Lee — executive director of the Davis Downtown Business Association — sits down with Kevin Wan, owner of Sophia’s Thai Bar & Kitchen.

Their conversation explores the unique challenges facing restaurants in Davis, from rising costs to shifting customer expectations, and how local businesses are adapting to the changing appetites of the public.

It’s an insightful and thoughtful look at one restaurant’s journey — and in many ways, reflects the broader story of doing business in our community.

In the Key of Folk, Feb. 11, 2026: Songs for the season

Wed, 02/11/2026 - 12:30pm | Karen Leyse

Coming up Saturday, we have Valentine's Day. In honor of the big V-day, I entreat you to join me at 2 PM today on In the Key of Folk as I dig back into the music archives to come up with a themed show about..  just guess! You'll hear tracks by Kora Feder, Jimmy LaFave, Jim Malcolm (who's coming soon to Davis!) , The Whispering Tree, Laurie Lewis, and others. Music to ease what ails you, and perhaps a laugh or two.

All at KDRT 95.7 FM in Davis, Ca  | KDRT.org for repeats, podcasts and so much more!

Jazz After Dark, Feb. 10, 2026

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 5:00pm | Don Shor

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On tonight's show:

  • Bix Beiderbecke, Three Blind Mice
  • Buddy DeFranco, Little Girl Blue
  • Barney Kessel, Blues For A Playboy
  • Tal Farlow, Night and Day
  • Annie Ross and Zoot Sims, You're Driving Me Crazy
  • Annie Ross, I'm Nobody's Baby
  • Howard Roberts, Dirty Old Bossa Nova
  • Chuck Wayne Trio, Lady's Love Song
  • Nara Leão, Desafinado
  • Ben Webster & Teddy Wilson, Sunday
  • Ella Fitzgerald, Days of Wine and Roses
  • Cedar Walton, This Guys In Love With You
  • Miles Davis and Quincy Jones, Miles Ahead
  • Jimmy Cobb, Book's Bossa (Roy Hargrove trumpet)

Today at 1, we remember volunteer extraordinaire Diane Crumley, 1957-2025

Tue, 02/10/2026 - 8:15am | kdrtdj

The celebration of Diane Crumley’s life will happen this Sunday, Feb. 15, from 1 to 3 p.m. at the Davis Odd Fellows Lodge, 415 Second St., Davis.

Diane, a volunteer at KDRT since the station began in 2004, and an employee at Davis Media Access for many years, died in late December 2025 at age 68. Her family and many friends invite all who were touched by her life to the memorial. Read more about her in the obituary in the Davis Enterprise.

Davisville, Feb. 9, 2026: Think of homes in Davis in the 2030s and ’40s — what do you see?

Mon, 02/09/2026 - 5:30pm | Bill Buchanan

Davis is updating its General Plan, which is meant to guide Davis’ physical development as a community through 2050. The update is a classic, easy-to-overlook civic project that works better when more people know about it and add their ideas about what they want for Davis.

The Davis Community Action Network, a local nonprofit, has spent the last couple of years meeting with people in Davis and Yolo County to learn more about what they would like to see happen in Davis, particularly in the areas of housing and climate. The group summarized its work in “From Voice to Vision: Community Insights for Davis’ General Plan Update,” released a year ago. The housing question has been refreshed by the City Council’s decision last month to place the proposed 1,800-home Village Farms development on the June 2026 ballot.

Today we talk about what the report says with Judy Ennis, executive director of the network, and Jonathan London, a member of its board.

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