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Jazz After Dark June 25 2019

Tue, 06/25/2019 - 7:43pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark!   Extended sets:

-- Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio, The Song Is You

-- Thelonious Monk, Round Midnight

-- Ray Charles & Milt Jackson,  How Long Blues

-- Oscar Peterson, Love Is Here to Stay

-- Wes Montgomery & Wynton Kelly, If You Could See Me Now

-- Ramsey Lewis Trio, Theme from Spartacus (Live)

-- Paul Desmond Quartet, Manhã De Carnaval

-- Sonny Rollins, Where Are You

KDRT Will Broadcast Opening Night of the Davis Music Fest, June 21, from 4:45 to 10 p.m.

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 7:35pm | Pieter Pastoor

KDRT will present a special Live "DiRT" broadcast of the opening night of this year's Davis Music Festival from 5 to 10 p.m. It will be live and streamed on kdrt.org.

5 p.m. - Bomba Fried Rice

6:15 p.m.  - King Dream

7:30 p.m. - West Nile Ramblers

9 p.m. - Ideateam

Plus live interviews between performances!

Bad Mother Nature visits KDRT June 21 at 4 p.m. (International Music Day)

Fri, 06/21/2019 - 9:29am | Pieter Pastoor

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bad Mother Nature, KDRT,

Friday, June 21, is International Music Day - so let's celebrate with one of Sacramento's premier rock bands: BAD MOTHER NATURE.

Bad Mother Nature, an original band formed in 2016, consists of guitarist/bassist duo Axel Ahrens and Corey Allred, pianist Ryan Allred, and drummer Jon McCann. Inspired by the classic rock titans of the 1960s and '70s, they balance driving guitar-riff work with the nuanced, progressive piano that allows their music to range from soft to rocking - often within the same song.

Their debut EP “Strange Weather,” featuring Colin Curtin on drums, presented a range of styles from the upbeat blues-rock Honey Rider, to the instrumental guitar piece Persephone, to the anthemic ballad I’ll Make You a Thief. UK rock magazine Fireworks profiled the album and the band.

Their latest feature LP “Porcelain Martyr” was released Feb. 8, 2019. A departure from the raw guitar-heavy style of the previous EP, the album is a conceptually thematic overture of progressive rock, utilizing more backing vocals and harmonies, piano-driven riffs, and instrumental experimentation.

This broacast will also be streamed live on kdrt.org.

“Wagons Ho!” June 21, 2019

Wed, 06/19/2019 - 7:51pm | Nancy Flagg

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Pioneer wagon at CA Trail Center in Elko. Photo by Nancy Flagg

“Wagons Ho.”  Most of  the pioneers that settled the west traveled by wagon. The wagon trains of Conestogas and Prairie Schooners must have been a sight to see as their white canvas tops rolled across the prairies. Today’s show is an homage to these pioneer wagons that played such an important role in American western history.

Jazz After Dark June 18 2019

Tue, 06/18/2019 - 7:38pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark! Cool jazz, vocals, some mellow Coltrane, and more.

Artie Shaw; Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans. Paul Desmond, John Coltrane, Earl "Fatha" Hines & Johnny Hodges, Ella Fitzgerald, Oscar Peterson, Leon Redbone, Wynton Marsalis Septet, Cassandra Wilson, Piano Connection & Marcs Boogie.

Broadcasts live from KDRT-LP FM, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday midnight, Wednesday 10pm

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Archived with playlists at https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

Podcast available at iTunes and other podcast aggregators.

CANCELLED: Live DiRT - Painted Wind @ Armadillo Music - June 14

Fri, 06/14/2019 - 6:19pm | Jess Goddésse

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This event has been cancelled due to unforeseen circumstances. Please join us for the NEXT Live DiRT, June 21 at Sudwerk, for the Davis Music Fest Kick-Off! Deets to come. :)

Join KDRT's Live DiRT crew with local American duo Painted Wind for 2nd Friday ArtAbout at Armadillo Music in downtown Davis. As Painted Wind, Mel Bearns and Nancy Northrup draw from the deep well of iconic folk, bluegrass, country, and blues singer-songwriters, presenting artfully crafted originals and carefully chosen covers. The performance and live broadcast start at 6:30 p.m. (PT), June 14. See you there!

Laurel Canyon 1965 Was All About The Music, lets go Friday June 14, 2019 at 4:00PM

Thu, 06/13/2019 - 8:24am | Pieter Pastoor

In three short years (1965 - 1967) Laural Canyon, Hollywood, created a music communty that influenced music around the world. The movie "Echo In The Canyon" is a must see for music lovers. So this weeks listening lyrics will explore those three years. So listen in - relax, close your eyes, open your ears and let us take you back to 1965. 

For those outside of the listening area this show will be streamed live on KDRT.org

“Potluck.” June 14, 2019

Tue, 06/11/2019 - 3:06pm | Nancy Flagg

“Potluck.”  This episode (6/14/19) is called “Potluck” because we are a community gathering to share and enjoy a table full of delicious western music and poetry. There’s lots of variety in the offerings; enough so that everyone should be able to find plenty to enjoy. I hope this episode leaves you feeling satisfied after this great feast among friends!

Jazz After Dark June 4 2019

Tue, 06/04/2019 - 7:18pm | Don Shor

Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark: jazz from the cool, soul, and blues spectrum. Oscar Peterson (with Billie Holiday), Don Byas Quartet, Oscar Peterson, Frank Foster, Jimmy Giuffre, Ella Fitzgerald, Thelonious Monk, Grant Green, Cassandra Wilson, Brandi Disterheft.

Photo, clockwise from upper left: Frank Foster, Grant Green, Cassandra Wilson, Oscar Peterson.  Live Tuesdays at 8 pm, replays Monday 11pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm.