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Jazz After Dark July 10 2018
Tue, 07/10/2018 - 7:40pm | Don ShorComing up tonight on Jazz After Dark! Vocals by Helen Carr, Ella Fitzgerald; cool jazz by Stan Getz, Gerry Mulligan, and Chet Baker. Old-fashioned instrumentals by Louis Armstrong, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Woody Herman, Illinois Jacquet. John Coltrane with Johnny Hartman on vocals. Rounding it out with modern pieces by Jeff Hamilton and Jimmy Rosenberg.
Cavalcade of Western States. July 6, 2018
Thu, 07/05/2018 - 8:40pm | Nancy Flagg"Cavalcade of Western States." This episode will feature western songs about each of the western states. It's a two-parter, with the second part next week.
Matthew Grasso with his 7-string guitar joins Listening Lyrics on Friday July 6
Sun, 07/01/2018 - 9:10am | Pieter PastoorM grasso.jpg
Mathew Grasso visits KDRT
This week Matthew Grasso will join us with his extended play 7-string guitar. Matthew will be joined by his son Miyan Grasso, who plays extended 7-string guitar, along with Mathew’s wife Aya Ueda--a soprano, keyboardist, and choral conductor. They will perform duos and trios for the show.
Matthew Grasso is classical guitarist, composer, arranger, musical instrument innovator, and improviser who began playing guitar at 12. He attended the San Francisco Conservatory of Music, and complemented this training by studying the classical music of North India at the Ali Akbar College of Music with the late sarod master Ustad Ali Akbar Khan.
On the Range. June 29, 2018
Thu, 06/28/2018 - 7:26pm | Nancy FlaggRuby Mountains.jpeg
Ruby Mountains NV, photo by Nancy Flagg
“On the Range.” This episode has songs and poetry about life on the range. Ranger Doug, Bob Marshall, Rick & the Ramblers, Patty Clayton and many more. Enjoy the vast richness of music from the rangeland.
Jazz After Dark June 26 2018
Tue, 06/26/2018 - 7:24pm | Don Shor
Extended sets tonight on Jazz After Dark. Vocals by Linda Lawson. Then Herbie Mann, Buddy DeFranco, and Earl "Fatha" Hines. In honor of the 50th anniversary of Kubrick’s 2001, A Space Odyssey, we’ll hear Deodato’s version of Also Sprach Zarathustra. Closing out the set with Don Thompson & Pat La Barbera, and the Vince Guaraldi Trio.
A Western State of Mind. June 22, 2018
Thu, 06/21/2018 - 4:06pm | Nancy FlaggWestern wagon.jpeg
Western wagon, photo by Nancy Flagg
Todays’s episode is called “A Western State of Mind.” You’ll hear songs and cowboy poetry from Riders in the Sky, Rita Hosking, Many Strings & Co. and many more. Hopefully, this program will put you in a relaxed frame of mind as images of the west and western lifestyle roll past you.
Jazz After Dark June 19 2018
Tue, 06/19/2018 - 7:28pm | Don Shor
Swing tonight on Jazz After Dark!
Major Glenn Miller, Artie Shaw, Lena Horne, Benny Goodman, Frank Sinatra with Tommy Dorsey & His Orchestra, Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley, Ella Fitzgerald, Illinois Jacquet, Buddy Greco, Elvin Jones, Helen Merrill, Swing de Gitanes, Boots Randolph.
KDRT Broadcasts Live from Davis Music Fest #8 Kickoff, Friday June 15th
Fri, 06/15/2018 - 6:32pm | Dug Deep
Join the KDRT Live DiRT crew for a live broadcast of the Davis Music Festival kickoff featuring performances by Hannah Jane Kile, The Philharmonik, The Midnight Dip, and The Sam Chase and the Untraditional. It’s all happening at the Sudwerk Dock at 2001 Second St., east of L Street, on Friday, June 15 beginning at 5 p.m. If you can’t make the kickoff, listen live on KDRT, 95.7 FM, or KDRT.org. The festival runs June 15 through June 17, presents performances by 40 bands across several Davis venues, and benefits the Davis School Arts Foundation. Learn more at DavisMusicFest.com
The Pony Express. June 15, 2018.
Wed, 06/13/2018 - 10:33pm | Nancy FlaggPonyExpress.jpeg
Pony Express Sacramento, photo by Nancy Flagg
The tale of the Pony Express mail service is a fascinating slice of western history. On this episode, hear songs and stories about this unique venture.