Rod's guest for Grapevine special is Autumn Labbe-Renault, Davis Media Access executive director. Listen as they discuss concerts, fundraising -- including the May 5 Big Day of Giving -- and share stories and music inspired by Lee Renault -- Autumn's dad, Rod's friend, KDRT's Eclectic Dinosaur for nearly 9 years.
Emrah is a master at combining 2 cultures (USA "jazz" and his native Turkey) but I hear a third - can YOU hear it?
After receiving a Bachelor of Music degree from Turkey's Ankara State Conservatory, Emrah Kotan moved to the States to pursue his Master's degree in Jazz Studies at Georgia State University. He has performed in prestigious jazz festivals and venues such as the Montreux, Antibes and Istanbul Jazz Festivals in Europe as well as the Atlanta Jazz Festival and The Blue Note in the United States.
Emrah performs regularly in the Atlanta area with various bands and conducts lectures pertaining to jazz, Middle Eastern and Turkish drumming. He is an applied percussion instructor and Director the Jazz and World Percussion Ensembles at Agnes Scott College.
Emrah resides in Atlanta, Georgia
Drew Walker, a V E R Y multi talented guy visits KDRT and LISTENING LYRICS. Drew is a musician, photographer, DJ, artist, recording engineer, actor and so much more. Drew will share some of his recent experimental recordings with us.
You can visit Drew here https://www.facebook.com/dwapplekid
It's time to celebrate 10 years of creating community via the Davis airwaves. The Smoke Shovelers, Gravy Nation, and headliners Boca Do Rio supply the party music. The rest of us supply the great community vibes. There'll be door prizes and a raffle, too. Doors open at 7p, with music 7:30-11p. Admission is sliding scale, starting at just $10, with proceeds benefiting KDRT. Please RSVP and share the event. Tickets are available at the door. See you there!
"Sufjan Stevens' new album, Carrie & Lowell, is his best. This is a big claim, considering his career: 2003's Michigan, 2004's stripped-down Seven Swans, 2005's Illinois, and 2010's knotty electro-acoustic collection The Age of Adz. He's also had residencies at the Brooklyn Academy of Music, collaborated with rappers and the National, donned wings and paint-splattered dayglo costumes, and released Christmas albums. But none of those side projects were ultimately ever as interesting, or effective, as when Sufjan was just Sufjan, a guy with a guitar or piano, well-detailed lyrics, and a gorgeous whisper that could reach into a heartbreaking falsetto.
I have not yet listened to this album, so come with me on the journey!
Mostly West Coast cool jazz tonight!
Getting started with jazz: tonight’s program was selected for a listener new to jazz. These are all legendary performers, songs chosen for historic significance or as iconic examples of that artist’s work. From the 1930’s to the 1960’s: a sampling of mid-20th Century jazz tonight! Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington * Coleman Hawkins Orchestra * Count Basie * Thelonious Monk * Sidney Bechet * Miles Davis, Gerry Mulligan * Billie Holiday * Dave Brubeck * Charles Mingus * Ella Fitzgerald * John Coltrane * Sarah Vaughan * Chet Baker * Ramsey Lewis
Lighght (pronounced “light”) is Kishi Bashi’s second full-length album and it came out in May of ‘13. It’s an eclectic mix of music and – in a departure from my previous practice of playing concept albums about death and the meaning of life here on AotW – I have yet to figure out why all these songs work together so well. Tune in to find out exactly why my special guests chose the album for the show. We will be unwrapping and playing the vinyl!
Today lets explore a little bit of a mix in music - and how each genre influences the other and how they admire each other.
