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Davis Jazz Festival: October 21 & 22, 2011

Enjoy the 5th Annal Davis Jazz Festival in Downtown Davis on October 21 and 22!

The Festival is organized by theJohn Natsoulas Art Center. On Friday night, October 21, Dr. Andy Jones of UC Davis will announce the winners of the Jack Kerouac Poetry Contest and at 7 pm we will hear the World renowned poet, Neeli Cherkovski read from his latest poetry. The evening will include a dance performance by the Linda Bair Dance Company and live music by the Toni Passerelli Jazz Trio.

On Saturday, October 22,the Jazz Festival will start at noon; six performance painters will accompany the participating jazz bands, creating a unique, inspiring and indelible art experience. All the festival's events are free! The festival is hosted by the Cultural Action Committee. We hope you enjoy this year’s Davis Jazz Festival!

This week's show on ART+ features this great Jazz & Beat Festival!

Earl Hines *
Benny Goodman *
Ella Fitzgerald with Chick Webb & His Orchestra *
Glenn Miller *
Sidney Bechet *
Nat King Cole *
Sarah Vaughan *
Miles Davis *
Tony Bennett And The Count Basie Orchestra *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith *
Cal Tjader and Carmen McRae *
Dave Brubeck *
Chet Baker *
The Crusaders *
Piano Connection *

Rod knows I'm a big Grateful Dead fan. So he asked Judy and I to take over his show this week 10/16. So brace yourselves for some Pigpen!! We'll do something old, something new, and definitely something Jerry.

Meantime Sounds So Sweet will continue it's exploration of the History of Jug Band Music by looking at it's rediscovery in the 50's on into the 60's. Dave Van Ronk, Even Dozen Jug Band, the Quarrymen, Fritz, Jim Kweskin, Mother McCree's Uptown Jug Champions. Will we get all the way to some 13th Floor Elevators?

Set 1: The Oh Kee Pa Ceremony > You Enjoy Myself, Theme From the Bottom > McGrupp and the Watchful Hosemasters > Bathtub Gin -> Cities > Sparkle > Split Open and Melt

Set 2: Down with Disease, Ya Mar -> Prince Caspian > Maze -> Shafty -> Possum-> Jam -> Cavern

Encore: Bold As Love

Tonight's show: Ya Mar thru Cavern with some serious funk.

Tune in and Enjoy!

If you want to hear The Entirety...

http://www.mediafire.com/?sharekey=e64969679d601a07ab1eab3e9fa335ca10fe4...

The Crusaders *
Coleman Hawkins *
Earl Hines *
Jimmie Lunceford *
Harry James *
Jack Teagarden *
Charlie Parker Quintet *
Louis Armstrong *
Joe Williams with The Count Basie Orchestra *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Modern Jazz Quartet *
Tom Waits with Bette Midler *
Art Pepper *
Frank Morgan *
Dianne Reeves *
Piano Connection *

For early Saturday morning risers we offer local musicans. Our latest is Pete Santogrossi from his CD The Valley Town Observer. If you want to contact Pete, email him at carlorossi33@yahoo.com

Duke Ellington

This week's show on ART+ is about Duke Ellington.

The show's recordings are from the archives of the Library of Congress.

We'll listen to short interviews by the Duke and his granddaughter, Mercedes Ellington. We'll also listen

to live recordings by Duke Ellington's Orchestra.

To listen to the show,
Please Click Here!

In celebration of the remastering of all Pink Floyd studio albums, and the release of the Dark Side of the Moon "Immersion" Boxset, this week KDRT DJ Dr. Strangely Strange will dedicate the entire Magical Music Box show to Pink Floyd. Featured will be the newly released recording of a legendary 1974 performance of Dark Side of the Moon. Listen live on air at 95.7 FM, or internet stream at KDRT.org Sunday, October 9 from 7 to 9 pm.

KDRT will be on-hand for a LIVE broadcast of a very special concert at the Odd Fellows Hall, Thursday, Oct. 20th at 415 Second Street, 7-10pm. Barry "The Fish" Melton will be joined by his world-class, 60s-era, Bay-Area band as part of a fundraising effort to support an upcoming Habitat for Humanity house-building project in Brazil. Barry will be joined by his friends Peter Albin (Big Brother) on bass, Austin DeLone (Norton's Knockouts, Elvis Costello) on keyboards, Roy Blumenfeld (Blues Project, Seatrain) on drums, and Mike Hinton (Merl Saunders Rainforest Band) on guitar. As lead guitarist with Country Joe and The Fish, Barry Melton has played at rock's most iconic venues, including the Monterey Pop Festival (1967) and Woodstock-3 Days of Peace & Music (1969). Tickets for admission to the benefit concert will be available at the door, at Watermelon Music in Davis, and online from KDRT. Admission is $10; With a $15 donation, Barry Melton's latest CD, "Jamasutra" will be included with your admission.

Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton * 2011
Jelly Roll Morton's Red Hot Peppers * 1926
Louis Armstrong and His Orchestra * 1933
Fats Waller & His Rhythm * 1935
Nat King Cole * 1947
Gerry Mulligan * 1957
Erroll Garner * 1955
James Moody * 1962
Ella Fitzgerald * 1961
Oscar Peterson Trio * 1962
João Gilberto & Stan Getz * 1963
Herb Alpert & The Tijuana Brass * 1965
Hubert Laws * 1969
Freddie Hubbard * 1983
Wynton Marsalis & Eric Clapton * 2011