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You are invited to join our 15th anniversary celebration Nov. 10 - 17, along the Grassroots Trail - from Davis to Dixon, and Winters to Woodland - for a week of events at community gathering places throughout our region, featuring local music and good cheer. Then tune in to KDRT 95.7 FM (or stream at kdrt.org) November 17-23 during our on-air 2019 Fall Fundraising for a week of taking stock of our roots, honoring longtime friends, and reaching out to new. Keep your eyes out for this beautiful "Save-the-Date" postcard with a listing of all our upcoming events. We thank KDRT alum and artist Gregory Shilling for this Rootstock 2019 image, which will be available as special edition t-shirts and more.  Mark your calendars and see you along the Grassroots Trail!     11/10  The Muddy Waders @Berryessa Brewing 3-6 pm, Winters; 11/12 Open Mic with Hattie Craven @The Barn & Pantry 7-9 pm, Dixon; 11/13 Jazz Night @Root of Happiness Kava Bar 8-11 pm, Davis; 11/15 KDRT Night @Woodstock’s Pizza 5pm – midnight, Davis; 11/16 KDRT Garage Sale @the Station/DMA 8am – noon, Davis; 11/17 Banjo Bones @Blue Note Brewing 3-6 pm, Woodland.

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: Ella Fitzgerald, Mary Lou Williams, Gil Evans, Tommy Flanagan, Etta Jones, Illinois Jacquet, Kai Winding, Zoot Sims, Dave Brubeck Quartet ft. Jim Hall, Lee Konitz & the Brazilian Band, Oscar Aleman.

Broadcasts live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

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Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: Earl Bostic, Ella Fitzgerald, Ella Fitzgerald & Louis Armstrong, Nat King Cole, The Curtis Fuller Quintet with Zoot Sims, Oscar Peterson, Dave Pike, Stan Getz, Count Basie, Dianne Reeves, Howard Roberts.

Photo clockwise from upper left: Ella Fitzgerald and Louis Armstrong, Earl Bostic, Dianne Reeves, Stan Getz.

Broadcasts live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-oct-22nd-2019

This Tuesday, October 22 at 11 am, Rusty Nail's playlist features artists such as Yonder Mountain String Band, Crooked Still, Yarn and Breaking Grass, continuing the exploration of nontraditional arrangements within bluegrass.

Diggng deeper into High Country Music Radio’s music library, Rusty is also excited to include a pair of songs from a talented Nashville based musician, Bennie Boling, who supports himself as a luthier. This week’s show also includes an unusually arranged cover of Dueling Banjos.

Coming up tonight at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark: West Coast cool, Ella and Louis, and a tribute to Milcho Leviev.

Ella Fitzgerald & Frank Devol's Orchestra, Dave Brubeck, Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan & Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan and Chet Baker, Nat King Cole, Milcho Leviev, Milcho Leviev & Friends, Gil Evans.

Broadcasts live 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.

Replays Monday 11 pm, Tuesday 12 midnight, Wednesday 10 pm

Photo clockwise from upper left: Johnny Hodges, Gerry Mulligan, Nat King Cole, Milcho Leviev.

This weekend marks the 40th anniversary for Davis' legendary Restaurant Cooperative and Coffeehouse - the Blue Mango.  Tune  in or stream this Thursday at 1 pm for "That's Life" as host Lois Richter interviews some of the founding member/workers of the Blue Mango, including Ken Kemmerling, Maura Metz, and Russell St. Claire.  Additionally, local music fans can tune in Thursday evening 7-9 pm to "Live Tracks" when host Jim Buchanan welcomes special guest guiarist Bill Scholer to the studio, and Jan Peters via phone.  Both musicians are part of the more than 300 musicians who played at the Blue Mango during its 1979-94 "life" as a creative hub and community gathering space.  They are in-town this week to play at Friday night's special KDRT benefit concert 6 - 8 pm on the patio of Parkside Bar and Lounge, site of the Blue Mango, and for Saturday night's Blue Mango Anniversay Celebration for former workers/staff/Blue Mango family.

This week, guest host Doug Deep, will be in control. (thank you Doug)

Dorothy Lane is a Rock & Roll band from Martinez, CA. Here's the catch, they are so much more. Family oriented, fun loving and super involved in their greater community plus oh that talent makes this rock group a powerfull force. Nicky Knobs i(guitar) joins us this week along with a surprise guest. Dorothy lane will be performing at the VYBE event in Folsom, CA. on Thursday, October 17, 2019, 7 p.m. at the Harris Center for the Arts at Folsom Lake College.

Some soulful jazz coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark. The Moe Koffman Quartet, Harry Carney, Paul Gonsalves, Harold Ashby & The Duke's Men, Chico Hamilton, Sonny Stitt, Erroll Garner, Etta Jones, James Moody, Eddie "Lockjaw" Davis, Clifford Jordan, Eliane Elias, Frank Wess.

Photo clockwise from upper left: James Moody, Chico Hamilton, Clifford Jordan, Moe Koffman.