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Jazz After Dark January 22 2019

Tue, 01/22/2019 - 7:35pm | Don Shor

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Coming up at 8 pm tonight: great combos and vocals.

Billie Holiday, Benny Carter & Oscar Peterson Trio, Bobby Hackett & Jack Teagarden, Stéphane Grappelli & Stuff Smith, Paul Gonsalves & Earl Hines, Dakota Staton & The Manny Albam Big Band, Hank Jones, James Moody, Chico O'Farrill, Alex Pangman, Paul Desmond & Don Sebesky Orchestra.

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

Photo, clockwise from upper left: James Moody, Paul Gonsalves, Dakota Staton, Stuff Smith.

“Big Country.” January 18, 2019

Thu, 01/17/2019 - 2:08pm | Nancy Flagg

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Sacramento, CA. Photo by Nancy Flagg

“Big Country.” This week’s show title is named after one of the songs you’ll hear but also represents our country’s vastness and great diversity.

Jazz After Dark January 15 2019

Tue, 01/15/2019 - 7:41pm | Don Shor

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Mostly sax tonight on Jazz After Dark: hard bop, some bossa nova, and more.

Joe Sullivan, Lou Donaldson, Duke Ellington & Johnny Hodges, Illinois Jacquet, Oscar Peterson, Cannonball Adderley, Hideo Shiraki, Ella Fitzgerald, Gerry Mulligan & Jane Duboc, Houston Person, Winston Walls & Brother Jack McDuff

Global Warming on Meraki January 11 2019

Sun, 01/13/2019 - 4:38pm | Kate M

On January 11, 2019, the episode of Meraki was a lively discussion on global warming.

Joining Alison B and I in the studio was our regular guest Francis along with Dante.

I had the pleasure of introducing my dear friend Psychotherapist, meditator and environmental activist Michael Apathy.

Jessica Malone visits KDRT for a Listening Lyrics Interview. Friday January 11, 2019 at 4:00 p.m.

Wed, 01/09/2019 - 9:13am | Pieter Pastoor

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Jessica Malone joins us in the KDRT studio's

Jessica Malone is an award winning singer/ songwriter who was raised in the tall mountains of far northern California. Her original music evokes a sense of wanderlust, self-discovery, positivity and moving forward. On Jessica's latest release, "The Waiting Hours" EP, drums, upright bass, violin, acoustic & electric guitar accompany her powerful and soothing vocals. Her raw and unfiltered approach to folk/ Americana songwriting creates music that will take you back in time, while her heartfelt lyrics will keep you rooted in the present.

For those outside the listening area this show will be streamed live on www.kdrt.org

Jazz After Dark January 08 2019

Tue, 01/08/2019 - 7:41pm | Don Shor

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Coming up tonight on Jazz After Dark:

A ‘new’ album from Erroll Garner is always something to celebrate! A 1964 live recording from the Royal Concert Hall in Amsterdam, “mixed and mastered from new transfers of the original 3-track analog tapes found in Garner’s personal archive,” was just released in 2018. We’ll hear three selections.

Our other featured performer is Sonny Stitt, prolific sax player from the early 1940’s to the early 1980’s. Plus works by Eva Cassidy, Johnny Hodges, Oscar Peterson with Lester Young, Ella Fitzgerald, Rob Agerbeek , and Monty Alexander.

“Playing Favorites, Part 2.” January 11, 2019

Tue, 01/08/2019 - 5:52pm | Nancy Flagg

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”Playing Favorites, Part 2.” In this second installment, Nancy will play more of her favorite western songs and poems from 2018 Cowboy Tracks episodes. They’re all worthy of your attention!

"Divine Intervention" Strikes - January 7, 2018

Tue, 01/08/2019 - 10:26am | Jess Goddésse

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Divine Intervention strikes this week with the typical mix of rock, punk, and pop plus some new releases and reissues from some oldsters to kick off 2019: Flesh Eaters, Marc Ribot, Eugene Chadbourne, Snakefinger... See the playlist and stream the show via the program page. Cheers!