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Jazz After Dark February 21 2012, 8 - 9 pm

Jazz from seven decades tonight --
Frankie Trumbauer and His Orchestra (Beiderbecke) *
Django Reinhardt/Stéphane Grappelli, Beryl Davis *
Roland Kirk *
Billie Hoilday *
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington *
Les McCann Ltd. & Lou Rawls *
The Jazz Crusaders *
Nina Simone *
Modern Jazz Quartet *
Maria Muldaur *
Claude Bolling *
Joe Pass with Ella Fitzgerald *
Jack DeJohnette *
Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet *
James Rivers *

Jazz After Dark February 14 2012, 8 - 9 pm

For all the romantics out there, this Valentine's show features songs about love! You can listen live 8 - 9 pm ... The Ella Fitzgerald Quartet * My Funny Valentine (1956) -- Jimmy Yancey * State Street Special (1939-41) -- Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli * I've Got My Love to Keep Me Warm (1938-9) -- Lionel Hampton * Central Avenue Breakdown (1939-41) -- Nat King Cole * L-O-V-E [Multi-Lingual Version] (1950s) --

Davis Garden Show February 02 2012

Don and Lois will talk about drawing birds to the garden, which nut trees are easy to grow (and which aren't), what to do in the garden in February.
Here's a link for hummingbird plants: http://redwoodbarn.com/attract.html

What blooms now to attract our overwintering Anna's hummers? How about Ribes?
http://redwoodbarn.com/images/ribes3.jpg

Davis Garden Show rebroadcasts on Saturday mornings from 9 - 10 a.m., and is available at the archives -- and at http://davisgardenshow.com

Gardeners are welcome to call in with questions during the live broadcast Thursdays noon - 1 pm (PST), and submit questions by email at redwoodbarn@gmail.com

Tonight on Jazz After Dark, January 31 2012, 8 - 9 pm

Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane, Milt Jackson *
Tommy Dorsey *
Helen Merrill *
Jimmy Hamilton *
Roland Kirk *
Annie Ross & Gerry Mulligan *
Bobby Darin -- Mack the Knife *
Ella Fitzgerald & The Paul Smith Trio *
Louis Armstrong & Duke Ellington *
George Shearing/The Montgomery Brothers *
Dave Brubeck *
Gerry Mulligan *
Paul Gonsalves & Earl Hines *
Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet *

Tonight on Jazz After Dark, January 24 2012, 8 - 9 pm

Jazz from 1935 - 2010 --
Fats Waller & His Rhythm *
Count Basie *
Django Reinhardt & Stéphane Grappelli with Beryl Davis *
Benny Goodman Sextet *
Dizzy Gillespie, John Coltrane *
Billie Holiday *
Chet Baker *
Ella Fitzgerald *
Louis Armstrong *
Astrud Gilberto, João Gilberto & Stan Getz *
Gerry Mulligan *
Rahsaan Roland Kirk *
Rosemary Clooney *
Piano Connection *
Etta James *

Tonight on Jazz After Dark, January 03 2012, 8 - 9 pm

Benny Goodman * What A Little Moonlight Can Do **
Count Basie * Boogie Woogie **
Nat King Cole * You're Nobody Til Somebody Loves You **
Helen Merrill with Clifford Brown * Falling in Love With Love **
Mose Allison * Creek Bank **
Dinah Washington * Time After Time **
Ella Fitzgerald * Mack The Knife **
Stan Getz * Bim Bom **
Gabor Szabo * Lou-ise **
Paul Desmond * I'm Old Fashioned **
Charles Mingus * Duke Ellington's Sound Of Love **
Linda Ronstadt * I've Got a Crush on You **
Wynton Marsalis * Soon All Will Know **
Harry Connick, Jr. * Heavenly **
Chico O'Farrill * The Journey