Jazz After Dark Jan. 19, 2021 - Seven Extended Sets

Seven extended sets on Jazz After Dark tonight. We’ll hear from the Buddy De Franco Quintet, Stan Getz, McCoy Tyner, Duke Ellington, Stanley Turrentine, Junior Mance, and George Robert. Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA and replays Monday 11 pm. Show page at https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark or look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

COVID-19 Community Report - Jan. 19th, 2021 - Speaking With Tree Davis

It's Episode 48, and time to check in with  Tree Davis.  As I've said many times during the course of this show, it's not just the pandemic we're dealing with, but the attendant mental and physical health challenges, and dramatic social/political and  economic concerns. As well, things like the climate crisis haven't just disappeared.

That last point became a fascinating talking point in my interview with Erin Donley Marineau this week. As Executive Director of Tree Davis, Erin ovesees an organization that plants trees and does enviromental stewardship in communities around Yolo County, not just Davis. In normal years, she says, 40 Saturdays each year are devoted to working with volunteers in various cities. Obviously that scale of work has not been possible during the pandemic.

Davisville, Jan. 18, 2021: Davis businesses in the pandemic, nearly one year later

The Covid-19 pandemic is about a year old. The first vaccinations have been given, and better days are ahead, but we’re months away from normal, and the county health officer even said this month that we're “probably about to enter one of the darkest times of the pandemic so far.” The deaths and illness are the biggest impact, followed by the damage to jobs, business and the economy. Today we talk with Cory Koehler, executive director of the Davis Chamber of Commerce, about how Davis' 2,500 businesses are faring this far in, different ways they’re coping, and what might be ahead. The chamber hosts its annual State of the City event online on Feb. 3, and the consequences of the pandemic are sure to be front and center.

KDRT Simulcasts Virtual MLK Celebration on Monday, Jan. 18, 2021 at 9 a.m.

The City of Davis will honor the legacy of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. with a virtual celebration this year on Monday, Jan. 18.   This year's program includes highlights of speakers and entertainment from past years and current messages from local youth, as well as an introduction from Mayor Gloria Partida.  The program will be available beginning 9:00 a.m. on Monday, January 18, 2021 through the end of the month via the City of Davis website at  cityofdavis.org Additionally, it will be shown on DCTV Channel 15 and broadcast on KDRT 95.7 FM where you can also can live stream at kdrt.org   This year marks the 27th annual event sponsored by the City of Davis and the Human Relations Commission.

Jazz After Dark - Jan 12th, 2021

Coming up this week on Jazz After Dark - Sonny Clark with June Christy, Stuff Smith, Oscar Peterson Trio; bossa nova and Latin jazz from Benny Carter, Cal Tjader, Sergio Mendes, Paul Desmond, Cal Tjader with Carmen McRae, Cannonball Adderley, and performances by Wes Montgomery and Gabor Szabo.

Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP, 95.7 FM in Davis, CA.  Replays Monday 11 pm.  Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark

Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

COVID-19 Community Report - Jan 12, 2021 - Updates on Local Sports and Independent Music

I've interviewed many people in the last 10 months. With each conversation, I aim to let people tell their stories--whatever they may be--about the impacts of the pandemic.

Sometimes life is stranger than fiction. Consider the sports editor when there are no games, no practices, no preseason. What's a guy to do? If you're Bruce Gallaudet of The Davis Enterprise, you muddle through and cover the angles you can. Catch our conversation about the status of UC Davis athletics, and the trickle-down effect that happens when high-school youth don't have college-level opportunities to pursue.

Jazz After Dark Jan. 05 2021- Five Great Sax Players

Five great sax players on Jazz After Dark tonight. We’ll hear Lester Young with The Kansas City Six, the  Kansas City Five, and the Oscar Peterson Trio; Johnny Hodges solo and with Ben Webster, Dexter Gordon, and Ben Webster solo.  Jazz After Dark broadcasts locally at 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA and replays Monday 11 PM. Show page here: https://kdrt.org/program/jazz-after-dark  Look for us on iTunes (you can listen to the live broadcast via their Radio link; just search for KDRT) or your favorite podcast site.  https://player.fm/featured/jazz

COVID-19 Community Report - Jan. 5th, 2021 - Shelly Gilbride from International House Davis

It's a new year, with hope on the horizon in the form of new vaccines, but the reality is we're still in this for a while, and the State's Stay Home Order is still in effect. The list of stats and updates I'll share on today's show is a bit daunting, which is one reason  I'm glad I have a great community leader to interview.  As Executive Director of International House Davis, longtime Davis resident Shelly Gilbride and her team have been guiding the venerable nonprofit through the challenges and changes of the past year. Before joining I-House, Shelly served  for five years as the Programs Officer of the California Arts Council,  where she was responsible for grant programs to support arts, culture, and creativity across the state.

Davisville, Jan. 4, 2021: As he exits the council, Brett Lee talks about growth, pandemic, and what he’ll do next

Brett Lee just spent 8 years on the Davis City Council, including two years as mayor. As he leaves office, we get his take on where Davis is strong (volunteerism), some lasting effects of the pandemic on the town, what he’ll do next, and how his views changed on the perennial question in Davis: Where do you allow developers to add housing, if anywhere?