Davisville, Feb. 17, 2020: Ryan Easterday, a U.S. Navy commander from Davis

Mon, 02/17/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

Commander Ryan Easterday watched Star Trek as a kid growing up in Davis, and liked the idea of leading a ship. When he was ready for college, the notion still had enough appeal for him to include the U.S. Naval Academy among the schools where he applied – and when his final choice came down to the University of California Santa Cruz or the academy, he chose the Navy. Easterday now commands the USS John McCain, a destroyer with a crew of about 320 based in Japan, and on today’s Davisville he talks about why he went to Annapolis instead of Santa Cruz, his ship, the Navy, some of his experiences, and how growing up in Davis has shaped him as an officer.

Jazz After Dark February 11 2020

Tue, 02/11/2020 - 7:13pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm: Soul jazz, cool jazz, and vocals on Jazz After Dark tonight. Nancy Wilson, Frank Sinatra, Abbey Lincoln, and Etta Jones on vocals. Instrumentals by Ahmad Jamal, Kai Winding with J. J. Johnson, Shirley Scott with Stanley Turrentine, Oscar Peterson, Charlie Byrd, and Cornell Dupree.

95.7 FM, KDRT in Davis, CA.

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

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

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Jazz After Dark February 04 2020

Tue, 02/04/2020 - 7:28pm | Don Shor

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Bossa Nova tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Stan Getz & Gary McFarland, Luiz Bonfá & Stan Getz, Henry Mancini, Antônio Carlos Jobim, Vince Guaraldi & Bola Sete, Lalo Schifrin, Clare Fischer, Herbie Mann & Joao Gilberto with Antonio Carlos Jobim, Gerry Mulligan & Jane Duboc, Cal Tjader & Carmen McRae, Toots Thielemans.

8 pm live at 95.7 FM in Davis CA

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

Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

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Gabe Lewin in the Studio Live, Recorded on Jan 31st, 2020

Fri, 01/31/2020 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

Listen in now as Gabe Lewin is joined by vocalist Lane Suaraz.

Gabe Lewin started singing about the time he learned to walk. He picked up the guitar at 13, or 60 years ago, and then 15 years after that he took up the harmonica. His first professional stage appearance was in 1965 at The Troubadour in Johannesburg, South Africa.

In South Africa he learned a wide variety of musical styles, including very old, very new, and original songs. He learned old folk standards, new folk tunes, reggae tunes, bluegrass, and even a few classic rock and blues tunes.  The common thread is that all have real melodies!

Contra Dance tunes on the January 29th edition of The Folk Brothers

Wed, 01/29/2020 - 2:15pm | Peter Schiffman

Karen Leyse was guest host and presented instrumental tunes for Contra Dancing as well as songs performed by musicians who also play in Contra Dance bands. 

There is a Contra Dance, presented by the Sacramento Country Dance Society,  at the Palms Playhouse in Winters on Sunday afternoon, Feb. 2.

https://www.palmsplayhouse.com/contra-dance-with-sacramento-country-danc...

Jazz After Dark January 28 2020

Tue, 01/28/2020 - 7:35pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: Ella Fitzgerald, Wes Montgomery, Teddy Wilson Trio, Stuff Smith, Sonny Clark, Willie Bobo, Paul Desmond & Don Sebesky Orchestra, Vince Guaraldi Trio, Grant Green, Lee Konitz & the Brazilian Band, Charlie Byrd And The Washington Guitar Quintet, Johnny Varro, Piano Connection.

95.7 FM in Davis CA, Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

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

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

Davisville, Jan. 27, 2020: The Davis Night Market. And freedges.

Mon, 01/27/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

Twice weekly at 9:30 p.m., volunteers bring food donated by Davis restaurants and stores to tables in Central Park. Anyone who wants the food is then free to take what they want; the cooked food usually goes first. This is the Davis Night Market, created by students at UC Davis to reduce food waste in Davis and to get food to the hungry. The market serves about 30 people on an average night, and the founders would like to build it into a daily operation. Any food left over goes in the “freedges”—community refrigerators like the tiny libraries you see in front yards around town.

Today we talk with two of the Night Market founders, Valerie Weinborn and Ernst Oehninger, about why they do this, the reaction they’ve had, and what they hope to achieve. She’s a veterinarian from Chile who has a doctorate in Food Science; he’s a PhD student in Natural Resource Economics and comes from a family of farmers in Brazil.

Eunah's Banchan selections for January 23, 2020: Murder Ballads

Thu, 01/23/2020 - 9:03am | Eunah

What to expect on Banchan for January 23, 2020:

Henry Lee  (Nick Cave & The Bad Seeds ft. PJ Harvey) ▪ Man Down (Rihanna) ▪ Where Did You Sleep Last Night (Sleigh Bells) ▪ John Wayne Gacy, Jr. (Sufjan Stevens) ▪ Down in the Willow Garden (Billie Joe Armstrong & Norah Jones) ▪ Knoxville Girl (The Louvin Brothers) ▪ I Killed Sally's Lover (The Avett Brothers)

Streaming Jan. 23 11:30AM-noon at kdrt.org/page/listen-now

Today's Banchan selections have been inspired by my recent obsession with true crime stories (found three new true crime podcasts and those have been making time FLY while I'm at work). All songs in today's playlist are based on stories of gruesome crimes.

Jazz After Dark January 21 2020

Tue, 01/21/2020 - 7:02pm | Don Shor

Coming up at 8 pm tonight on Jazz After Dark: Count Basie, Sonny Stitt, Ken Sykora, Bobby Hackett, The Tommy Flanagan Trio, Charlie Byrd, Les McCann & Eddie Harris, Abdullah Ibrahim & Buddy Tate, Benny Carter, Tito Puente, Clark Terry, Gabor Szabo.

95.7 FM in Davis CA, Live-streaming at https://kdrt.org/page/listen-now

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

Playlists, archives, and RSS Feed here: https://kdrt.org/blogs/don-shor-0

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

Photo, clockwise from upper left: Tommy Flanagan, Tito Puente, Ken Sykora, Bobby Hackett.

Adrian West in the Studio, Recorded Jan 17th, 2020

Fri, 01/17/2020 - 5:10pm | Pieter Pastoor

Adrian West spends the hour with us in the KDRT studio. Listen now to his musical abilities.

His sound is original acoustic rock that sounds like Paul Simon meets Dave Matthews meets Talking Heads. His band also features vocal harmonies, guitar, electric violin, bass, drums, sometimes an alto sax, and a bit of live “looping.”

Born and raised in Montreal, Adrian is an exciting performer. A gifted vocalist, he moves effortlessly between guitar & violin, sometimes using live looping to add layers of sound and intrigue to his songs. With a knack for language that's simple yet poetic, he's not afraid to tackle difficult topics in his songwriting. "Safe Streets" tells an allegory about police violence, "Close Your Eyes" laments the beauty bias that pervades the mass media, and "Senses" entreats you to appreciate your senses while you can. But Adrian doesn't take any of this stuff too seriously; his lyrics are infused with a sense of hope and a touch of whimsy.

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