Jazz After Dark, Jan. 20, 2026

On tonight's show:

  • Billie Holiday and Her Orchestra, Me, Myself and I
  • Frank Sinatra & Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra, The One I Love
  • Doris Day with John Rarig & The Mellomen, Bewitched, Bothered and Bewildered
  • Claude Williamson Trio, Just One of Those Things
  • Red Garland, I Know Why (feat. Paul Chambers & Art Taylor)
  • Louie Bellson & Pearl Bailey, Zing Went the Strings of My Heart
  • Sonny Clark, I'm Just a Lucky So and So
  • The Dave Brubeck Quartet, Bossa Nova U.S.A. (Live)
  • Art Farmer Quartet, Sing Me Softly of The Blues
  • Horace Parlan, Oh So Blue
  • Poncho Sanchez, Bésame Mamá
  • Bernardo Sassetti with Borja Barrueta, Javier Colina & Perico Sambeat, Please Tell Me Now

The music of Minneapolis, on Listening Lyrics, Jan. 16, 2026

Minneapolis keeps producing artists who are technically sharp, stylistically open, and community-rooted. That mix explains why musicians from the city move easily between funk, jazz, indie, and pop—and why the music feels both local and universal.

Listen in to an hour of music from the Twin Cities.

Sonic Rehab premieres Monday, Jan. 26 from 1 to 3 p.m.

Join me, DJ Jojo Johanssen, for the premiere episode of Sonic Rehab! Relax and groove out to some tasty soul/funk/disco/house and everything in between. Only the choicest nuggets will be served! Watch for songs from Ashford & Simpson, Omni Trio, Steve Miller Band, Sade and more! 

Davisville, Jan. 12, 2026: With research cuts, ‘this is what you’re giving up’

The Trump administration’s deep cuts to federal spending on university research have prompted Ed Kiggins, who leads communications for the UC Davis College of Letters and Science, to start the Minds Over Matters podcast highlighting research at UC Davis. Every two weeks, he talks with a different UC Davis faculty member about their work and why it matters.

“Think about reducing Alzheimer’s from a death sentence to basically an inconvenience. That’s the kind of work that’s going on here, and that’s what’s on the block right now,” he says today on Davisville. “Those are the things that … the federal government is intent on keeping from you. We don’t really understand why. No one’s really given us a clear answer as to that regard, but our job is not to engage in that battlefield, our job is to say, ‘this is what you’re giving up, if you choose to go down this path.’ “

Hello Davis!, Jan. 7, 2026: The creators of MyDavisCalifornia share their story

On today's edition of Hello Davis!, Richard Jia and Gray Eby of MyDavisCalifornia share their insights about the quirky little town we all love, Davis.

MyDavisCalifornia is a full-on content playground: stories, visuals, collaborations, insider tips—the works. Born in 2021 out of sheer enthusiasm (and possibly too much coffee), it’s become the digital buddy you didn’t know you needed for exploring Davis. Davis only has 65,000 residents, but some of its videos have been viewed well into the millions. How’s that for a statement?

The brains behind it? UC Davis alumni Richard Jia and Gray Eby, who somehow turned their Aggie pride into a website that makes the rest of us wonder, “Why didn’t I think of that?”

Jazz After Dark, Jan. 6, 2026

On tonight's show:

  • Benny Goodman, Oh! Look At Me Now (feat. Helen Forrest)
  • The Mills Brothers, Paper Doll (Single)
  • Art Farmer & Gigi Gryce, Blue Lights
  • Pérez Prado & His Orchestra, Maria Bonita
  • Teddy Wilson Trio & Gerry Mulligan with Bob Brookmeyer & Bill Evans, Airmail Special
  • Chet Baker, Moonlight Becomes You
  • Stan Getz, 'Tis Autumn
  • Clark Terry (Mary Osborne, guitar), Anything You Can Do (I Can Do Better)
  • Chico O'Farrill & Clark Terry, Spanish Rice
  • Clark Terry, Jam Session & Oscar Peterson, Misty
  • Paul Gonsalves, Clark's Bars
  • Paul Gonsalves, It's Something That You Ought To Know
  • Claude Bolling & Alexandre Lagoya, Afriçaine
  • Diana Krall, Only Trust Your Heart
  • Charlie Byrd & Stan Getz, Samba Triste