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KDRT 95.7 FM is grassroots radio from Davis, CA, airing an eclectic mix of music and public-affairs programming. A project of nonprofit Davis Media Access, KDRT streams worldwide via KDRT.org.

 

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3rd Streaming

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Coined in 1957 by Brandeis University professor Gunther Schuller, “Third Stream” is a term used to describe the synthesis of classical and jazz. Join DJ Gary Chew to discover some Third Stream sounds for yourself. 

Live Monday 1-3pm
DJ(s): 
Gary Chew
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Night Train Cocktail Lounge

A saloon of songs and sounds from back then, focusing on anything recorded between the 1890s and the 1970s. All forms of jazz, blues, rock, surf, garage, punk, country, folk, film-radio-television samples, speeches, comedy, and anything grabbed from the ages and put to cylinder, wax or tape, colliding on top each other.

Night Train Cocktail Lounge is produced live at WXOX-LP FM in Louisville, KY. All local material is edited, including times and dates, making each episode an evergreen episode. All episodes are FCC compliant.

Live Wednesday 9-10pm
Homepage URL: 
Night Train Cocktail Lounge
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The Audio Ecotone

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Join Eddy Owt as he explores the rich genre diversity, cross-breeding, and hybridizing in the back waters and tributaries of the past 100 years of music: rock, jazz, pop, r&b, soul, country, ska, electronica, J-Pop/C-Pop/K-Pop, afrobeat, and much more.

"We have a tropical situation where there are thousands of 'species' of music around and they're all constantly cross-breeding and hybridizing. It's very exciting, but you can't keep up with it easily." -- Brian Eno

Live Friday 3-4pm
Replays Sunday 4-5pm
DJ(s): 
Eddy Owt
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The Yolo County Breakdown

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Bluegrass, newgrass and beyond. From Bill Monroe to Billy Strings, the Yolo County Breakdown is a journey through acoustic string music ranging from the traditional to the cutting edge.

Live Friday 10-11am
Replays Sunday 3-4pm
DJ(s): 
Rocky Outcrop
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Old-Time Radio

Old Time Radio KDRT Davis California

Immerse yourself in programs from radio’s Golden Age.

Live Sunday 10:30pm-Monday 12am
DJ(s): 
Jim Buchanan
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Jazz After Dark July 07 2020

Tue, 07/07/2020 - 7:09pm | Don Shor

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Great jazz pianists at 8 pm on Jazz After Dark tonight: Mose Allison, Eubie Blake, Earl "Fatha" Hines, Art Tatum, Mary Lou Williams, Kenny Drew, Dave Brubeck, a vocal by Ella Fitzgerald, Tommy Flanagan, Ennio Morricone, Allen Toussaint.

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 95.7 FM in Davis, CA. Replays Monday 11 pm.

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

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

Archive of this show: https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-jul-7th-2020

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 27: A Visit with Rev. Beth Banks from the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis

Tue, 07/07/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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I've interviewed nearly 50 people since I started this show in March. I've had two goals: provide important local and regional public health news, and weave together a narrative about how the pandemic is affecting people across Yolo County.

Ministers are called to provide pastoral care to others and even in the best of times, it's a heavy emotional lift. These are not the best of times, and I want to hear firsthand how one local church is coping. This week, I speak with Rev. Elizabeth "Beth" Banks, the senior minister at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Davis. We'll chat about the decision to close the church campus and remain closed at this time; the joys and challenges of church life on Zoom; the intersection of COVID-19 and social and political unrest, and how her faith views this moment in time. PC: Rev. Banks with Uniting for Racial Justice members, UU Church of Davis.

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Davisville, July 6, 2020: Bang’s new books help bring once-popular crime jazz out of the shadows

Mon, 07/06/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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You’ve heard songs from this genre—if you’ve watched enough TV or old movies, you could probably hum at least a few (think Dragnet, Shaft or Mission: Impossible). But although crime and spy jazz produced iconic melodies, says Davis writer Derrick Bang, these days the style is largely dormant. Bang has written two new books, “Crime and Spy Jazz on Screen” (they cover 1950-70 and 1971-present), to help bring the music out of the shadows. On today's show we define crime jazz, talk about the way it draws your attention, sample two of its popular songs, and learn the value of a killer opening theme—and why the style faded. The movie Easy Rider was a factor, as was the growing number of commercials on TV.

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Niall Woods "Nylophone" visits Listening Lyrics. Aired July 3, 2020

Thu, 07/02/2020 - 10:55am | Pieter Pastoor

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Niall Woods (AKA Nylophone), who hails from Wicklow, Ireland, painstakingly tweaks his songs on a modest recording set-up at home before passing them on to a pro to have live drums mixed in and a few bells and whistles added. You can hear the influence of '60s artists such as The Beach Boys and Del Shannon in the neatly arranged bittersweet tunes that always clock in under 4 minutes, but more modern influences make the final result sound more akin to Ariel Pink. Nylophone's music typically features trickling guitar parts and layers of synth with catchy melancholic vocals on top. Bright melodies are contrasted with darker themes, or vice versa. Nylophone can also be found on Spotify and Facebook.

From Pieter: If you enjoyed this program, please hit the like button on the Listening Lyrics Facebook page. If you're interested in appearing on the show, hit me up at promotions@kdrt.org.

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Jazz After Dark June 30 2020

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 8:07pm | Don Shor

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Tonight on Jazz After Dark!

Ella Fitzgerald & Duke Ellington, Sonny Stitt, Bobby Jaspar, Gerry Mulligan, Dinah Washington, Stan Getz, Buddy Rich, Art Pepper & George Cables, Helen Merrill, George Robert, Eva Cassidy, Fraser Macpherson Quartet

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 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

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

Link to this show (music shows are archived for two weeks): https://kdrt.org/audio/jazz-after-dark-800pm-jun-30th-2020

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 26: Speaking with Dr. Koen Van Rompay - Virologist and Humanitarian - June 30, 2020

Tue, 06/30/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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You can know someone for a while, and still not understand their depth and brilliance, or their contributions to the world.

I had the pleasure today of interviewing Dr. Koen Van Rompay, whom I first met many years ago when he attended a meeting of Soroptimist International of Davis to talk about his work with Sahaya International. Over time I learned about his groundbreaking work helping to develop and test the anti-viral drug Tenofovir, used in the prevention and treatment of  HIV. He is a virologist at the California National Primate Research Center at UC Davis, with expertise in nonhuman primate models of viral infections, and is currently working toward a vaccine for coronavirus.

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Singer/Songwriters Nancy Northrup and Karen Stockton Visit Listening Lyrics - Aired Friday June 26, 2020

Thu, 06/25/2020 - 3:11pm | Pieter Pastoor

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In this episode we interview two singer/songwriters, and talk about how the Covid-19 isolation and BLM have influenced their writing. 

Nancy Northrup can be found at nancynorthrup.com

Karen Stockton can be found on YouTube

A big thanks to Preacher Cleveland for taking the mic last week in honor of Juneteenth. Listen to the show here

From Pieter: This episode was recorded in my home studio, using a MacBook Air, Bose QuietComfort 15 headphones, Yedi BLUE microphone, Zoom (for the interview), Garageband, and iMovie (to process the MP4 Zoom file to an audio MP3 file).

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Jazz After Dark June 23 2020

Tue, 06/23/2020 - 7:17pm | Don Shor

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On Jazz After Dark tonight: Chick Webb with Ella Fitzgerald, Les Paul, Gigi Gryce, Toots Thielemans, Art Farmer, Zoot Sims, Houston Person, Chet Baker, Tito Puente.

Broadcasts 8 pm Tuesdays on KDRT-LP 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

Look for us on iTunes or your favorite podcast site.

https://player.fm/featured/jazz

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COVID-19 Community Report Episode 25: Wherein I Turn the Tables - June 23, 2020

Tue, 06/23/2020 - 12:40pm | Autumn Labbe-Renault

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I got to turn the tables on some wonderful folks today, all while learning about the impacts of COVID-19 on their community involvement and professional work.

Guests Lois Richter and Don Shor are very familiar with speaking on the radio as the co-hosts of the "Davis Garden Show," which they've produced together for 15 years (Live on KDRT Thursdays at Noon PST). Today, they reversed their roles from "host to guest" and spoke about how they've been spending their time and creating their shows  during the last 100 days of Shelter in Place (they are some of the KDRT hosts who have incorporated a variety of tools in order to record their shows from home). Don is also the owner of Redwood Barn Nursery, and talked about his experiences there.

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Davisville, June 22, 2020: UC Davis’ top grad appreciates the power of a good story

Mon, 06/22/2020 - 6:10pm | Bill Buchanan

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Each year, UC Davis chooses a graduating senior to receive its University Medal—effectively, the top student from a class that includes many thousands of accomplished students. Today we talk with 2020 medalist Jumana Esau, who grew up in the Bay Area and Jordan, about the award, why she studies climate fiction, the value of her English degree, her work for refugees, the practical power of a good story, and what she’ll take with her from Davis when she leaves.

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