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On this special one-hour edition of KVC-Arts, David Fleming speaks with Doug Levitt. He'd always had music as a part of him, but after college (where he studied with Carl Sagen) he became a foreign correspondent, covering some rather heavy events and areas. He decided the next logical(?) step was to drop it all and pursue music full-time.

He bought a six-month greyhound pass, packed an old beat up Martin guitar, and a copy of (how apropos) Woody Guthrie's "Bound For Glory."

Now - after more than 10 years and more than 10,000 miles travelled, the stories of - and sometimes from - the people he met along the way have been turned into song. We'll hear of a woman who drives an 18-wheeler, a man who'd lost his son - and is struggling with addiction, a man who wants to set a good example for his daughters... and is on his way to turn himself in to federal prison.

ALL of these stories... SO poignant... and SUCH a joy to revisit the conversation as I dropped in music from the disc!

These make up the album "Edge of Everywhere," out May 12th. douglevitt.com

On this edition of KVC-Arts Shareen Awad has some thoughts on the recent Mario Brothers movie, and reflections on the game. We’ll also hear from Lelah Boyd in conversation with Gary Revel about the latest in a series of children’s books following the adventures of Hillary the Little Ladybug.

On this edition of the program David Fleming speaks I’m speaking with George Shea. His play, "Dr. Keeling's Curve" stars Mike Farrell of M*A*S*H fame. The play revolves around Dave Keeling, who had been measuring CO2 in the air - and starting noticing the alarming rate at which it rose.

David Fleming continues his conversation with Dani De La Rosa and Juliana Brown Eyes about the "She's An Eagle In Flight Tour," as well as the White White Buffalo Project - with songs by Dani, and videos directed by Juliana Brown Eyes. Several of the videos can be seen at fnx.org/theaux.

David Fleming speaks with Dani De La Rosa and Juliana Brown Eyes about the “She’s An Eagle In Flight” tour, some the songs associated with the White White Buffalo project, and some the videos FOR those songs… some of which got a recent premiere at fnx.org/theaux…some of which will see a premiere rather soon.

The songs come from Dani - The (WONDERFUL) videos were directed by Juliana.

The tour, by the way, in addition to several stops in the Southwest, has a stop in Riverside and Pitzer College in Claremont quite soon!

David Fleming continues his conversation with Christian McBride, talking about his newest release - Christian McBride's New Jawn PRIME. Mostly originals contributed by each member of the band - and a few covers as well. We'll hear about some of each. We'll also touch on "Five Piece Band," (SO worth checking out) as well as Jazzhouse Kids.

David Fleming speaks with jazz bassist Christian McBride. He’ll be in the area soon AND has a new disc out – CHRISTIAN MCBRIDES NEW JAWN PRIME. We’ll touch greatly ON the new disc, but also a couple experiences and great stories about a couple jazz giants - Ray Brown and Dave Brubeck.
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David Fleming speaks with Cheryl Hodge. In January we heard about and from her latest jazz release, "Love Is." Quite recently we began an exploration of "Indigo," a cd exploring grooves, with inspiration in parts coming from not only Miles Davis, but also Mike Stern. We'll continue with "Indigo," and beyond several cool tunes, we'll also hear of a vocal group Cheryl was in at Berklee College of Music. It's just a quick mention, but had me wondering for a split second if it could make it to the air. Please listen.

After wrapping "Indigo" we'll touch briefly on "One Day When I wasn't Looking." Lots we COULD talk about there, but the focus was on a few WONDERFUL covers; It Ain't Necessarily So, Naima, and Babylon Sisters.

Yes. The Steely Dan tune. Connected to this, we'll hear about a few things which might make Bellingham, Washington your next vacation spot. If you like jazz AND Steely Dan, that is.

David Fleming speaks with jazz singer and pianist Cheryl Hodge about her release, Indigo. Inspired in part by Miles Davis, and an exploration of different types of grooves.

One night at The Apollo in 1958, George Treadwell fired the entire lineup of The Drifters. He then hired all of the members of The Five Crowns to become The Drifters. Charlie Thomas (along with Benjamin Earl Nelson - better known as Ben E. King) was a member of The Five Crowns, and while the original "classic" Drifters produced some hits, some of the biggest came from the era when Thomas was in the group. This was also the time when Lieber and Stoller were writing for the group. On January 31st, 2023, Charlie Thomas passed away at the age of 85. David Fleming interviewed Thomas in late 2015 when he was about to perform in the region, and has re-edited the conversation for this edition of KVC-Arts.