Devan Kortan

Production Assistant/Fill-in News Host

Devan Kortan is a Production Assistant/Fill-in News Host for CapRadio.

Devan has had a proclivity for jazz and broadcasting since high school. As a senior at Rio Americano High School, he both pioneered a podcast for the school newspaper and was Assistant Band Director, receiving honors from the Essentially Ellington Competition and the Mingus Jazz Festival in New York City. He is formerly an intern at Capital Public Radio.

Devan is a jazz guitarist and vocalist, and you can catch him playing in venues all around Northern California.

He is currently pursuing a degree in philosophy from California State University, Sacramento where he is developing his theory that everybody likes jazz.

Stories by Devan Kortan

Destined For Jazz, Flutist Ali Ryerson Carves Her Own Path
June 20, 2018
For Ali Ryerson, a life in jazz was almost preordained. And yet, she has carved out her own distinct identity. She’s a jazz musician who loves being different, from the instrument she plays to the groups she plays with.