Music

Tim Gaffaney talks with Christine Zdunkiewicz, CEO and Program Director of the Davis Chamber Players. They discussed the origins of the group, their mission to cultivate current and future generations of audiences and musicians through education, how they choose what they perform, collaborations with Davis High and UC Davis, the future of classical music, and their up coming plans.

For more information: http://davischamberplayers.org

Recorded 3/14/25

Tim Gaffaney hosts Ken Celli who is a Jazz Jam Facilitator. They talked about the two monthly sessions held at the Davis Senior Center, the differences between them, what inspired Ken to start the Jazz jam, how it is distinctive from performance, and the goals of improving improvisational skills.

For more info contact Ken at mandolincelli@gmail.com

Recorded 11/21/24 

Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Pamela Cohen and Josh Jordan, Co-founders of the Davis Hootenanny, a monthly disability inclusive music event with an open mic featuring the Team Davis Singers and guest artists. They talked about how and why they got started, and the contributions the City of Davis and the community at large have played.

For more information: purpletreecafe.org/music

Recorded 9/18/2024

Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Davis native Malcom MacKenzie, a professional opera singer who has performed throughout the U.S. and Europe. They discussed how he came to this profession and the role the Davis schools played in his musical education. Malcolm talked about his favorite roles, how he keeps a role fresh, the acting dimension of opera and how that has changed over time, as well as the future of opera. And as a final treat he mused on his love of Star Wars and how there is a connection between that and opera.

Host Tim Gaffaney talks with Mathew Krejci, the operations director of the Chamber Music Society of Sacramento. They discussed the origins of the society, what holds a program together, themes for concerts and seasons, composers who aren't part of the usual canon, why they offer concerts in both Sacrmaneto and Davis,  previous and upcoming programs, the roll schools play in cultivating future audiences, and the concerns for the future of chamber and classical music

Learn about upcoming concerts and seasons at https://cmssacto.org

Recorded by Davis Media Access at the Richard Brunelle Performance Hall on March 12, 2023.