New Harmony Jazz Band at The Davis Craft & Vintage Fair
New Harmony Jazz Band at The Davis Craft & Vintage Fair
CENTRAL PARK. Enjoy free sets of your favorite jazz standards! 11a–1p. Free
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CENTRAL PARK. Enjoy free sets of your favorite jazz standards! 11a–1p. Free
STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Join Davis Line Dance in the Blanchard Room for a free line dancing class. 6p—8p. Free
G STREET WUNDERBAR. Every Wednesday trivia starts at 8p & open mic starts at 10p. Free
ODD FELLOWS HALL. Enjoy a great bluegrass band that blends Bluegrass standards & new originals with great harmonies & hot instrumentals. 7p. Donations Encouraged
PITZER CENTER. Husband and wife duo perform Manuel Ponce: Sonata for Violin and Viola in a Shinkoskey Noon Concert. 12:05p—1p. Free
WYATT DECK, UC DAVIS ARBORETUM. Folk musicians are invited to bring their acoustic instruments & play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck. All skill-levels welcome. 12p–1p. Free
JOHN NATSOULAS GALLERY. A night of Jazz & Beat poetry! Poets welcome to read! With live music by John Natsoulas & Ted Fontaine. 7p–8p. Free
DELTA OF VENUS. Chris Corsano is a New York-based drummer who has been active at the intersections of collective improvisation, free jazz, avant-rock, and experimental music since the late 1990’s. Jon Raskin is best known as a member of the Rova Saxophone Quartet, one of the longest-standing groups in the music movement that has its roots in post-bop, free jazz, avant-rock, and 20th century new music. 7:30p—9:30p. $10—20
MONDAVI CTR. Features several singers from the acclaimed San Francisco Opera Center performing a wide range of great arias with full orchestral accompaniment from our own UC Davis Symphony Orchestra.
ARMADILLO MUSIC. Local Davis musician Megan Claire graces the stage with an acoustic afternoon set. 3:30p—4:30p. Free
ROOT OF HAPPINESS. Jim Frink is a drummer and educator based in Davis. The jazz trio plays improvisational music ranging from standards, to modern jazz, to balkan folk and beyond. 7:30p—10:30p. Free
STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Join Davis Line Dance in the Blanchard Room for a free line dancing class. 6p—8p. Free
MONDAVI CTR. Charismatic & dynamic performer who has played alongside Stevie Wonder, Alicia Keys, The Roots, Macy Gray & many more, Benjamin also has an inimitable skill of fusing traditional conceptions of jazz, hip hop & soul in her original songs. 7:30p. $12.40–$45
WYATT DECK, UC DAVIS ARBORETUM. Folk musicians are invited to bring their acoustic instruments & play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck. All skill-levels welcome. 12p–1p. Free
MANETTI SHREM MUSEUM. Performance of Steve Reich’s Pendulum Music (1968) which makes use of microphones swinging, pendulum-style, over loudspeakers. 1p. Free
BRUNELLE PERFORMANCE HALL. Presented by the Davis High School Symphony Orchestra directed by Angelo Moreno, narrated by Soprano Ann Moss, with puppetry by the Rachel Malin Puppet Art Theater Company. Performance for children and families. 11a—12p. $10
STEPHENS BRANCH LIBRARY. Join the Davis Line Dance cooperative for a free Valentine’s Day-themed line dance class in the Blanchard Room. 6:45p—7:45p. Free
WYATT DECK, UC DAVIS ARBORETUM. Folk musicians are invited to bring their acoustic instruments & play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck. All skill-levels welcome. 12p–1p. Free
MELON BALL. TimnaTal Music & Watermelon Music present Canta Violino! the brainchild of American violinist Andrew Finn Magill. Brazilian choro music performed in a violin, 7-string guitar & percussion format. 7p—9p. $20
ROOT OF HAPPINESS. Jim Frink is a drummer and educator based in Davis. The jazz trio plays improvisational music ranging from standards, to modern jazz, to balkan folk and beyond. 7:30p—10:30p. Free
DAVIS SENIOR CENTER. The focus will be slower ballads and bossas designed to be a supportive space to get you soloing over jazz standards. 3p—5p. Free
MONDAVI CTR. Head-spinning rhythm-guitar wizardry, technical ebullience, laugh-out-loud jokes, & radiance on stage has established Wong as both a sought-after collaborator & celebrated solo artist alike. 7:30p. $12.50–$174
ZOOM. Communal Songwriting workshop & critique. Every 1st & 3rd Wednesday. Have your lyrics ready to screen share! All are welcome! 8p. Free
WYATT DECK, UC DAVIS ARBORETUM. Folk musicians are invited to bring their acoustic instruments & play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck. All skill-levels welcome. 12p–1p. Free
INTERNATIONAL HOUSE. Join is for a day-long celebration of Indonesian culture with Gamelan Sekar Jaya, including two hands-on workshops for families and an evening concert of Balinese music and dance. Each activity has its own registration event page. 3p—8:30p. $10
BAREFOOT YOGA STUDIO. In this session we’ll be taken through a restful journey that includes yoga techniques like pranayama, mindfulness, a powerful truthful statement, as well as sacred mantras with music. This restorative practice brings inner peace and is the ultimate way to experience rest on a cellular level. 7p—8:30p. $10
MONDAVI CTR. The Alexander String Quartet & Robert Greenberg look back 100 years to the tumultuous social & political era of the early 20th century—times not unlike our own—& explore enduring works of the great music it produced. 7:30p. $17.50–$65
CENTRAL PARK. Two free sets of Big Band, Swing, and Latin jazz during the Davis Craft & Vintage fair. 11a—1p. Free
MONDAVI CTR. Look back 100 years to the tumultuous social & political era of the early 20th century—times not unlike our own—& explore enduring works of the great music it produced. Programs will include works by Debussy, Ravel, Webern, Schoenberg, Sibelius, & Nielsen. 2p. $17.50–$56
MELON BALL. Watermelon Music’s free monthly open mic. Share your talents with a supportive, encouraging audience. Doors open and sign-ups begin at 5:30p. 6p—8p. Free
VILLAGE HOMES. The Village Homes Performers’ Circle is a free event that welcomes performers of all levels as well as audience members who simply come to enjoy the performances. 7p—9p. Free
DAVIS SENIOR CTR. For those with experience playing in jazz jams, ensembles or otherwise feel confident in your ability to improvise a solo in a jazz jam session. Jam with other Davis musicians who love playing jazz music: American Songbook, Bossa Nova, Django, etc.
DAVIS SENIOR CENTER. This jam is for musicians who are proficient at their instrument and have experience playing in jazz jams, ensembles or otherwise feel confident to improvise a solo in a jazz jam session. Register in advance. 3p—5p. Free
MONDAVI CTR. One of the most influential & revered figures in contemporary music, three-time Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Branford Marsalis is joined by his renowned Branford Marsalis Quartet. 7:30p. $12.50–$65
WYATT DECK, UC DAVIS ARBORETUM. Folk musicians are invited to bring their acoustic instruments & play together informally during this jam session at Wyatt Deck. All skill-levels welcome. 12p–1p. Free