Featured Poet Dr. Andy Jones is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Davis, a poet, educator, radio host, and master of ceremonies. He has taught writing and literature at UC Davis since 1990 and has hosted Dr. Andy's Poetry and Technology Hour on KDVS since 2000, interviewing more than 1,000 guests, including Margaret Atwood, Sherman Alexie, Ian MacKaye, and Gary Snyder. In 2006, he was named Educator of the Year by the Associated Students of UC Davis. [email protected]
Cj Borges, the newly appointed Musical Director for the John Natsoulas Gallery for the Arts, is a multi-instrumentalist, songwriter, and bandleader who transforms live events into immersive creative experiences. Trained at New York City's New School for Jazz and Contemporary Music under legendary masters like the late, great Chico Hamilton, CJ blends elite jazz pedigree with an ego-free, highly collaborative approach that brings out the absolute best in other performers. [email protected]