On Keys host, Margherita Fava, talks with pianists, Alex Murphy and Matt Twaddle

Melina Paxinos is an Athens-based saxophonist and composer whose music moves freely among jazz, improvisation, and modern classical. Her new recording, Muses, draws inspiration from some of her favorite surrealist artists. In this conversation, Melina Paxinos talks about making Muses, the musicians and musical ideas that informed it, and the experience of creating adventurous contemporary jazz from Athens, Greece.

Melony Dodson talks with Maestro Aram Demirjian and mezzo-soprano, Renee Tatum, about Leonard Bernstein's Songfest. The Knoxville Symphony Orchestra performs it on Thursday and Friday, October 15th and 16th, along with Ye Who Seek the Truth by Julia Perry and Tchaikovsky's 5th Symphony. The concerts will be presented at 7:30pm in the Tennessee Theatre in downtown Knoxville.

Matthew Motley speaks with ACE artistic director Brian Salesky about the ensemble's upcoming concert.

Melony Dodson talks with conductor, Aram Demirjian and mandolinist, Jeff Midkiff. Midkiff will collaborate with the Knoxville Symphony Chamber Orchestra in a concert featuring music by J.S. Bach, Jennifer Higdon, Mark O'Connor, Caroline Shaw, and several original pieces by Midkiff himself. The concert is Sunday, September 27th at 2:30pm in the historic Bijou Theatre in downtown Knoxville.

Matthew Motley speaks with Maestro Aram Demirjian and cellist Sterling Elliott who performs Dvorak's Cello Concerto on the KSO's September 2026 Masterwork concert.

The first Silk Jazz Festival comes to downtown Knoxville’s Market Square on Sunday, September 27. The free, all-ages outdoor festival, runs from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m., with a jazz jam session to follow.In this conversation, Silk Jazz Festival founders and Knoxville musicians Margherita Fava, Taber Gable, and Cameron Moore discuss the idea behind the event, the local jazz community, and what listeners can expect on Market Square.Todd Steed (who will serve as emcee) gets the scoop and more from the founders.

Melony Dodson talks with Ian Passmore, the newly appointed Music Director and Conductor of the Oak Ridge Symphony Orchestra. The symphony kicks off its 2026-2027 season this Saturday night, with a performance given at the historic Grove Theatre at 7pm.

Matthew Motley speaks with Nief Norf executive director Alex Dally.

Matthew Motley speaks with Kathryn Frady MCO executive artistic director about the return of Opera in the Park and their upcoming production of The Tragedy of Carmen