Episode 32 is an in-depth profile of bassist, composer, and activist Jason Davis, who started the Climate Stories Project as a way to help people discuss climate change and how it manifests in their own lives.  Since its inception, the Project has collected personal narratives of climate change from all over the world.  As a composer, Jason began creating musical settings for some of these narratives, creating uniquely intimate and revealing soundscapes that infuse our understanding of climate change with empathy and emotional depth.  Host Warren Senders' lengthy interview with Jason is interwoven with excerpts from his compositions.

Music and Video

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Jason Davis interview with

Warren Senders

December 4, 2025

"Resting Storm"

Voices of

Marybeth Holleman &

Bessie Sinnok

Music by Earthsound:

Amir Milstein, flute

Henrique Eisenmann, piano

Bertram Lehmann, drums

Jason Davis, bass

Claire Bourg, violin

Harriet Langley, violin

Jing Peng, viola

Jung-Hsuan Ko, cello

"Different Trains"

Composed by Steve Reich

Performed by

The Kronos Quartet

Elektra Nonesuch 9-79176-2

"Ice is What I Remember"

Voice of Joseph Dumelin

with

Sienna Dahlen - Voice

Jason Davis - Bass

McGill University, Montreal

May 25, 2018

"Take a Climate

Storytelling Workshop"

Introductory video from

Climate Stories Project Website.

Climate story excerpts from:

Giorgia Cavicchia

Chris Hansen

Emma Feveux

Kate Trudeau

Fatoumata Diallo

Absalom David Kinyonga

Clifford Paul

Amna Javed

Sarika

Yuanzhe Li

Mohit

Hannia Candelario

Tanvi Malhotra

Nadine Lefort

Ishino Akihiro

"Footsteps In Snow"

voice of John Sinnock

Jason Davis, bass

"The Counsel of Trees"

Text and voice by

Jessica Lind Peterson

Electronics — Jason Davis

"Bounce"

Choreography:

Rose Pasquarello Beauchamp

Stage Design:

Stephanie Ashenfelder

Music: Jason Davis

Student Dancers

& Climate Storytellers:

Vera Blackford, Jhanaj Quispe,

Giovanni Correa-Quiñones,

Aubrey Lanham, Sally Gill,

Stella Lempert

"A Mata Atlântica na Música"

Music and interviews

by Jason Davis

"We Can Do Hard Things"

Yvette Stewart — Voice

Music by Jason Davis

To learn more, please read

"Music for a Changing Climate,"

published by Orion Magazine.

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