Playing With Fire Promoter Jeff Davis Reflects on 14 years of Celebrating Music & Community

by B.J. Huchtemann

July 6, 2017

For Jeff Davis, booking and staging the annual Playing With Fire concerts is all about the music and the community.

“ I was spending a lot of time and money traveling to other cities to see the artists that interested me,” Davis said. “I kept saying that I wished someone would create a series of events in Omaha that would play the artists I enjoy. I finally realized that that someone could be me.

“ Secondarily, my business had been successful in Omaha and I thought I should give something back to the city. Why not give something that I enjoy? We wanted to build community and use music as the vehicle. If it’s free, then everyone could attend. We are all here. We are all neighbors. Let’s have a party!”