Now That’s Jazz… Festival Finale: Haynes, Jordan, Iyer – June 10 It’s always nice to welcome back Bay Area artists who took off for New York and actually made it there. Vijay Iyer, who juggled academia and performance in the East Bay – he earned a Ph.D from U.C. Berkeley with a dissertation titled Macrostructures of Sound: Embodied Cognition in West African and African-American Musics while playing jazz piano in
She Doesn’t Sound Like Anybody Else… Sheila Jordan Master Vocal Class – June 9 Festival Finale: Haynes, Jordan, Iyer – June 10 Something that can’t be said about many singers is true of Sheila Jordan: She doesn’t sound like anybody else. Emerging in Detroit in the late 1940s, Jordan fell under the sway of Charlie Parker. That wasn’t unusual for singers. But Sheila found a way into bebop that was
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Our Countdown Concludes with Sunday, June 12 Everyone needs a time of reflection, whether a pilgrimage to a peaceful place or a respite from the highs of the night before. Join us for Sunday Morning Spirituals, with vocalist Ruth Naomi Floyd, sax player Bennie Maupin, and conductor James Newton in a program of praise and glory, no matter what your faith. Then sit down for an Intimate Evening with Charlie
The heart of the Healdsburg Jazz Festival comes with the second weekend, Friday and Saturday at the Raven Theater. It’s a line-up of talent that any other jazz festival in the country would envy, packed into two extraordinary concerts at our historic town theater – plus “after-hours” sessions at the Hotel Healdsburg Lobby. Sangam at the Raven June 10: Friday Night, Raven Theater, 7:30 pm To hear Sangam — Charles
Just announced: Audiophile’s Listening Party, featuring celebrated pianist Geri Allen and a high-fidelity vinyl (you read that right) recording of Motéma’s 2010 release “Flying Toward the Sound.” The Listening Party will be held at the Topel Winery Tasting Room, 125 Matheson St., on Thursday, June 9 at 4:30pm. Topel wines and appetizers will be served, courtesy of the Topel Winery. (Attendance is limited; please see below.) The album, which includes the
Look at the time! It’s already Tuesday, May 24 (Bob Dylan’s 70th, but who’s counting?), and the Healdsburg Jazz Festival begins next week, with Opening Night at the Raven on Friday June 3, followed by a Jazz Weekend at Rec Park, June 4 & 5. After all that, maybe it’s time take a break from the big events and chill out. Have a jazz and wine dinner at the Dry
The countdown continues … In just two weeks the 13th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival begins with Opening Night at the Raven on June 3, as we told you in our last e-blast. This time we take a look at the first weekend — Saturday and Sunday, June 4 and 5, now to be held at the Sonoma County Day School’s Jackson Theater. JUNE 4, SATURDAY “One Voice: An Afternoon of Vocal
The countdown begins … At last, the 13th annual Healdsburg Jazz Festival is less than three weeks away – with Opening Night in sight at the Raven Theater on June 3. It’s been a tumultuous and difficult year, but this is what makes it all worth while – the music. Over the next couple weeks we’ll be sending you f requent messages about the concerts and other festival events. Please
Local Wineries Host Local Jazz Once again this year two downtown wineries are hosting free Jazz and Wine tastings, offering visitors to the Healdsburg Plaza a chance to sample both the music and the varietals of the area — while waiting for Saturday Night at the Raven to begin! Topel Tasting Room (433-4116) Saturday, June 11 | 3 – 5pm 125 Matheson St. CHRIS AMBERGER QUARTET Chris Amberger | Acoustic Bass
An Intimate Evening in Conversation, Film and Music Sunday, June 12 Raven Theater | 7 pm 115 North St., Healdsburg Tickets Now Available Gold Circle: $75 | General Seating: $45 Film: Reto Caduff’s acclaimed feature-length Haden documentary, “Rambling Boy” Conversation and hosted Q & A Musical duets with Alan Broadbent and possible surprises What a life! Born into a musical family that performed hillbilly music on the radio, the extraordinary
Ruth Naomi Floyd, Bennie Maupin, HJF All-Stars with conductor James Newton Sunday, June 12 Raven Theater |11:00 am 115 North St., Healdsburg Tickets now available General Seating: $35 | $25 students and seniors (65+) In a reprise of a concert that ranks among the Festival’s most memorable, soul-drenched singer Ruth Naomi Floyd delivers a program of soaring spirituals accompanied reed expert Bennie Maupin and a generous helping of Healdsburg Jazz Festival
Sylvia Cuenca Trio Friday, June 10 & Saturday, June 11 | 9 – Midnight Hotel Healdsburg Lobby 25 Matheson St., Healdsburg Drummer Sylvia Cuenca has thrived on New York City’s brutally competitive jazz scene since the mid-1980s, performing and touring with some of the music’s most illustrious artists. The San Jose native is the drummer of choice for trumpet legend Clark Terry, who’s featured her on a series of recordings.
Denny Zeitlin, John Heard Trio and George Cables All-Stars June 11, Saturday Raven Theater | 7 pm 115 North St., Healdsburg Tickets now available Gold Circle: $75 | General Seating: $45 This triple bill presents a stellar program of veteran jazz masters, artists who have helped shape the course of the music for half a century. Like just about every artist performing at Healdsburg this year, they are generously donating
Charles Lloyd, Zakir Hussain and Eric Harland June 10, Friday Night Raven Theater | 8:00 pm 115 North St., Healdsburg Tickets now available: Gold Circle: $75 | General Seating: $45 One of jazz’s great musical seekers, Charles Lloyd assembled his singular ensemble Sangam to mark the passing of trap set wizard Billy Higgins, who had become the saxophonist’s late-career musical soulmate. Featuring Indian tabla legend Zakir Hussain, and drummer extraordinaire