May 31 – Celebrating the Blues, Pt. 1

Set 1: Blues on the Porch with Charlie Musselwhite, Elvin Bishop and Guy Davis When: Saturday, May 31 Where: Jackson Theater, 4400 Day School Place, Santa Rosa Time: 7:30 pm Tickets: $75 | $55 | $45 (Reserved seating) Guest MC: Bill Bowker (KRSH-FM) As practically every jazz musician will tell you, their work is grounded in the blues. For its 16th annual event, The Healdsburg Jazz Festival goes straight to one

May 30 – Marc Cary, Solo & Trio

A Tribute to Abbey Lincoln When: Friday, May 30 Where: Healdsburg SHED, 25 North St., Healdsburg Time: 7 and 9 pm Cost: $25 * Pre-concert dinners at 5:30 and 7:00 (diners get first seating – tickets here) Jazz tends to be an extroverted type of music. Musicians create and then push the sounds out dynamically. Occasionally, though, artists show up who have the gift of letting everything come to them.