Motéma’s Listening Party & Concert

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

Khalil Shaheed and Mansa Musa at HCA

“Mali Meets Jazz” Saturday, April 30  | 7 & 9 pm Healdsburg Center for the Arts 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg Tickets $25 each show Available online or at HCA Two stimulating and rhythmic sets by Khalil Shaheed  & Mansa Musa  on Saturday night entertained the audience at our latest benefit concert, co-presented by the HJF and the Healdsburg Center for the Arts. The multinational combo integrated the influential music of the West African nation

Hotel Healdsburg Lobby – June 10 & 11

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.

Healdsburg All Stars at the Raven – June 11

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

Motéma Music Night – June 9

Featuring Geri Allen, Marc Cary, Babatunde Lea and other artists of Motéma Thursday, June 9 Raven Theater | 7:30 pm 115 North St., Healdsburg Tickets Available Now $35 General | $65 Gold Circle ADDED EVENT: Don’t miss our Audiophile’s Listening Party, Thur. June 9, 4:30 at Topel. At a time when record labels have largely abandoned jazz, Motéma  has become a welcoming beacon, documenting brilliant improvisers who are avidly expanding

Concert in the Plaza – June 7

SFJAZZ High School All-Stars Tuesday, June 7 Healdsburg Plaza | 6 – 8pm Healdsburg, Calif. Healdsburg has become a destination city in the years since the Healdsburg Jazz Festival first premiered here 13 years ago, drawing lovers of fine wine, locally sourced cuisine and the Sonoma lifestyle to our balmy climes. During summer months one of the most popular events for both visitors and locals remains Tuesdays in the Plaza, a

Latin Jazz In Concert- June 5

… A Pan-American Journey Sunday, June 5 Jackson Theater, SCDS | 1 – 6 pm 4400 Day School Ln, Santa Rosa John Santos Sextet with Pete Escovedo and Arturo Sandoval Brazilian Jazz with Romero Lubambo, Claudia Villela, Harvey Wainapel, Ricardo Peixoto and more Roni Ben-Hur & the Nilson Matta Trio with Billy Hart Tickets:  Gold Circle: $45 |  Seniors 65+ $35 General Seating: $25 Students w/ID |  Seniors 65+ $15 Children 10 and under: FREE

‘One Voice’ at Jackson Theater – June 4

An Afternoon of Vocal Jazz Saturday, June 4 Jackson Theater, SCDS | 4 – 8pm 4400 Day School Ln, Santa Rosa Tickets:  Gold Circle: $45 |  Seniors 65+ $35 General Seating: $25 Students w/ID |  Seniors 65+ $15 Children 10 and under: FREE Tickets Available Now No region outside of New York boasts a richer collection of singular singers than the Bay Area, and One Voice puts that dazzling wealth of talent on

Festival Opening Night – June 3

Fred Hersch & Julian Lage Friday, June 3 Raven Theater | 8 pm 115 North Street, Healdsburg Fred Hersch and Julian Lage, solo and duo Noam Lemish Trio with guest Matt Rothstein Tickets: Gold Circle: $75 | General Seating: $45 Available now Pianist  Fred Hersch and guitarist Julian Lage share a searching musical ethos and deep Healdsburg connections. A local-boy-made-good, the 23-year-old Lage has performed at just about every HJF,

Win tickets at HCA benefit

Thinking about going to see Babatunde & Friends at the Healdsburg Center for the Arts on April 1? Now we’ve got an even better reason for you. Just by buying tickets and showing up, you can become eligible to win two free tickets to see vocalist Madeleine Peyroux at the Wells Fargo Center on April 6. That’s right, the unusually talented Peyroux, often compared to vocal greats of the jazz

Babatunde Lea & Friends at HCA

When: Friday, April 1 Where: Healdsburg Center for the Arts, 130 Plaza St. Time: Two sets, 7:30 and 9:00 pm April 1 is usually a day to approach with some vigilance – practical jokes and pranks prevail. But that Friday night in Healdsburg, at 7 pm in the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, a no-foolin’ great night of jazz awaits at the second of three “Jazz in the Gallery” benefit concerts for

Bennett Friedman Quartet at SRJC

The winter thaw is well underway — with two HJF benefits in February and two more scheduled in April, it’s clear the juice is returning to the Sonoma County music scene. What about March? Well, there’s the four-days-a-week music in Healdsburg at the Dry Creek Kitchen and the Hotel Healdsburg Lobby. And just announced, the Music Department of Santa Rosa Junior College will present a jazz concert by the Bennett

Jazz in the Gallery

This spring, three benefits for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival are being hosted and co-presented by the Healdsburg Center for the Arts, the non-profit community art center which hosts art exhibits, art classes, and supports art education in area schools. The “Jazz in the Gallery” series begins next week with an usual and highly-acclaimed group. Last show April 30: “Mali Meets Jazz” when Khalil Shaheed and Mansa Musa comes to the Healdsburg

Guarneri Double Quartet

A Benefit Concert for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival Date: Wednesday, Feb. 23, 2011 Time: 7pm. One show, two different sets of music Cost: $25.00 Location: Healdsburg Center for the Arts 130 Plaza St., Healdsburg, CA 95448 Phone: 707-431-1970 The Guarneri Double Quartet is comprised of the Bay Area’s top creative musicians configuring themselves into two different groups, each with a different repertoire and sound. Each configuration will play a single

Jazz on the Menu

Eat to the beat of informal dinner jazz from many of our favorite musicians as they play at several local restaurants in both Healdsburg and Geyserville. Then attend a Celebration Concert at Cousteaux — all to benefit the Healdsburg Jazz Festival.