Healdsburg Jazz

 

From the Board – We are not holding the Festival as scheduled, May 29-June 7. We are looking for ways to keep jazz alive in 2020 and looking forward to planning in 2021. See Staying Connected (below) to see what Healdsburg Jazz is doing to keep jazz thriving for its supporters and for musicians.

We here at Healdsburg Jazz stand in firm solidarity with the black community. From the beginning, through the leadership of our founder Jessica Felix, Healdsburg Jazz has championed black music, presented black artists, and promotes and teaches black history through its educational programs every year. It should not be controversial to say “Black Lives Matter.” In fact, we should all be concerned about the injustices in our society that threaten the lives of the most vulnerable. We mourn the recent deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor, and Ahmad Aubrey and call for peace and systematic changes to end all forms of police brutality and racism. Healdsburg Jazz will continue to represent and honor these values through our programming, education, and through the artists we present. #BLACKLIVESMATTER

Marcus Shelby
Healdsburg Jazz Board Member

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Staying Connected

Staying Connected is a new interactive hub on our website designed for the time we are “Sheltered in Place.” There, you can enjoy unique jazz videos (many created just for us), jazz playlists, a jazz forum, a musician’s forum, and a music education section for everyone and the new Virtual Jazz Village Campus for kids K-12 – see more below. 

Announcing Friday Night Live Stream Concerts

A Real-Time Online Jazz Concert Series Broadcast Direct From The Paul Mahder Gallery, Healdsburg, CA

Fridays, 7:00–9:00 PM, Pacific Time (PT),  10:00 PM–12:00 AM Eastern Time (ET)

Opening Night, Friday, June 26th featuring The Dry Creek Trio

Make it a Dinner Show

Beginning Friday, June 26th, Healdsburg Jazz will broadcast FREE real-time live stream concerts featuring local and Bay Area bands performing without an audience inside the Paul Mahder Gallery in Healdsburg. Our goal is not only to fulfill our mission to present concerts but also to financially support musicians during this difficult period when musicians’ performance opportunities have disappeared. They haven’t lost all their livelihood if they are teaching. They have lost all the performances that they had and still don’t know when live performances will start again.

Make it an Opening Night Dinner Show! Order in or pick up dinner to support your one of your favorite local restaurants, enjoy your preferred libation, sit back and enjoy the show.

Click the “See the Show” button above on June 26 to join the concert anytime after 7 PM PT.  Subscribe to our newsletter and we’ll remind you of these upcoming concerts. Concert and dinner details are here. On the night of the concert, click on the event link here on our Home page. While these concerts are FREE events, we do appreciate your donations to support this program. 

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Free Zoom Presentation Sunday, June 28, 5-7 PM (PT)

Presented by Healdsburg Jazz and funded by a Creative Sonoma Cultural Arts Grant.

The Life and Work of Charles Mingus

Hosted by James Newton

With Guest Craig Handy

Sunday, June 28, from 5-7 PM (PT)

Our Zoom series, Celebrating Jazz History and Culture, is curated by Jessica Felix and Marcus Shelby

Healdsburg Jazz is extremely honored that James Newton will be the host of our next FREE Zoom course with saxophonist Craig Handy as the featured guest.

“Tonight at Noon – Discussing the Art and Personage of Charles Mingus.” James Newton, world-renowned musician, composer, and educator will take us on a journey through the life and work of Charles Mingus, one of the most original bandleaders ever. Charles Mingus was a genius composer, bassist, and bandleader whose music is still appreciated and growing in its relevance. His compositions have endured and continue to drive passionate responses from his listeners because they deeply reflect a wide range of human conditions.

During the two-hour Zoom presentation, Newton will include insights passed down from his mentors Buddy Collette, Red Callender, and Danny Richmond, and draw upon his direct experience as a member of the Mingus Dynasty band in the 1980s. This band included Craig Handy, who will be a special guest during this presentation. Newton will include a unique oral history that cannot be found in books. He will also cover Mingus’s connection to Duke Ellington, Billy Strayhorn, Charles Christopher Parker (Charlie Parker), and others. Mingus’s critical essay, “Let My Children Hear Music,” will be discussed and will be posted on our website prior to the online program so that people can read it beforehand. He will conclude with Mingus orchestral compositions performed by the original Mingus Big Band. Read more or register now.

Help us share the gift of music. Even though presentations are free, donations are gladly accepted.

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Virtual Jazz Village Campus.

Healdsburg Jazz is delighted to announce we are offering 15 FREE online Music Education classes located in the Virtual Jazz Village Campus. These programs are for K-5 learners and their families – and friends, anyone really. Healdsburg Jazz commissioned five outstanding music educators from Music is First, led by Ami Molinelli, (above left) to create unique, innovative, and fun instructional online videos that include Bucket Drumming, Body Percussion, Creative Movement, Beat Boxing, and more.  Each class is 15-20 minutes and comes with a LESSON PLAN that addresses Common Core Standards. Classes can be played repeatedly after completing a simple registration form. Please visit the Virtual Jazz Village Campus to learn all about these FREE classes and their teachers. Pictured at right (clockwise) are Kim Agnew, Brian Dyer, Keith Terry, and Maria De La Rosa.
Simple, easy Registration for these FREE classes is required. There is no limit to the number of times classes can be taken. Online classes offer the opportunity to repeat, pause and rewind during the learning process. Be sure to refer your friends with young children or grandchildren!

The Jazz Video section of Staying Connected has George’s recording of “Up Jumped Spring,” made especially for us by Healdsburg Jazz favorite, George Cables.

You’ll also find recordings by Rob Sudduth, Joe Lovano, Judi Silvano, Charles Lloyd, Romero Lubambo, George Cables, and Fred Hersch on their pages and a greeting by Clairdee on the Jazz Video page.

Read the 2020 Ticket Brochure where you can read all about the wonderful performers who were to perform at our 2020 Healdsburg Jazz Festival.

Staying Connected is dedicated to our community of jazz lovers and lovers of community. We hope you enjoy this evolving project and find pleasure in contributing to both content and comments. 

Be sure to visit Staying Connected pages weekly because we add new content all the time.

 

Live Jazz at Hotel Healdsburg 

Address: 25 Matheson St., Healdsburg
Phone:707 431-7188 | Visit on the web

Spirit Bar is now open at Hotel Healdsburg. Offerings include bar bites from Dry Creek Kitchen, classic cocktails, beer, and wines by the glass. Food purchase is required.
To help ensure everyone’s safety, guests must wear masks at all times except when seated at a table (which are comfortably spaced out). Please enter through the hotel’s main entrance on 25 Matheson St. and wait to be seated by the host. Guests must also maintain social distancing of 6 ft. throughout the property.
Hours of Operation: Open Daily | 5-9 p.m.
Happy Hour: Offered Daily | 5-7 p.m. Specials include wines and Tito’s cocktails starting at $7.50 and $1 off draft beer.*
Each weekend, Spirit Bar guests can enjoy live music on the event green as part of their dining experience. No standing allowed; must be seated by the host as a Spirit Bar guest to enjoy the amenity.

More about the hotel and for reservations, call (707) 431-2800 or visit Hotel Healdsburg online.

All dates Saturdays, 5:30 – 8:30 PM

Saturday, June 27: Susan Sutton Trio

Susan Sutton  piano, Piro Patton  bass, Kendrick Freeman  drums

Saturday, July 4: Gypsy Trio playing the music of Django Reinhardt and more.

Ian Scherer  guitar, Rick Fulkerson  guitar, Paul Kirk  bass

Support Our Sponsors

Special offers for Healdsburg Jazz fans are on Our Sponsors page.

Ways You Can Support Healdsburg Jazz

You can also support Healdsburg Jazz while shopping on Amazon if you sign up for smile.amazon.com. Choose “Healdsburg Jazz Festival Inc” from the list of charities to donate 0.5% of the price of your eligible purchases. Thank you for supporting Healdsburg Jazz!

 

Now in our 22nd year, Healdsburg Jazz enjoys a national reputation for artistic excellence, hosting internationally acclaimed jazz musicians, showcasing the area’s foremost jazz performers and nurturing new talent. Whether you are a jazz fan, a lover of live performance, a believer in art education in our schools, or just someone who enjoys a lively hometown vibe, this cultural gem deserves your support. Download our Membership brochure.

Interested? Learn more about Membership on this page. Go to Membership Levels to learn what you get for your support. Or Become a Patron – the benefits are commensurate with your generosity.

Join now and start receiving the benefits of Membership, and giving your support to HBGJAZZ.

Healdsburg Jazz, Inc., is a registered 501(c)3 educational non-profit, and all donations are tax-deductible to the maximum extent of the tax law. Tax ID # 71-0910474