Branford Marsalis is one of those names that makes even casual jazz fans sit up straighter. This is a Bacchus Landing concert featuring saxophonist Branford Marsalis. From his early emergence as a young jazz lion, Marsalis has grown into an instrumentalist, composer, bandleader, and educator known for crossing styles while keeping a clear creative center. […]
This double bill has a real travel-without-leaving-Healdsburg feeling. This is a Bacchus Landing double-bill concert featuring the Hamilton de Holanda Trio and Etienne Charles and Creole Soul. The evening brings together Brazilian jazz and Creole Soul, with Hamilton de Holanda recognized as a leading force in Brazilian jazz, a multiple Latin Grammy winner, and a […]
A late jazz set with a drummer like Sylvia Cuenca has the makings of a real musician's hang. This is a late concert and jam at Spirit Bar in Hotel Healdsburg featuring the Sylvia Cuenca Trio. San Jose-raised drummer Sylvia Cuenca brings a career shaped by work with Joe Henderson and Clark Terry, performing with […]
This is a drummer-led tribute with serious swing behind it. This is a Healdsburg Jazz concert at Paul Mahder Gallery featuring the Willie Jones III Quintet with Jeremy Pelt for a Miles Davis Centennial program. Willie Jones III, a Los Angeles native mentored by Billy Higgins, leads the quintet in a concert honoring the Miles […]