Healdsburg Jazz Festival

We are thrilled to celebrate our 25th Anniversary Healdsburg Jazz Festival with 9 days of concerts in Wine Country. With ticketed and free community concerts, the Festival has something for everyone. Join us for this spectacular celebration as we honor our glorious past and pave the way for the next quarter century!

Schedule:
10 am - 2pm.: Brunch Concert with Rob Reich & music in the outdoor wine tasting area
You can also enjoy jazz throughout the day, starting at Ferrari Carano’s Sunday brunch with world-class accordion player Rob Reich* and music in their outdoor tasting room

Rob Reich will be part of Ferrari-Carano’s Sunday brunch and he has performed in concert halls, circus tents, dance clubs, and chapels. He grew up in Long Island, NY, studying piano from age three. He graduated with a degree in music composition from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music, where he studied with John Luther Adams and Pauline Oliveros. In 2000 he moved to the Bay Area, where he discovered the accordion, now his primary instrument. Mr. Reich’s music defies genre, combining strong melodic ideas, rhythmic drive, and a spirit of irreverence and experimentation. His many musical projects include serving as a long-time musical director for Circus Bella. He is also known for his work with Tin Hat & Gaucho. Mr. Reich recently released an EP of original music, Cloisters, available on Bandcamp.  

5pm – 7pm: Celebrating New Orleans
Ferrari-Carano is offering optional pre-concert experiences with Luxury Add-Ons by reserving seating inside the beautifully appointed Salon or outside in the luxurious Fontana Pergolas, with packages that include wine, food, a dedicated wine host, and additional festive New Orleans flair. Advance reservations are required for luxury add-ons through Ferrari-Carano , and seating is limited.

Ferrari-Carano Luxury Add-Ons:
Fontana Pergola seating for up to 8 guests
Exclusive Salon Table seating for up to 4 guests

Add-On Tickets

Dr. Michael White and his Original Liberty Jazz Band: Tribute To Sidney Bechet with Special Guest Big Chief Donald Harrison
Louis Armstrong usually gets the credit as jazz’s first great soloist, but before Satchmo, there was soprano saxophonist and clarinetist Sidney Bechet (1897–1959), a player so commandingly virtuosic that until the mid-1920s only Armstrong could contend with him as an equal. Dr. Michael White, a clarinetist and dynamic force on the traditional New Orleans jazz scene for over four decades, brings the Original Liberty Jazz Band featuring Big Chief Donald Harrison to celebrate Bechet’s music and legacy. As budding young players, Dr. White and Harrison first played together in the OLJB. Harrison went on to a celebrated stint in Art Blakey’s Jazz Messenger alongside Terence Blanchard, who became his co-leader in one of the 1980s definitive bands. Leading his groups since the 1990s, he honed his influential nouveau swing sound while his devotion to New Orleans traditions led to Harrison receiving the nation’s highest jazz honor in 2022, the A.B. Spellman NEA Jazz Masters Fellowship for Jazz Advocacy. A similarly distinguished New Orleans advocate, Dr. White has long championed Bechet’s music. This concert focuses on classics written or recorded by Bechet, including “Si Tu Vois Ma Mere,” “Egyptian Fantasy,” “Moulin A Café,” “Maple Leaf Rag,” “Blame It On the Blues,” and 1952 original “Petite Fleur” (which became an international pop hit for UK clarinetist Chris Barber in 1959).

Doors open 3pm

Tickets: $50 – $85

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