Page 68 - Sonoma County Gazette - June 2018

Jun 15 ~ Wild Jane and The
Guys - Dynamic Vocalist Janie Roberts, John Simon - Piano, Tom Shader - Bass, Kendrick Freeman - Drums. Jazz, Blues, Ballads & Bossa, 7-10:30p, 707-869-0501. No cover. Tips appreciated. Main St. Bistro, 16280 Main St., Guerneville.
Russian River Blues Festival
Built to Last
Eric Burdon
Elvin Bishop
Taj Mahal
Ongoing Jams
Thru - Aug 22 ~ Bluegrass and Old Time Music - Every 4th Wed, 7-9pm. Aqus Cafe Foundry Wharf, 189 H St., Petaluma, 707- 778-6060, aqus.com/event/bluegrass- and-old-time-music/2017-11-22
Thru - Dec 24 ~ Bluegrass Jam every 2nd and 4th Mon - Sebastopol Grange, 7 p, FREE, 7p, Sebastopol Grange, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Hwy 12, Sebastopol, sebastopolgrange.org/
In a spectacular salute to 1960s -‘70s blues, the June 10 Russian River Blues Festival at Guerneville’s Johnson’s Beach will unveil a lineup consisting totally of bands who’ve been inducted into the Blues Hall of Fame or the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame. In some cases, both.
Jun 7,14,21,28 ~ R and B Music Jams
Eric Burdon emerged from the nightspots of the coal-mining town, Newcastle, England, immersed in the American blues masters. He formed the Animals in the ‘60s. They were part of the British Invasion, perhaps only surpassed by the Beatles and Rolling Stones in popularity. In the early ‘70s, he had great success with the Los Angeles multi-ethnic band, War.
Sebastopol Grange, 7p, FREE, 829- 9052, 6000 Sebastopol Avenue, Hwy 12, Sebastopol, 707-829-9052, sebastopolgrange.org/
Burdon is listed as #57 on Rolling Stones’ 100 All-time Greatest Singers list. His newly released version of Buffalo Springfield’s “For What it’s Worth” is a message to his fans, he said on his website.“I wanted to write something about the brutality that’s going on in the world today but I couldn’t find any better way to say it than Buffalo Springfield did.”
Jun 23 ~ Open Mic - Cloverdale Performing Arts Center - Sign up with Yavé Guzman at 707-508-8339 by 5p. FREE, 7:30p, 209 N. Cloverdale Blvd, 707-508-8339, cloverdaleperformingarts. com/open-mic-nights
By Date
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Jun 16 ~ Bon Voyage Concert Santa Rosa Symphony Youth Orchestra - $10-$20, 3p Green Music Center at Sonoma State University, 1801 East Cotati Ave., Weill Hall, Rohnert Park, srsymphony.org
Jun 16 ~ ReZist with satirical musician Roy Zimmerman - Enjoy the irreverence- it's contagious! $20-$25 at the door, 8p, Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org/roy- zimmerman-rezist
Jun 1 - Jun 10 ~ Healdsburg Jazz Festival
healdsburgjazzfestival.org/buy_ tickets/
Jun 3 - Jul 1 ~ Gypsy Serenade Concert
- Redwood Café, FREE May 6, 8240 Old Redwood Hwy, Cotati, 707-795-7868, redwoodcafe.com
Robert Cray
a jazz musician who hosted many visiting players from the southern climes in his home. Taj Mahal’s mother was a gospel singer. Taj Mahal found an audience
Elvin Bishop became a founding member of the Paul Butterfield Blues Band in
1960s Chicago, while hanging out at smoky ghetto bars with two-dollar covers. He met classic artists Muddy Waters, Little Walter, Otis Rush, Magic Sam, and Howlin’
June 2 ~ Cotati Cabaret at Ner Shalom Summer Concert Series - Barbara Higby, Nancy Vogl, Suzanne Shanbaum, 664-8622, shalomevents.ticketleap.com/
Jun 2 ~ The Rhythm Rangers - Seven piece band that covers the range of American roots music. 7p - 10p, Red Brick, 101 2nd St #190, Petaluma
Jun 3 ~ Music in the Mission - CSU East Bay Chamber Choir performs songs by native peoples. $5-$10, 5:30p, Sonoma Mission, 114 East Spain St., Sonoma, Joleen Ossello, 707-938-9547, sonomaparks.org
Jun 3 ~ SRJC Summer Opera Festival Concert - Recital performance, $15-$25, $4 parking, 3p SRJC, 1501 Mendocino Ave, 707-527-4665, Jody Benecke, jbenecke@santarosa.edu
Jun 9 ~ Blame Sally Band Members Concert – Acoustic music, $22-$26, 8p Occidental Center for the Arts, 3850 Doris Murphy Court, Occidental, 707-874-9392, occidentalcenterforthearts.org
Jun 9 ~ Sebastopol Community Band - Music suitable to all tastes and styles. $10-$20, 7p, Sebastopol Center for the Arts, 282 South High St, Sebastopol, sebarts.org, 707-829-4797
Jun 9 ~ Gualala Arts Urban Expo featuring Musicians Erv the Rapper and Sleepy Will - Explicit Content PG -13. $5-$10, Coleman Hall and Arts Center Grounds, 46501 Old State Hwy., Gualala, 707-884- 1138, gualalaarts.org
Jun 15 ~ Museums of Sonoma County Live Jazz and Happy Hour - Light appetizers and cash bar. $10, FREE for members, 6p- 8p, 425 7th St., Santa Rosa, 707-579-1500,
July 7-8 ~ Summer Chamber Music
Wolf. Bishop has recorded with Clifton Chenier, John Lee Hooker, and the Allman Brothers, among many others.
Weekend with Roy Bogas and Friends. $30-$55 Art center only, Ages 7-17 FREE, 4p, Coleman Hall, Gualala Arts Center, 46501 Old State Hwy., Gualala, 707-884- 1138, gualalaarts.org
Much of his sound is of the good-time party variety, with a downhome voice
that echoes his farmboy upbringing. His band is Big Fun Trio, guitarist/pianist Bob Welsh and percussionist/vocalist Willy Jordan.
Aqus Community Café
in the rock crowd of the 1960s -‘70s. In 1968, he performed in the classic film The Rolling Stones Rock and Roll Circus. He
Jun 15 ~ Long & Short - Americana. 7-9p Jun 18 ~ Marty Bennett -, 6:45-8p
Jun 20 ~ West Coast Songwriter’s
later played during the closing days of the Fillmore.
Since, he has redefined country blues by including the primal sounds of the
Caribbean, Africa, and the South Pacific. Performers like Keb’ Mo’, Eric Bibb, and Alvin Youngblood Hart have much to thank him for.
Competition -
Jay Gottlieb host. 6:30-9p, www. westcoastsongwriters.org/petaluma- songwriting
Robert Cray’s musical path began in Eugene, Oregon in 1974, as a teenager. His 1985 recording with legendary Texas bluesmen, Albert Collins and Johnny Copeland, “Showdown,” earned him his first of five Grammys.
Dave Hamilton, Jun 23 ~ Blue Seven - Jazz. 7-9p
Cray has written songs for Eric Clapton and B.B. King. He performed with Chuck Berry in the film Hail! Hail! Rock ‘n’ Roll, after an invitation from Keith Richards.
Jun 24 ~ Gary Vogensen and the Ramble Band - Eclectic blend. 2-4:30p
Jun 27 ~ Bluegrass and Old Time Music - Growing group of musicians. 7-9p
Jun 28 ~ Mike Saliani - Rock-Folk, 7-9p Jun 30 ~ The Cork Pullers - rock folk, 7-9p
Any one of these four men could command the Russian River stage alone. Together, they’ll be making blues history.
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Taj Mahal grew up in Springfield, Massachusetts, of a Caribbean father
Jun 2 ~ Memory Lane Combo - Jazz standards and classics, 1920s - the 1960s.
Jun 6 ~ Aqus Blues Jam - 7-9p
Jun 7 ~ Aqus Celtic Music Session - 7-9p
Jun 8 ~ Mario Rojas - Americana, 7-9p
Jun 9 ~ The Farallons - 7-9p
Jun 13 ~ Gregg Chorebanian - Acoustic finger style guitar, 7-9p
Jun 14 ~ Chime Travelers - 60’s & 70’s Classic Rock. FREE 7-9p