“As a Sonoma County resident and jazz fan, I’ve gone to the Healdsburg Jazz Festival nearly every year for the past 20 years. When the lineup drops, like it recently did for the 2024 festival running June 15–23, I make notated lists of what to see. What follows are my picks for the best shows to see among the formidable lineup."
“Also at Bacchus Landing is the remarkable Chief Chief Adjuah (née Christian Scott) in a double bill with The Cookers (Cecil McBee, George Cables, Billy Hart, Craig Handy, Eddie Henderson, Donald Harrison Jr. and David Weiss) on June 21; the Joshua Redman Quartet featuring Gabrielle Cavassa on June 23; and Ambrose Akinmusire, Bill Frisell and Herlin Riley with opener the Brandee Younger Trio on June 22. Redman tends to shine in Healdsburg, and Younger blew my mind last month in San Francisco.”
Article by Gabe Meline