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On a scene brimming with brilliant young women vocalists, Jazzmeia Horn stands out as an artist determined to define herself on her own terms. Beyond her riveting stage presence and vocal prowess, she’s a savvy songwriter, imaginative arranger, and commanding bandleader who has steadily expanded her repertoire with original material. Regal and down to earth, the Dallas native has been racking up prestigious awards over the past decade, including first place at the 2013 Sarah Vaughan International Jazz Vocal Competition and top honors at the Thelonious Monk Institute International Jazz Competition in 2015. The Monk Competition triumph included a record deal and her supremely confident 2017 debut album A Social Call, which was nominated for a Grammy Award and voted the best jazz vocal debut in the NPR Music Jazz Critics Poll. The fact that she’s such a standout talent is particularly impressive given that she’s part of a wave of brilliant young women who’ve revitalized the art form.For this concert, she’s rejoining forces with the Marcus Shelby Orchestra. Horn and the bassist and Festival Artistic Director first worked together at San Jose Jazz’s Winter Fest last year. Shelby has worked with many of jazz’s greatest singers, from Mary Stallings and Faye Carol to Kim Nalley and Tiffany Austin. He came away from the concert with Horn convinced that the music’s future was in wise, knowing hands. “In every generation there are artists who step into those spaces, who show ingenuity as a practitioner,” Shelby says. “To me it’s like Nina Simone and how she used her voice and instrument. I’m not saying Jazzmeia is Nina Simone. I’m saying she’s stepped into that space in a very powerful, personal way.”
For the first time since becoming Healdsburg Jazz's new Artistic Director in 2020, Marcus Shelby will perform at the Festival with his Orchestra, a big band comprised of some of the Bay Area’s most respected and well-known instrumentalists. In many ways, Shelby has turned his orchestra into an exemplar of the kind of equitable society he advocates for off the bandstand. For his inaugural Healdsburg Jazz Festival performance, his orchestra will perform original music composed by Shelby from various suites written over the past 20 years, including music from his baseball tribute “Black Ball: The Negro Leagues and the Blues”, his reflections on the pandemic “Variations on a Variant” and music by Duke Ellington honoring his 125th anniversary year. The Marcus Shelby Orchestra will perform the first set featuring original compositions and music by Duke Ellington. The second set will feature internationally renowned vocalist Jazzmeia Horn and her big band suite that she composed and arranged titled “Dear Love”. Tenor saxophonist Howard Wiley will be a special guest soloist.
This event will take place at Bacchus Landing. Located at the crossroads of three of Sonoma County’s premier wine regions, Bacchus Landing in Healdsburg represents a curated collection of boutique wineries, showcasing a wide range of grape varietals and winemaking styles. These wineries include Aldina Vineyards, Convene by Dan Kosta, Dot Wine, Montagne Russe, The Setting Wines, Smith Story Wine Cellars, and Westside Sparkling. Taste the wines from the collective of world-class wineries, each with its own beautiful and spacious tasting room and enjoy wood-fired pizza from team Bacchus. Stroll the stunning Mediterranean grounds.
This concert will take place outdoors in Bacchus Landing’s beautiful courtyard with theater-style seating. Please dress for changing weather conditions.
** SEATING CHART NOTE: $25 Student pricing Row T | Luxury Lounges (for six) | Bistro Pairs are sold as a single unit. Please note if you need to cancel/change the Luxury Lounge or Bistro Pair from your cart, you must return to the seating chart.
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14210 Bacchus Landing Way, Healdsburg, CA 95448, United States
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