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Seventh Annual Redwood Coast
Whale & Jazz Festival
April 2 - 20, 2009
Celebrating the annual Gray Whale Migration with whale activities
and featuring a 2009 Jazz Festival with an International flavor.
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Printable (pdf) program guide →
First Weekend
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Whales
Thursday, April 2, 7:00 p.m.
Gualala Arts Center
Admission is $5.
Photo-lecture on Whales
by international award-winning nature photographer Siegfried Matull.
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Dinner & Jazz
Friday, April 3, 5:30-6:00 and 8:00-8:30 p.m.
St. Orres Dining Room, Gualala
European Gypsy Jazz performed by
Paul Gruen and Ned Ripple as Bo Django guitars.
Regular dining room menu will be available in both seatings with Jazz entertainment included $45; MC/VI accepted, reservations recommended.
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Wine & Jazz
Saturday, April 4, 1:00 - 4:00 p.m.
Annapolis Winery
Christie Winn & the Lowdowns perform their original, sophisticated, jazz-influenced harmony, tinged with old world, European passion. Christie Winn, lead vocals, keyboard & melodica; Steve Bissinger, guitar; Joe Kyle, acoustic bass; Jim Bove, drums.
Wine sold by the glass with a gourmet cheese selection.
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Whale & Jazz Main Event
Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors
Saturday, April 4, 7:30 p.m.
Gualala Arts Center
$30 advance, $5 more day of concert
"A captivating improviser, imaginative composer, and master of collaboration."
- San Francisco Chronicle
Todd Sickafoose - acoustic bass,
Eric Deutsch - piano,
Ara Anderson - trumpet, pump organ & glockenspiel,
Ryan Francesconi - guitars, banjo & tambura,
Jeff Gauthier - violin,
Scott Amendola - drums & percussion.
"This year I booked
Todd Sickafoose's Tiny Resistors
after having frequently witnessed their absolutely magical and thrilling ensemble sound in the Bay Area. Believe me, this is truly some of the most original and riveting jazz that I have ever heard over the decades - bar none!"
- Fred Adler
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Brunch & Jazz
Sunday, April 5, 11:00 a.m. - 1:00 p.m.
Redwood Grill, Anchor Bay
Superb
keyboard artist, Greg Hester,
performing solid mainstream jazz, standards and bebop.
Regular menu will be available; reservations recommended.
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Jazz Film
Monday, April 6, 7:00 p.m.
Arena Theater, Point Arena
Guest charge $8
"Anita O'Day: The Life of a Jazz Singer",
a 2007 documentary tribute to the jazz diva. O'Day was one of the greatest of American jazz singers and this is her astonishing story - a journey of survival and above all the endurance of her talent.
This highly acclaimed film will be shown at the Arena Cinema Film Club.
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Second Weekend |
BBQ, Brews & Jazz
Thursday, April 9, 8:00 - 11:00 p.m.
Bones Roadhouse
Mendocino Rhythm & Swing Club
Paul Mueller - tenor saxophone,
Keith Abrams - acoustic bass guitar,
Richard Cooper - keyboard,
Chad Swimmer - drums/percussion |
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Sunset & Jazz
Friday, April 10, 5:30 and 8:00 p.m.
The Sea Ranch Lodge
Sublime melodic jazz interplay on standards performed by
Susan Sutton on piano with Terry Simcik, guitar.
There will be two seatings with a special dinner menu and
à la carte selections; reservations recommended.
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Chowder & Jazz
Saturday, April 11, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Gualala Arts Center
Free admission for music only
A free concert with traditional New Orleans jazz by
Barnebey's Hot Four
- back again by popular demand -
accompanies the annual Chowder Challenge.
$20 includes Festival Logo wine or beer glass and
15 tickets for chowder tastings and/or beverages.
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Romance & Jazz
Saturday, April 11, 5:00 p.m.
Whale Watch Inn
Original Parisian chansons with a jazz flavor and classic Edith Piaf, performed by
½ Pint Dgiin -
outstanding guitar and vocal duo, Mimi & Gabriel Pirard, with Ricky Aquino, percussion.
Enjoy a gourmet buffet and wine at sunset overlooking the sea.
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Poetry & Jazz
Saturday, April 11, 7:30 p.m.
Gualala Arts Center
$20 advance, $5 more day of performance
Butoh theater, and haiku & other forms of Japanese poetry
accompanied by traditional Japanese instruments.
The feature of the evening will be a butoh theater piece composed and danced by Don McLeod, based on the haiku of Basho as translated by Jane Reichhold.
Refreshments and a no-host beer/wine bar will be available.
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Java & Jazz
Sunday, April 12, 1:00 - 3:00 p.m.
Blue Canoe, Anchor Bay
Creative local jazz duo,
Keith Abrams, acoustic bass guitar and Paul Mueller, tenor sax,
enjoyed over fine coffees and teas, mochas and milkshakes and Franny's famous pastries.
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Third Weekend |
Arena Theater Concert
Saturday, April 18, 7:30 p.m.
Arena Theater, Point Arena
Admission is $20 advance, $5 more at box office
Linda Tillery and the Cultural Heritage Choir
This globally-acclaimed vocal/percussion ensemble
authentically draws from the history of African/American Roots music. Field shouts, spirituals, blues, gospel, jazz and Afro-Caribbean rhythms are all performed with joyous and devoted integrity.
"...Spiritual power that flows from their deep roots in Black culture..."
- San Jose Mercury News
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Jazz Film
Monday, April 20, 7:00 p.m.
Arena Theater, Point Arena
Guest charge $8
"Cabin in the Sky"
a rare all-black musical from 1943, featuring legendary performers Ethel Waters, Lena Horne, Louis Armstrong and Duke Ellington and his Orchestra in a showcase musical number. Vincente Minnelli made his film directorial debut with this historically significant film shown at the Arena Cinema Film Club.
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Throughout the Festival |
Whale Watching
Open daily, 10:00 a.m. - 3:30 p.m.
Point Arena Lighthouse
Set in one of the most spectacular, yet peaceful surroundings on the northern California coast,
the Point Arena Lighthouse and surrounding grounds are one of the best places to
view whales on the Mendonoma coast.
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Program Guide
 372 KB pdf
Venue Map
Whale Watching
Sketches Newsletter
Whale & Jazz issue
772 KB pdf
2009 Festival Sponsor:
Rams Head
Realty & Rentals
Past Festivals
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The Gualala Arts Center, located at 46501 Old State Highway in Gualala, CA,
is open weekdays 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and weekends from noon to 4:00 p.m.
Please call (707) 884-1138 for more information, or email
info@gualalaarts.org.
Serving the coastal communities of northern Sonoma & southern Mendocino Counties.
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