Redwood Jazz Alliance

Thanks for a Fantastic 2007-2008 Season
We opened with a luminous evening at the Morris Graves Museum of Art in Eureka with Plays Monk, featuring drummer Scott Amendola, clarinetist Ben Goldberg, and bassist Devin Hoff playing...well, Monk. Then, Kenny Werner returned to Fulkerson Recital Hall for a sublime evening of duets with vocalist Claudia Villela. The new year brought a jazz summit with Myra Melford, Marty Ehrlich, Mark Dresser, and Matt Wilson; then, in early March, the Marcus Shelby Jazz Orchestra blew the roof off of Van Duzer Theatre. It rained jazz in April: the Miguel Zenón Quartet dropped jaws in the Kate Buchanan Room, then the David Berkman Trio wowed the crowd at the Morris Graves. And we closed the season in May with a high-energy evening with Ben Allison and Man-Size Safe.

All of this happened because of a) the loyal turnout of avid fans with open ears, eager to hear a variety of major players on the contemporary jazz & improvised music scene; b) the efforts of those players and their agents, who've often gone to extraordinary lengths to come check out life behind the Redwood Curtain; and c) the stalwart support of an elite group of local businesses and individuals, who have liberally contributed money, goods, and services to enhance Humboldt's cultural landscape with world-class jazz.

The RJA Honor Roll: Marianne Ahokas | Arcata Eye | Arcata Stay | Avalon Restaurant | Azalea Realty | Bank of America (Arcata and McKinleyville Branches) | Benbow Inn | Big Pete's Pizza | Bug Press | Center Arts | George Epperson, DDS | Eureka Times-Standard | Fieldbrook Winery | Julie Fulkerson | Heidrun Meadery | Holly Yashi | Hotel Arcata | Humboldt Arts Council | HSU Department of Music, Department of World Languages & Cultures, College of Arts Humanities and Social Sciences, Office of the Provost, Office of the President, Diversity Program Fund, and Multi-Cultural Center | Jambalaya Restaurant | Allan Katz | KHSU | KHUM | KIEM News Channel 3 | Lady Anne Victorian Inn | Libation | Los Bagels | Muddy's Hot Cup | Karen Mueller | North Coast Co-Op | North Valley Bank | Northtown Books | Dale Preston | Ramone's Bakery & Cafe | Renaissance Internet | Diane Sharples | Simply Macintosh | Sound Advice | Sun Valley Floral Farms| Sushi Spot | Threadbare Danceware | 3 Foods Cafe | Umpqua Bank | Wildberries Marketplace | Wildwood Music

We can only keep ticket prices low with the generous support of individuals and local businesses. If you or your business can make a tax-deductible contribution, please visit our Underwriting & Donations page.

Redwood Jazz Alliance is a registered 501(c)(3) non-profit charity dedicated to jazz performance and education by visiting artists in Humboldt County, California.

Halfway between Portland and San Francisco, tucked between the redwoods and the ocean on California's north coast, our area offers spectacular scenery, small-town community, outstanding local microbreweries and, most important, a group of students, faculty, and local citizens excited about good music.

For bookings and/or more information, please e-mail rja@redwoodjazzalliance.org.