Chasin' McCoy - 2003

By Stephen Henriques

www.stephenhenriques.com

Welcome to the Napa Valley Jazz Society !

Sitting at the top of the San Francisco Bay Area, the Napa Valley claims a rich heritage of jazz music.  Live performances thrive, special venues attract appreciative audiences, and educators pass on their special brand of traditional and contemporary jazz knowledge.  Great food, great wine, and great JAZZ - it doesn't get much better than that. 

The Napa Valley Jazz Society (NVJS)supports the art of jazz in the Napa Valley through events, education and community outreach, in collaboration with arts organizations throughout the Bay Area.

The NVJS endeavors to lead the way, making jazz more widely available up and down the Napa Valley, cultivating audiences, and encouraging participation in this exciting art form. We believe the performing arts are an essential ingredient in the quality of life in our community, and jazz music, with its rich heritage and continued evolution, deserves an important place in the local performing arts scene. As a not-for-profit (501c3), the NVJS exists for the good of the community, and is committed to the highest standards of professionalism, scholarship, collaboration, inclusiveness, and enjoyment.

Your participation is not only welcomed, it is encouraged.  Become a member of the Napa Valley Jazz Society, attend our events, and support JAZZ.

We hope you will join us.  WE'RE HAVIN' A LOT OF FUN!

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What is JAZZ?

"By and large, jazz has always been like the kind of a man you wouldn't want your daughter to associate with."

- Duke Ellington

"Jazz is supposed to make you happy."

  - Harry "Sweets" Edison

"You've got to learn your instrument. Then, you practice, practice, practice. And then, when you finally get up there on the bandstand, forget all that and just wail." 

- Charlie Parker

"You begin together, you end together - and whatever happens in the middle - that's JAZZ."

- Elaine Lucia

"If you can't play the blues.....you might as well hang it up."

- Dexter Gordon

 Sunday, Feb. 19, 4:00pm @Silo's Jazz Club, Napa

The Highly Acclaimed Jazz Duo of

Kim Prevost & Bill Solley

"The kind of chemistry that Prevost & Solley so effortlessly reveal on I Would Give All My Love comes along only once in a blue moon. Think Joe Pass and Ella Fitzgerald in their classic Pablo encounters of the early '70s...with a modernist spin."

—Bill Milkowski,
writer for JazzTimes Magazine

Need we say more?

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or Call (707) 224-JAZZ(5299)

Sunday, March 11, 4:00pm@Silo's Jazz Club, Napa

    Jazz Guitarist, Mimi Fox     & Her Organ Trio  

Tribute to Wes Montgomery

Mimi Fox                     guitar

Wil Blades   Hammond B-3

Akira Tana                 drums 

"Mimi was quite a revelation, I was just knocked out. It’s not just that her technique is amazing, it’s that she sounded very original to me." 

Jim Hall

 "While Fox makes her first impression with her technical skills, it’s
sher emotional depth as a player that leaves an enduring mark." 

DownBeat

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or call (707) 224-JAZZ(5299)

A couple of tips about other upcoming jazz events (in addition to our own):

• Tuck & Patti are at the Napa Valley Opera House Friday, Feb 11th

• Regina Carter is at the Napa Valley Opera House Friday, Feb 17th

• NVJS favorite Howard Paul will perform with Bob James at a dinner and jazz event at Miner Family Winery Saturday evening, Feb 18th

• Natalie Cole will be at the Napa Valley Opera House Saturday, Feb 25th

• The Calistoga Spring Jazz Festival 2012 is coming Saturday & Sunday, Mar 10th-11th

 [See venue websites for details]

(See NVJS Parlor Jazz Series and North Bay Jazz Calendar for more upcoming events.) 

What We Do

• Present performances of mainstream and local jazz artists in concert halls, outdoor spaces, clubs, restaurants, wineries, homes and other venues throughout the year (see NVJS Parlor Jazz Series and Jazz @ the Napa Valley Opera House) 

• Create free concerts, workshops, panels, residencies, scholarships, master classes, and meet-the-artist events to enhance jazz education in schools and to reach out to families throughout the Valley

• Inform the community of events, programs, up-and-coming artists, and developments throughout the jazz world of potential importance to them

• Provide unique benefits to our members including priority access to NVJS events, special discounts, and advance information

Napa Valley Jazz Society Sponsors

Executive Producers

Maestros 

Jazz Artists Presented By

The Napa Valley Jazz Society

Howard Alden, Chris Amberger, Peter Barshay, Quentin Baxter, Nicholas Bearde, Graham Bruce, Kenny Burrell, Edgardo Cambón, Maye Cavallaro, Leo Cavanagh, Jeff Chambers, Matt Clark, Kent Cohea, Sue Crossman, Jim DeJulio, Dena DeRose, Larry Dunlap, Madeline Eastman, Mary Fettig, Mimi Fox, Kendrick Freeman, Robert Gastelum, Herb Gibson, Beth Goodfellow, Mike Greensill, Jeff Hamilton, Scott Hamilton, Tamir Hendelman, Daniel Jackson, Mary Jenson, Noel Jewkes, Carla Kaufman, Paul Keller, Kristin Korb, Art Lande, Vince Lateano, Christoph Luty, Eddie Marshall, Bill Mays, Charles McPherson, Jr, Bill Moody, Brian Nova, Al Obidinski, Jeff Oster, Howard Paul, Denise Perrier, Misha Piatigorsky, Bucky Pizzarelli, Pamela Rose, Jackie Ryan, Khalil Shaheed, Lavay Smith, Philip Smith, Alan Steeger, Larry Steen, Inga Swearingen, Akira Tana, Ben Tucker, Alan U'Ren, Larry Vuckovich, Chris Wabich, Wayne Wallace, Kenny Washington, Peter Welker, Wesla Whitfield, Pete Yellin