Jazz at the Healdsburg Plaza
When: Tuesday, June 3
Where: Healdsburg Plaza, Healdsburg Ave. @ Matheson St.
Time: 6 – 8:00 pm | FREE
One of the highlights of the summer in Healdsburg are the Tuesdays in the Plaza, free two-hour concerts by artists from bluegrass to jazz, country to ethnic. For the past decade-plus the first Tuesday in June has been reserved for artists from the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, and this year we’re pleased to present the Groovemasters, featuring the magnificent Rhonda Benin.
Classic soul, old-school R&B, tasty funk, down-home blues and straight-up jazz are all on this belter’s menu. Starting out as an L.A. background vocalist, Rhonda estimates she has sung on more than 100 albums. She moved to the Bay Area in 1989, joining Linda Tillery’s Cultural Heritage Ensemble, which exposed her to all the historical forms of African American music, and more.
Rhonda spends a lot of time educating kids about music and African American culture. But singing is mainly what she’s about, and with the Groovemasters—Lorenzo Hawkins on keyboards, Timm Walker on bass, Wilson Brooks on drums and Charles Spikes on guitar— she’s got the engine behind her to get the party started. And finished.
Healdsburg’s Tuesdays in the Plaza are always 6 -8 pm. Food is available from vendors, but picnics are welcome. You can even drink beer or wine in the plaza (usually not allowed), from 5 – 8. Bring a picnic blanket, low-back chairs and your dancing shoes!
All the Tuesdays in the Plaza are listed on the City website at http://www.ci.healdsburg.ca.us/index.aspx?page=115
Wow!! Free Concert?? Awesome….thank you!
What time does the Groovemasters (Ronda Benin) concert start. I will be traveling from Pine Mt. Lake near Yosemite and need to allow time to get there.
Thank you,
Cheryl
Hi There,
WOW….”Free”?? So Awesome! Thank you! OK…..what time does the concert start? I live in Pine Mt. Lake near Yosemite (where the RIM Fire was). but will travel the distance to see this concert!!
thank you,
Cheryl