Wednesday, June 9
Wednesday at the Raven
George Cables Trio
with Shea Breaux Wells
and the
Christian Foley-Beining Quartet
featuring Paul McCandless
Location: Raven Theater
Address: 115 North Street, Healdsburg
Time: 7:30 pm
Tickets: $15 General, $10 Students or Seniors (65+)
George Cables, the inimitable pianist dubbed “Mr. Beautiful” by altoist Art Pepper, has played an essential role in the Healdsburg Jazz Festival since the beginning. A creative foil for jazz’s most prodigious improvisers, including Dexter Gordon, Freddie Hubbard, Bobby Hutcherson and Joe Henderson, Cables combines unrelenting rhythmic drive and wry wit with a sparkling touch and evocative lyricism.
Given his lyrical phrasing, it’s no surprise that Cable is an inspired accompanist to singers, which makes his reunion with Shea Breaux Wells one of the festival’s highlights. A daring vocalist with a bright burnished sound, Wells recorded her latest album, “A Blind Date” right after her appearance at the 2008 festival. A thrilling album featuring Cables, bassist Cecil McBee, drummer Billy Hart, saxophonist Craig Handy and trumpeter David Weiss, “Blind Date” captures the volatile chemistry between Wells and some of jazz’s most powerful and expressive players.
There’s no talent letup for their reunion, with powerhouse bassist Peter Barshay and drummer Jaz Sawyer, who spent years touring with Abbey Lincoln, rounding out the rhythm section.
Christian Foley-Beining Quartet
German-born guitarist Christian Foley-Beining was inspired as a teenager by Wes Montgomery, and later studied with an impressive roster of guitar talent, including Joe Pass, Pat Metheny, Robben Ford and Larry Carlton. A fine composer and widely traveled clinician, he’s made a name for himself in the North Bay since settling in Sonoma.
He opens tonight’s double bill with a stellar band featuring veteran bassist Chris Amberger, drummer Lorca Hart and special guest Paul McCandless. 
A founding member of pioneering world-jazz ensemble Oregon, Paul McCandless is an expert oboist, a true rarity in jazz, who also plays English horn, soprano saxophone, bass clarinet, clarinet, and pennywhistle, among other instruments.
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on May 20th, 2010
@ 8:42 pm:
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on May 20th, 2010
@ 8:50 pm:
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Ten Reasons Countdown: May 19, 2010 « Healdsburg Jazz Festival
on May 24th, 2010
@ 11:54 am:
[...] Wednesday, June 9: Other “old friends” on this year’s schedule includes George Cables, the brilliant yet soft-spoken poet of the piano. He will front a trio at the same Raven Theater on Wednesday, June 9, with solid sidemen bassist Peter Barshay and drummer Jaz Sawyer, plus the added attraction of a much newer friend, vocalist Shea Breaux Wells. She was a surprise hit at the 2008 festival, and her talents have only grown since. [...]
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on May 25th, 2010
@ 5:47 pm:
[...] Wednesday, June 9 the Raven again hosts live music for the Healdsburg Jazz Festival, featuring the George Cables Trio, with guest vocalist Shea Breaux Wells. Festival favorite Cables’ distinctive, classy touch should being out the best in Wells’ bright sound, and should make for a classic Raven concert. Opening will be local guitarist Christian Foley-Beining leading a quartet, featuring world jazz reedman Paul McCandless (of the band Oregon), with Chris Amberger on bass and Lorca Hart on drums. [...]
10 Reasons Number 4 « Healdsburg Jazz Festival
on Jun 2nd, 2010
@ 2:12 pm:
[...] Wednesday, June 9 brings one of our favorite masters back to town – George Cables, a poet of the piano whose impeccable sense of melody suffuses his improvisations with brilliance. A versatile and wide-ranging artist, Cables began playing professionally in the 1960s, sitting at the bench for Art Blakey, Max Roach, Sonny Rollins, Joe Henderson and Bobby Hutcherson before touring with the Dexter Gordon Quartet. When artists of this caliber are your biggest fans – Art Pepper called him “Mr. Beautiful” – you hardly need a shelf full of Grammys to earn bragging rights. [...]
Classical Intenet Radio
on Jun 3rd, 2010
@ 4:49 pm:
I hope this tops the Bach Festival in Eugene, Oregon!