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Bill Frisell and Julian Lage Duo
Local guitarist Julian Lage and the genre-spanning Bill Frisell will open the 2018 Healdsburg Jazz Festival at the SHED in Healdsburg on Friday, June 1, to kick off 10 days of great jazz in our 20th Anniversary Festival.
It is fitting that the Healdsburg Jazz Festival this year is starting out with a duet of the two most creative guitarists in jazz. Julian Lage, of course, is no stranger to the festival. A Santa Rosa native who made his debut at the festival in 2000 when he was all of 12, Julian is an HJF all-star, having performed onstage here approximately a dozen times. And those who have seen him would no doubt agree, it isnt enough.
Bill Frisell is also a Healdsburg veteran, and its pretty clear that he created the template that Julian is following. Not that they sound alike. In fact, it is their dramatically different styles that make their collaboration so exciting to anticipate. Since releasing his first album in 1983, Frisell has pushed open the territory of what people generally consider jazz.
Another trait that makes them the perfect pair to open the Healdsburg Jazz Festivals 20th is avoidance of the ordinary. Its unlikely that 20 years ago many people would have predicted that this festival, tucked away in wine country, would survive anywhere near this long, much less become perhaps the premier small-bore jazz festival in the country.
This didnt happen because the festival was predictable. It had to improvise all kinds of fresh strategies to keep going. And so it is with the remarkable playing of Bill Frisell and Julian Lage. They will take you on a journey, and all you need to bring are open hearts and ears.
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LocationGrange at Healdsburg SHED (View)
25 North Street
Healdsburg, CA 95448
United States
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| Kid Friendly: Yes! |
| Dog Friendly: No |
| Non-Smoking: Yes! |
| Wheelchair Accessible: Yes! |
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