Contemporary jazz guitaristRay Obiedois a Bay Area icon whose music reflects the eclectic, multi-ethnic rhythms found in the Bay Area. Known for his recordings and performances with Herbie Hancock, Sheila E., Grover Washington Jr., Maceo Parker, Pete Escovedo and many others, Obiedo has eight albums to his credit as a leader. Several of these appeared on the highly regarded Windham Hill label, two of which reached Top Ten on the Billboard Contemporary Jazz chart. His most recent, called Latin Jazz Project, Vol. 1 is out now on the Rhythmus label.
Justin-Siena Theatre Presents: Sister Act!
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Napa Valley Performing Arts Center @ Lincoln Theater
Justin-Siena’s award-winning theatre department presents SISTER ACT! SISTER ACT is the feel-amazing musical comedy smash that the New York Post calls “RIDICULOUSLY FUN,” and audiences are jumping to their feet in total agreement! Featuring original music by Tony® and 8-time Oscar® winner ALAN MENKEN (Newsies, Beauty and the Beast, Little Shop of Horrors), SISTER ACT tells the hilarious story of Deloris Van Cartier, a wannabe diva whose life takes a surprising turn when she witnesses a crime and the cops hide her in the last place anyone would think to look—a convent! Under the suspicious watch of Mother Superior, Deloris helps her fellow sisters find their voices as she unexpectedly rediscovers her own. A sparkling tribute to the universal power of friendship, SISTER ACT is reason to REJOICE!
Come and celebrate Napa Valley Museum with an evening full of magical surprise at our Annual Fundraiser. Indulge in delicious food, wine and artisan beer as you are bewitched by magic, music, fortune telling and performers. Bid your way through spell binding live and silent auction items. All funds from Museum Magic go to support our education, exhibition and artifact collection programs. For more information visit our website at NapaValleyMuseum.org or call 707-944-0500.
Sure, in the abstract, a banjo duo might seem like a musical concept beset by limitations. But when the banjo players cast in those roles are ABIGAIL WASHBURN AND BÉLA FLECK—she with the earthy sophistication of a postmodern, old-time singer-songwriter, he with the virtuosic, jazz-to-classical ingenuity of an iconic instrumentalist and composer with bluegrass roots— it’s a different matter entirely. There’s no denying that theirs is a one-of-a-kind pairing, with one-of-a-kind possibilities. Fleck and Washburn have collaborated in the past, most visibly in their Sparrow Quartet with Casey Driessen and Ben Sollee. Until last fall, though, any performances they gave as a two-piece were decidedly informal, a pickin’ party here, a benefit show at Washburn’s grandmother’s Unitarian church there. It was inevitable and eagerly anticipated by fans of tradition-tweaking acoustic fare that these partners in music and life (who married in 2009) would eventually do a full-fledged project together. Two Showtimes (7p and 9:30pm)
A ‘fantasy tour de force’ that brings The Beatles back to life, taking audiences to a place that no other tribute has gone before! What if circumstances had been different? What if all four former Beatles were alive and well ? What if they decided to do a reunion concert that featured many of the greatest hits of The Beatles plus the best of their solo work too? What would it have looked and sounded like? THE CONCERT THAT NEVER WAS…IS! This ULTIMATE TRIBUTE features the world’s greatest veteran Beatles look AND sound alike artists performing a tribute to John, Paul, George & Ringo like none that you’ve ever seen!
Vincenzo Bellini’s I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHIOpera FilmFrom the Gran Teatre del Liceu, BarcelonaConductor: Riccardo FrizzaDirector: Vincent BoussardStarring: Joyce DiDonato, Patrizia CiofiRunning Time: 170 MinutesMarch 25th 7:00pm
The eternal classic love story of Romeo and Juliette, between Romeo, the Montecchi’s leader, and Juliet, the Daughter of the Capuleti, two rival factions in the Verona of the XIII century. In a world full of intrigues, fights and rivalries, Juliet fakes her death in order to escape with her lover, but Romeo, not knowing of this ruse, commits suicide. When she wakes up, and sees him dead, she too kills herself.
Satisfaction – The Rolling Stones Show-Tribute – At Uptown Theatre Napa
“One of the best tribute shows in the world.” – Rolling Stone magazine. “Satisfaction is a spot-on portrayal of the Rolling Stones.” – The Washington Post. “Satisfaction – The International Rolling Stones Show” is the international touring tribute show to the world’s greatest rock & roll band, bringing a colorful performance to 50 years of classic hits. In 2010 the band received their highest accolade ever as they were approved by the Rolling Stones to perform long term engagements with the Disney Corporation.
Join us for part two of our “Amazing Weekend” of shows for kids and families. On Sunday, March 26, E & M Presents brings two shows of The Amazing Max, 1:00 pm and 3:30 m. Venue is the Napa Valley College Performing Arts Center. Tickets and information at: www.eandmpresents.eventbrite.com. One hour before each show, free arts activities for kids take place in the theater lobby.
Max Darwin earned the moniker “The Amazing Max“ for his extraordinary skills as a magician and for his ability to entertain adult audiences while keeping the little ones spellbound. Max combines magic and comedy, making objects appear and disappear and generally defying the laws of physics inches from theatergoer’s faces. This high-energy, interactive and all-around silly show is a perfect way to spend time with the entire family (recommended for ages three and up).
Vintage High School Choir to Sing Fauré Requiem
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Napa Valley Unified School District Auditorium
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Students from all six of Vintage High School’s choirs will perform the Requiem by Gabriel Fauré on Sunday, March 26, 2017 at 3:00 p.m. at the Napa Valley Unified School District Auditorium, 2425 Jefferson Street, Napa. The concert is a “Bon Voyage” performance of the Requiem in preparation for concerts in Florence and Verona during the choir’s tour to Italy in April. Directed by Mark Teeters, director of the choral program at Vintage, the 45-minute work will be accompanied by a professional orchestra. Written between 1887 and 1890, the Fauré Requiem is viewed as a radiant masterwork. Tickets for the concert are $10.00 and are available at the door.
The Nat King Cole Experience – Presented by the George Cole Trio in “COLE SWINGS COLE”
The George Cole Trio with Sir Richard Nelson Hall and Carla Kaufmann had been performing around California for over a year playing clubs, bistros, restaurants, private events, festivals and more. You name it they’ve played it. The Trio eventually came to the realization that the Nat Cole Songbook was the perfect vehicle to entertain at Performing Arts Centers and Theaters across the Country and quickly put together the “Cole Sings Cole” show highlighting the Nat Cole Trio and some of Nat’s biggest hits. Timeless music perfect for the young and the young at heart. Featured in the January 2017 issue of Guitar Player Magazine, Acoustic Disc Recording artist George Cole is a musician who’s career reads like a Hall Of Fame Plaque. Guitarist for David Grisman, he also taught Rock and Roll Hall of Fame inductees and long time friends Billie Joe Armstrong and Mike Dirnt of Green Day for 10 years. George has toured with Joe Walsh of the Eagles on his Anthology Tour, recorded with Chris Isaak on his Platinum selling “Forever Blue” cd and sang duets with jazz legend Keeley Smith.
n a recording career that spans almost three decades and 24 albums, Grammy Award-winning saxophonist Kenny G has grafted elements of R&B, pop, and Latin music to a jazz foundation, solidifying his reputation as the premier artist in contemporary jazz. Since the early ’80s, his combination of unparalleled instrumental chops and indelible melodies has resulted in sales of more than 75 million records worldwide (45 million in the U.S. alone) and more than a dozen climbs to the top of Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz chart. His studio albums Silhouette and Breathless were hugely successful, the latter selling more than 12 million records in the U.S. alone and spawning the Grammy-winning single, “Forever in Love.”
