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The Main Event: Historic Vibes Summit - Whale and Jazz Festival

Whale and Jazz & Global Harmony present a 15th Anniversary Special Concert with Bay Area virtuoso jazz vibists Roger Glenn, Tommy Kesecker and Yancie Taylor.

Saturday, April 7, 2018. Buffet dinner at 5 pm, guarantees early seating. Concert at 7 pm. Doors open at 6:30 pm.

Coleman Hall

Concert $28 in advance, plus $5 day of. Dinner $25 in advance, plus $10 after March 30. Reservations required, tickets sold separately.

Three Bay Area virtuoso jazz vibists on one stage!

Featuring the Festival Youth Discovery, 16-year-old Yami Schwartz of Israel

A concert in loving memory of Peter Norville, nephew of legendary vibist, Red Norvo

The Historic Vibes Summit, the 2018 Whale and Jazz Festival Gualala Arts Main Event, features jazz vibists Roger Glenn, Tommy Kessecker, and Yancie Taylor! Joining them are drummer Leon Joyce, pianist Greg Hester and bassist Pierre Archain, of France.

Also playing with these exceptional artists, introducing the 2018 Festival Youth Discovery, Yami Schwartz, 16, of Israel and Palo Alto.

All are virtuoso international musicians from Northern California, says Whale and Jazz concert organizer Fred Adler.

Introducing the 2018 Festival Youth Discovery
Yami Forman Schwartz of Israel

Sixteen-year -old Yami Forman Schwartz, began playing music in his native Israel and was introduced to Jazz while attending the Charles E. Smith School for the Performing Arts in Jerusalem. Yami has participated and played in numerous workshops and jazz programs at Rimon Music School in Israel, New York Jazz Academy, Durham Jazz Workshop, North Carolina All State Band Intensive, Stanford Jazz Workshop and more.

New to the Bay area, Yami is currently a member of the San Francisco Jazz High School All Stars Big Band, and performs around the Bay Area and in San Francisco.

Tickets are $28 advance, $5 more day of performance for the concert; youth 7-17 admitted free with adult.

Dinner reservations required. $25 advance, $10 more after March 30.

To purchase in person, visit the Gualala Arts Center or Dolphin Gallery in Gualala (note that dinner tickets are not available at the Dolphin Gallery).