Gualala Arts Promoting public interest and participation in the arts since 1961
Past Whale & Jazz Festivals: 2003 – 2014
2003 through 2014
Gualala Arts
Sonoma ~ Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festivals
Arts Center
Whale and Jazz Festival-past
Whale & Jazz Festival
April - May, 2015, plus special Season of Brubeck concerts on June 13 and September 26
Twelfth Annual Sonoma ~ Mendocino Coast
Whale & Jazz Festival
Multiple venues
see details of each event
Surviving Dyes Inlet: My Adventure with L Pod
Thursday, April 9, 7:00 p.m.
Jodi Smith, Executive Director of Naked Whale Research (NaWhaRe)
Lecture
Arts Center
$5 admission
Chowder & Jazz
Saturday, April 18, 2015 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Barnebey's Hot Four
Twelfth Annual Sonoma ~ Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival
Coleman Auditorium
$20 advance ($5 more day of); free admission for music only.
Dave Brubeck – The Legend and His Legacy
Friday, May 1, 7:00 p.m.
Dr. Simon Rowe, Director of The Brubeck Institute
Talk plus piano performance
Arts Center
$10 advance, $5 more day of talk, youth 17 and under admitted free with adult.
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Saturday, June 13, 7:30 p.m., doors open at 7:00 p.m.
Brubeck Brothers Quartet
Concert
Coleman Auditorium
$28 advance, $5 more day of the performance, youth 17 and under admitted free with adult.
Whale & Jazz Festival
April - May, 2016
Thirteenth Annual Sonoma ~ Mendocino Coast
Whale & Jazz Festival
multiple venues
For ticket prices, see details of each event
Killer Whales, Wolves of the Sea: The makings of a top predator
Thursday, April 7, 2016, at 7 p.m.
The 13th Annual Sonoma – Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival presents
A lecture by Jodi Smith, Founder of Naked Whale Research and Orca expert
Coleman Auditorium
Admission is $5 at the door.
The Main Event (double bill)
Saturday, April 16, 2016 at 7pm
2016 Sonoma-Mendocino Coast Whale and Jazz Festival
Yancie Taylor (vibist) Quintet featuring James Bailey (multi-reedist) plus the Gypsy Trio (Ian Scherer, guitar; Joel Kruzic, guitar; Michael Price, bass)
Coleman Auditorium
$28 advance, $5 more day of, youth 7-17 free
Chowder Challenge – Chowder & Jazz
Saturday, April 23, 2016, 11:30 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.
Sonoma ~ Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival presents
Jazz Concert & Chowder tasting, featuring Barnebey's Hot Four
Coleman Auditorium
$20 advance, $5 more day of (for 15 tasting tickets & commemorative glass). Free admission for music only.
Whale & Jazz Festival
April-May
14th Annual Sonoma Mendocino Coast
Whale & Jazz Festival
multiple venues
For ticket prices, see details of each event
Arena Theater Jazz Film
Monday, April 3, 7 pm
The Amazing Nina Simone (USA, 2015)
A documentary by Jeff Lieberman
Point Arena Theater
Arena Theater Film Club Arena Theater Association members free, guests $10.
“Even Whales Do It: Sex, Mating, and Menopause among Fish-Eating Killer Whales”
Thursday, April 27, 7 pm
Lecture by Jodi Smith, Executive Director of Naked Whale Research
Whale & Jazz Festival
Coleman Hall
free
14th Annual Chowder Challenge – Chowder & Jazz
Saturday, April 29, 2017, 11:30 am – 2:30 pm
Sonoma Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival presents
Jazz Concert & Chowder tasting, featuring Barnebey's Hot Four, Almost Fringe Festival Event
Coleman Hall
$20 advance, $5 more day of (for 15 tasting tickets & commemorative glass). Free admission for music only.
Sonoma Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival
April-May, 2018
Gualala Arts presents
15th Anniversary Sonoma Mendocino Coast Whale & Jazz Festival
Multiple venues.
For ticket prices, see each event listing.