Mostly known for his delta blues style, Robin Henkel is also active as a composer and arranger of jazz music. Robin and his band present an entertaining and educational performance of mostly original jazz, swing, funk and blues featuring, Steve Ebner: trumpet and flugelhorn, Mark Lessman tenor saxophone and flute, Troy Jennings: baritone saxophone, Gunnar Biggs: bass, Kevin Koch: drums and Robin Henkel: guitars and vocal.

Robin is a four time recipient of "Best Blues" at the San Diego Music Awards. He has performed with Johnny Almond, SD Symphony, Jimmy Witherspoon, a variety of San Diego based bands, and opened shows for BB King, Dizzy Gillespie, Bonnie Raitt, Dr. John, Jr Wells, Jr Walker, Arlo Guthrie, Hot Tuna and John McLaughlin.  

“Composing and arranging for my horn band is my strongest effort and passion. It’s not an exaggeration to say each new tune or performance is representative of my life’s work. It involves hours of sitting with the piano or guitar to work out the harmony, form, composition and arrangements. Sometimes when practicing, a spiffy little riff spins-off from whatever I’m working on. Very often a new tune is composed unintentionally just by spending time in practice.  Please join us as we honor the rich traditions of jazz, swing, funk and blues.” 

FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Seating is limited to chairs in room ONLY. Additional parking available at City Hall.

** NOTE TIME CHANGE - THE NOVEMBER CONCERT WILL BE 3:30 TO 4:30.

Double Bassist, Susan Wulff graduated Magna Cum Laude with a double Bachelor of Music in bass and vocal performance at CSU, Sacramento, completing her Master of Music and Advanced Studies degrees at the University of Southern California. She has been the Associate Principal Bassist with the San Diego Symphony since 2004 which includes performing productions of the San Diego Opera.

Susan has had the privilege of working with many highly regarded orchestras including the Los Angeles Philharmonic, San Francisco Symphony, Sun Valley Summer Symphony, Orcas Island Chamber Music Festival, La Jolla SummerFest, Mainly Mozart, Pacific Music Festival in Japan and the National Repertory Orchestra where she was a featured soloist and principal bassist. She has held positions with The Los Angeles Opera Orchestra and New West Symphony and performed on many Hollywood soundtracks including playing on The Tonight Show Willie Nelson, Julian Lennon and Andrea Bocelli. Ms. Wulff has gained international recognition for her innovative workshop that utilizes dance as a way to connect musicians with their inner groove.

FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Seating is limited to chairs in room ONLY. Additional parking available at City Hall.

Given four stars by DownBeat Magazine and described by the Examiner as “lustrous in any language – a vocalist who clarifies every note within a hair’s breath,” multi-lingual vocalist Allison Adams Tucker creates a unique musical postcard with jazz-inspired songs that span countries and genres in six languages, from Cole Porter to Tom Jobim, the Beatles to Sting. Allison has come by this concept honestly, having circled the globe multiple times and performing everywhere from Tuscany to Tokyo. Allison began singing at age five in her native San Diego, and traversed everything from country to punk, Elizabethan madrigals to radio jingles, before settling on jazz a decade ago. Allison will be joined by long-time collaborators Danny Green piano, Justin Grinnell bass, and Julien Cantelm drums for an exhilarating and heart-warming concert of music and stories, and a sprinkle of holiday spirit. www.allisonadamstucker.com

FREE TO THE PUBLIC
Seating is limited to chairs in room ONLY. Additional parking available at City Hall.