The Blue Rose
hip Homestyle
house concerts
504 Walnut Street
Historic Woodland, CA
Sunday, july 14 (6pm):
gregg karukas: unplugged
Suggested donation: $30
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Gregg has developed an intimate concert experience to complement his international touring; up close to the piano and his engaging smile, playing some of his best known songs along with Brazilian and jazz classics - "unplugged.” Soulful, funky, and melodic: the essential qualities that have defined GRAMMY winning keyboardist/composer/producer Gregg Karukas’ 13 solo CDs over a three decade career, both sophisticated and accessible. A prolific, genre-crossing veteran of the Contemporary Jazz scene, Gregg was a founding member of The Rippingtons and has toured with Larry Carlton, Boney James, Dave Koz, Sergio Mendes, Dori Caymmi, Ricardo Silveira, Peter White, Rick Braun, Shelby Flint, Melissa Manchester, Alphonse Mouzon, Brenda Russell, and Jeffrey Osborne. Gregg says, "These house concerts are sometimes more fun than a big show, since most of the audience are friends of friends, relaxed, and I can play longer sets with added songs from my latest solo piano CD, ‘Serenata,’ some jazz, and many of my hits, ‘unplugged’. ”
Saturday, august 17 (6-8pm):
dennis johnson
Suggested donation: $30
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Dennis Johnson is a world class slide guitar player based right here in the Sacramento area. His 2022 album Revelation swept the Roots Music Report topping the charts for #1 Blue Rock Album, #1 Blues Song, and #1 Blues Rock Song. Dennis was recognized by Guitar World Magazine as a “Slide Guitar Master” and “All About Jazz has dubbed him “one of the preeminent slide guitarists of our time.” For vintage guitar enthusiasts, Dennis' concert will feature a rare 1960s 12-string Dobro that will be a feast for the eyes and the ears. Its unique tone comes from the interplay between the pickup and cone. You won't want to miss the distinctive chime of this guitar and the story of how Dennis restored this revered resonator.
Outside in the Garden!
thursday, august 29 (6-8pm):
poi rogers
Suggested donation: $25
Hailing from Santa Cruz, CA, Poi Rogers performs a mix of original and vintage country & western swing, Hawaiian steel guitar ballads and cowboy tunes. Poi Rogers features Gerard Egan on his handmade acoustic guitar & 1954 Fender triple neck steel with Carolyn Sills on standup bass, their timeless harmonies anchoring the show. The duo, who also front the award winning band, The Carolyn Sills Combo, winner of the 2024 Ameripolitan Award for Best Western Swing Group. Carolyn Sills was also awarded Western Swing Female Vocalist of the Year in 2021 by the Academy of Western Artists. The Carolyn Sills Combo was inducted into the Sacramento Western Swing Hall of Fame in 2019. “Somewhere in-between the tropical lounges of 1930s Los Angeles and the honky tonk beer joints of rural 1950s California, you'll find Poi Rogers.” The Blue Rose is honored to be a pit stop along the way.
Saturday, september 14 (6-8pm):
billy larkin, solo piano
Suggested donation: $30
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Billy Larkin is an award-winning pianist/composer whose eclectic projects have been praised as “a unique contribution to creative music” (Oscar Treadwell). New York Times critic Jennifer Dunning referred to Billy as “A skillful pianist with a light lovely touch,” comparing him to a modern day Satie or Debussy. A master of multiple musical styles, Billy has written and performed on multiple full length albums and has composed music for modern dance companies, musical theater, and public radio. Selections from Billy’s ensembles Etheréal and Ekimi were recently featured on the Bootsy Collins Foundation “For the Love of King” album series. Billy has shared the stage with artists such as Nigel Kennedy, David Darling, and Dave Tull. For this intimate solo piano concert, Billy will be performing a variety of original compositions and unique arrangements ranging from jazz and pop tunes to emotional through-composed pieces.
our story: Billy & Erica
We moved to Northern California in 2020 and really enjoyed hosting friends for small house concerts in our apartment in Davis. Billy
is a composer and pianist originally from Cincinnati and house concerts provided a way for us both to meet neighbors and new friends though the joy of making music.
When we started hunting for a house to buy, concert space was high on our priority list. From the first moment we saw this historic bungalow in Woodland with its lovely backyard garden, we knew it was our “Blue Rose.” For Erica, blue roses always remind her of the china pattern on her grandmother’s dishes, fancy yet familiar. For Billy, the blue rose symbolizes a sort of supernatural beauty associated with creativity and a fascination with unknown possibilities, à la David Lynch. Events at the Blue Rose are familiar yet extraordinary. So come on in, make yourself at home, and get ready for a rare and beautiful experience...
The Blue Rose: Hip Homestyle House Concerts.
Location
Woodland is a small rural town in Yolo County, California in the greater Sacramento area, about 15 minutes from the University of California, Davis. We are adjacent to Napa County, about 1 hour 30 minutes from San Francisco, about 2 hours from Tahoe, and 2 hours 30 minutes from Reno, Nevada.
The Blue Rose is located in historic downtown Woodland, walkable to restaurants, bars, and shops, as well as the State Theater and Opera House.
Parking
Our home is located at the intersection of Lincoln and Walnut. For those who are able, we suggest parking on Lincoln Avenue to avoid taking too many of the limited street parking spaces on Walnut.
Contact
EMAIL: mrbearrecords@gmail.com
PHONE: 571-438-2939