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Calvin Keys And Jeff Chambers Duo at Healdsburg Jazz Festival at Dry Creek Kitchen
Courtesy of Gerry Sanders | Posted on April 30, 2019
Where
Dry Creek Kitchen
Healdsburg Jazz Festival
317 Healdsburg Avenue
Healdsburg, CA
Map
707.431.0330
When
Mon, June 3, 2019
6:30 pm
Save the date
Musicians
Calvin Keys
guitarJeff Chambers
bass, acousticAbout
Some musicians just don’t like to travel much. Though guitarist Calvin Keys and bassist Jeff Chambers have done their share of international tours with major jazz stars, for the most part they have stuck close to the Bay Area, teaching, gigging and backing visiting artists. This may not have helped them get their names out into wide circulation, but it’s been wonderful for the local scene.
Keys, who honed his soul-jazz chops in the bands of organ masters like Richard “Groove” Holmes, Jimmy Smith, and Jimmy Griff, then got regular long-term gigs with Ray Charles and Ahmad Jamal, is an agile player who floats effortlessly over the fretboard, digging in for sly bursts of funk. His huge hands create the impression he’s molding the guitar like clay....