Jenny Scheinman And Allison Miller’s Parlour Game at Healdsburg Jazz Festival at Spoonbar

$68 includes show, dinner, tax and gratuity. See Menu Online at Spoonbar. Two (2) seatings: 6:30 & 8:30.

Parlour Game may not be a supergroup according to the strict definition of the word. But in terms of sound, vision, and chemistry, Parlour Game is undeniably a supergroup. That’s what you get when you combine four virtuoso jazz artists who would each tell you that “jazz” may be too narrow of a descriptor. Sure, it’s jazz because that’s the skill set musicians need to access any musical world they choose. They could sit in with Wayne Shorter, play Debussy, or entertain folks at a hoedown. So then, what is the musical world of Parlour Game?...

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$68 includes show, dinner, tax and gratuity. See Menu Online at Spoonbar. Two (2) seatings: 6:30 & 8:30.

Parlour Game may not be a supergroup according to the strict definition of the word. But in terms of sound, vision, and chemistry, Parlour Game is undeniably a supergroup. That’s what you get when you combine four virtuoso jazz artists who would each tell you that “jazz” may be too narrow of a descriptor. Sure, it’s jazz because that’s the skill set musicians need to access any musical world they choose. They could sit in with Wayne Shorter, play Debussy, or entertain folks at a hoedown. So then, what is the musical world of Parlour Game?

The band name suggests play, which you could say is the operating principle of the two bandleaders: violinist Jenny Scheinman and drummer Allison Miller. Each of them has pursued a remarkably eclectic career. Brought up in rural California by parents who escaped the bustle of New York, Jenny has performed in some of the most experimental improv groups of that city in addition to lending her rustic-to-abstract fiddling skills to pop artists like Lou Reed, Ani Difranco, and Lucinda Williams. Allison, a percussion storyteller who combines melodic intricacy with the sheer bop fury of Art Blakey, has buoyed artists from organ master Dr. Lonnie Smith to rock star Natalie Merchant.

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