Bruce Forman “The Red Guitar” Musical Theater Luncheon Concert

We invite you to visit Michel-Schlumberger’s beautiful 100-acre estate in the Dry Creek Valley. Discover hand-crafted, small-production wines while experiencing warm hospitality, serene views, and a stunning winery. Your ticket includes half a pizza, a glass of sparkling, and a delightful musical theater concert with famed guitarist Bruce Forman and The Red Guitar.

A hectic touring schedule; twenty-one recordings as a leader, countless sideman recordings including Ray Brown, Bobby Hutcherson Roger Kellaway; soundtrack performances on three of Clint Eastwood’s distinguished films —most notably Academy Award-winning Million Dollar Baby; raconteur, arranger, acclaimed educator, in residence at USC’s Studio/Jazz Guitar Dept., when does Bruce Forman rest?

The Red Guitar is serious one-man theater, incorporating great musical virtuosity and storytelling skills to explore the obsessive demands that music places on its truest followers. Junkyard Duo, scavenging music from the edge of sound, uses an unusual sonic landscape to create a rich and exciting musical palette…hobo chic at its most utmost. And though he can shred bebop at blistering tempos with the best of ‘em, he is no urban snob. Cow Bop, Forman’s unique “western bebop” band, hit four separate charts with its albums, Swingin’ Out West, Route 66, Too Hick for the Room and Cowlifornia Swing. Having won the Route 66 Challenge three times with Cow Bop, he created a linear music festival in 2013, establishing a new paradigm for touring and the use of social media, which included a collaborative mentoring model for young musicians.

Presented by Healdsburg Jazz Festival Official Sponsor Michel-Schlumberger, thank you!