Blue Note Napa
Jeff Ryan

Jeff Ryan is one the most essential young voices in contemporary jazz today. From his uniquely relatable emotive tone to his explosive performance and stage presence, it's no question why he is a staple across the country in the jazz festival scene.

BLUE NOTE NAPA is on the 1st floor of the historic Napa Valley Opera House and is an intimate 180-seated live music club and restaurant. World-class and local Bay Area artists perform here. Before and during the show, we offer a sophisticated dinner menu and a wide selection of wines and cocktails to order.

HOUSE POLICIES: 

  • Tickets are priced per person.
  • All seating has first-come, first-choice in the purchased section.
  • Pairs are seated opposite one another, except at the High Bar or Side Bar sections.
  • Highly sold shows do not guarantee seating together, especially late arrivals.
  • 2 Drink minimum per person (coffee/sodas/mocktails), when not ordering food.
  • Ages 8 + unless otherwise specified.
  • No Infants.
  • Tickets are emailed 48 hours PRIOR TO SHOWTIME via TicketWeb.
  • Arrive 30 min prior to door time for optimal choice of seating.
  • Late arrival may leave seat choices that are not together.
  • Policies are subject to change.


BOOTHS:

Booth for 4: Requires 4 seats to be purchased. (dark green)
Booth for 5 or 6: Requires 5 or 6 seats to be purchased. (light green) 

STANDARD SEATING:

High Bar: Great view! Tall chairs with padded seats, sat side by side (bright blue)
Floor Tables: Table Seating on the floor. Pairs sat opposite each other (dark blue)
Center Platform: Elevated viewing section with good sight lines. Tall table & Chair seating. Pairs sat opposite each other (light blue)
ADA for those that require accessible seating. Companions purchase Floor Table. (dark blue)
 
SIDE SEATING:

Rear Bar and Side Bar
: Tall chairs with padded seats, sat side by side (red)
Side Stage: 
Stage level table seating. Pairs sat opposite each other. (purple)

Please contact our Box Office with any inquiries or special needs requests.
1030 Main Street, Napa CA 94559
Box Office: boxoffice@bluenotenapa.com or 707.880.2300

  • Jeff Ryan

    Jeff Ryan is one the most essential young voices in contemporary jazz today. From his uniquely relatable
    emotive tone to his explosive performance and stage presence, it's no question why he is a staple across the
    country in the jazz festival scene. Jeff has held consistent radio successes with 5 Billboard #1s, the 2020
    Billboard Artist of the Year and Song of the Year in 2021 with his track “Sentimental Soul.” In 2018, his first
    year on the scene, he was awarded the JazzTrax Breakout Artist of 2018 and the Smooth Jazz Network Debut
    Artist of 2018.

    One of the Jeff’s primary goals has always been in connecting to the audience through music and performance,
    and from his first radio single, “Up and Up”, to now, he has shown how his soul-drenched sound and delivery is
    key to the future of smooth jazz. “I know what relates to people, from the bottom to the top of the horn, there’s
    a lot of variety to dig deep into people’s spirit and get them feeling the groove,” said Ryan about his
    performances. Jeff spent his teen years “cutting his teeth” with traveling soul bands and weekly performances at
    rowdy bars with a not-so-legal ID. “It was a lot of fun playing those early bar shows,” said Jeff, “I had to stay
    on the down low about my age, but the nightly experience performing for engaging crowds really helped pave
    the way to the performer I am today.

    He has performed as a featured solo artist coast to coast in the largest Jazz Festivals in the country. He has also
    been performing alongside performer/producer Greg Manning, where they have performed across the country
    and internationally at festivals such as the Mallorca Smooth Jazz Festival.

    “Throughout my years as a performer, I have learned one of my strengths is being able to relate to people.
    Every time I am on stage, my goal is to inject emotion and passion into my playing as if I am communicating to
    each person individually,” Ryan says. “If anything will keep me going strong and moving forward in this genre,
    it is the fact my sound is relatable to people, especially those who love this genre of music. I love connecting
    with the audience, keeping things spontaneous and seeing the way everyone responds. When I am up there
    baring my soul and speaking to the crowd through music, I embrace those moments. The expression is always
    worth it.”

    Ryan was influenced by smooth/urban icons like Richard Elliot, Gerald Albright, Dave Koz and Grover
    Washington to jazz legends Michael Brecker, Cannonball Adderley, Charlie Parker, and Dexter Gordon. Some
    of his other influences include Jeff Lorber, Norman Brown, Rick Braun, Wes Montgomery, Lee Ritenour, Earl
    Klugh and Jonathan Butler. Taking the baton from his mentors he has shown with his consistent quality and
    feel, that he is not just a saxophonist, but an essential artist worthy of your attention.

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