Free Jazz Sunday Featuring The Red Rose Project

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Join us for FREE JAZZ SUNDAY in the Sunset Lounge on Sunday, May 4th with The Red Rose Jazz Project, an ensemble celebrating over 100 years of music by women composers and lyricists. The band features Peninsula musicians Jean Lenke, vocals, Linda Dowdell, piano, and Rachael Contorer, bass, as well as Seattle saxophonist Tobi Stone and Bellingham drummer Melanie Sehman. Featured songwriters include Dorothy Fields, Abbey Lincoln, Joni Mitchell, Carla Bley, Adele, alongside Red Rose originals. ABOUT JEAN LENKE AND LINDA DOWDELL JEAN LENKE (vocals) paints music in full color, with broad strokes and a free hand. Her approach to music is free-spirited, crossing boundaries and mixing genres. Jean’s fresh take on classic jazz is influenced by an eclectic mix of mid-century folk, jazz-rock fusion, and a heartfelt passion for life. LINDA DOWDELL (pianist/arranger) toured the world from 1988–98 as musical director of Mikhail Baryshnikov’s White Oak Dance Project and the Mark Morris Dance Group. In 2021, NorthWest Women’s Chorale premiered her “she shantey” SAIL LIKE A GIRL here in Port Angeles, where she appears regularly with the Port Angeles Symphony. Look for her new musical, WILD MAN OF THE WYNOOCHEE, which will be produced here at Field Hall in October 2025! General Admission seating is first come, first-served and not guaranteed throughout the event. Private premium tables are available by RSVP and $25 donation. LIVE MUSIC in the Sunset Lounge from 12:00 to 1:30PM. Bloody Mary & Mimosa Bar available in the Sunset Lounge 11:00AM - 2:00PM. The Waterfront Coffee Bar will be open and offering food and drink from 9:00AM to 3:00PM