Purple Haze Lavender Farm in Sequim will host Jazz in the Lavender this weekend to cap off its lavender season of special events.
The fest, set for noon-6 p.m. on Sunday, Aug. 4, at the farm, 180 Bell Bottom Road.
This mini-jazz festival will highlight three regional jazz bands with distinctly different styles on an outdoor stage, adjacent to the venue’s lavender fields.
Featured performers include The Craig Buhler Jazz Trio, Jean Lenke’s Summer Jazz Band and Malo Castro’s WEPA Latin Jazz Dance Band.
Photo courtesy of Jean Lenke / Jean Lenke is bringing her full seven-piece Summer Jazz Band to the Purple Haze Lavender Farm festival this weekend.
A $10 admission will be collected at the gate (14 and younger are free). In addition to the concerts, and the farm store will be open, U-cut lavender is available, and lavender ice cream & lavender julias will be available. The Kelbi’s World Fairy Experience will also be on site for children’s enjoyment.
Find more information at facebook.com/therealpurplehazelavender.
About the performers:
Buhler, a saxophonist, has been a member of the Olympic Peninsula arts community for over more than two decades. He is active as a composer, recording artist, jazz saxophonist, vocalist, producer, educator and advocate. He is a member of the California rock group Honk, which toured alongside The Beach Boys, Loggins & Messina and other top artists.
Photo courtesy of Craig Buhler / Longtime local jazz icon Craig Buhler joins the lineup at the Jazz in the Lavender festival at Purple Haze Lavender Farm on Aug. 4.
Buhler’s nine CDs and two books circulate worldwide, and his improvisation workshop is attended by many local musicians.
Lenke, also from Sequim and fairly new to the Olympic Peninsula, has been hitting it hard on the local and regional jazz scene ever since she arrived in 2019. She performs with with an intimate acoustic Trio, her all women Rose Quintet and with her Jean Therapy West Band. She will be bringing her full seven-piece Summer Jazz Band to the Purple Haze event, featuring Seattle saxophonist Tobi Stone.
Castro, manager and “Papa” of WEPA, combines elements of classic jazz, Latin, Brazilian and rock, adding the latin clave and spice to music ensembles throughout the Pacific Northwest. Voted twice as “Best Percussionist” at the Kitsap County Music Awards, Castro has created several groups in the area, including Trombanga and Clave con Jazz, and has worked with Johnny Conga.
