The Big Easy

945~the band
2025-04-19 15:00 - 17:00 (America/Los_Angeles) | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
2024 Norbay winners for Best Rock Band and Best Lead Vocals, 945~the band, will be playing your favorite 90s and 2000s inspired alt rock covers and originals to celebrate Butter and Eggs Day!

Sean Carscadden Quartet
2025-04-19 20:00 - 22:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Back by popular demand!

JAZZ IN THE PLAZA
2025-04-20 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:30 | Speakeasy, 139 Petaluma Blvd. North Ste. B, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Every Sunday starting April 6th, from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, “JAZZ IN THE PLAZA” will begin its Fifth Season of free, outdoor jazz concerts in Putnam Plaza – in front of the Speakeasy Restaurant in downtown Petaluma.
The creation of Chuck Sher (jazz bassist, book publisher and KRCB radio host ), “Jazz in the Plaza” will have a rotating cast of the best local jazz musicians playing high-class, listenable music – including outstanding players like Ken Cook, Kendrick Freeman, Randy Vincent, David Rokeach, Rob Suddeth, Doug Morton and many more.
Bring the family and hang out with the crowd of music lovers that show up every week. These concerts are graciously sponsored by local philanthropists Music in Place and Jamey Aebersold’s www.jazzbooks.com. Support Quality Live Music!
SUNDAY APRIL 6th
Ken Cook – piano
Kendrick Freeman – drums
Morris Acevedo – guitar
Chuck Sher – bass
SUNDAY APRIL 13th
Steve Rubardt – piano
Chuck Sher – bass
Bob Blankenship – drums
SUNDAY APRIL 20th
Randy Vincent – guitar
K.C. Filson – piano
David Rokeach – drums
Chuck Sher – bass
SUNDAY APRIL 27th
Ken Cook – piano
Morris Acevedo – guitar
Tom Hayashi – drums
Chuck Sher – bass

JAZZ IN THE PLAZA
2025-04-20 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-04-27 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-05-04 13:00 - 15:30, 2025-05-11 13:00 - 15:30 | Speakeasy, 139 Petaluma Blvd. North Ste. B, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Every Sunday from 1 pm to 3:30 pm, “JAZZ IN THE PLAZA” continues its Fifth Season of free, outdoor jazz concerts in Putnam Plaza – in front of the Speakeasy Restaurant in downtown Petaluma.
The creation of Chuck Sher (jazz bassist, book publisher and KRCB radio host ), “Jazz in the Plaza” will have a rotating cast of the best local jazz musicians playing high-class, listenable music – including outstanding players like Ken Cook, Kendrick Freeman, Randy Vincent, David Rokeach, Rob Suddeth, Doug Morton and many more.
Bring the family and hang out with the crowd of music lovers that show up every week. These concerts are graciously sponsored by local philanthropists Music in Place and Jamey Aebersold’s www.jazzbooks.com. Support Quality Live Music!
MAY 4THSTEVE STEINBERG – SAXOPHONEBRAD BUETHE – GUITARKENDRICK FREEMAN – DRUMSCHUCK SHER – BASS

MAY 11THDOUG MORTON – KEYS & FLUGELHORNMORRIS ACEVEDO – GUITARBOB AFIFI – FLUTEKENDRICK FREEMAN – DRUMSCHUCK SHER – BASS

MAY 18THLATIN JAZZ EXTRAVAGANZA!KEN COOK – PIANOMICHAEL SPIRO – PERCUSSIONKENDRICK FREEMAN – DRUMSDAVID BELOVE – BASS

MAY 25THSTEVE HECKMAN – SAXOPHONEWAYNE DE LA CRUZ – KEYBOARDBRYAN BOWMAN – DRUMSCHUCK SHER – BASS

Sunday Funday Blues Jam
2025-04-20 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-04-27 19:00 - 23:00, 2025-05-04 19:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
The Sunday Funday Blues Jam is THE hottest blues jam in the North Bay!
A fun night for blues fans and the players are having a blast!
We are all about the blues and we love to Honor the greats that came before us as well as provide a stage for players you don’t have a place to play on Sunday nights.
We love dancers too!! You have no idea what you do for a musician when you just show up. So whether you’re a dancer singer player or just love the blues, we’ve got a place saved you.
This is a player’s jam come ready.

Kevin Sun "Quartets" Album Tour
2025-04-21 19:30 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Saxophonist Kevin Sun brings his NYC-based quartet on the road in support of his latest album, Quartets, released on Endectomorph Music. The quartet features his longtime collaborators pianist Christian Li (Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sungazer), bassist Walter Stinson (Adam O’Farrill’s Stranger Days, Onyx Collective), and drummer Kayvon Gordon (Sullivan Fortner Trio).
The band will be performing a mix of newer compositions workshopped during Sun’s longstanding residency at Lowlands Bar in Brooklyn and revisiting music from his new release, Quartets, which presents his original work from the past decade in New York.
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“The saxophonist Kevin Sun has been making his mark on the New York scene of late by way of studiousness and subtlety … Sun has something original going on, too: his own feeling of loose coil and terse freedom, and a personal approach to disrupting time.” – New York Times
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Kevin Sun is a saxophonist and composer living in New York City. His music has been called “…intense, harmonically virtuosic and compositionally complex” by DownBeat magazine, and he has released seven albums as a leader (most recently, Quartets). Sun has also released five albums with the cooperative bands Mute, Earprint, and Great On Paper, and he appears on recordings led by Adam O’Farrill, Jacob Garchik, Juanma Trujillo, Dana Saul, and Xiongguan Zhang. In addition to performing in the United States, Sun has performed extensively in China and previously served as the artistic director of the Blue Note China Jazz Orchestra (BNCJO) from 2018 until 2020, leading performances of the BNCJO at the Blue Note Beijing with guest artists such as Rudresh Mahanthappa, Kris Davis, and Ingrid Jensen. He performs regularly at Lowlands Bar in Brooklyn, where he has been in residence since 2021 with support from Keyed Up!, a program of the nonprofit organization Jazz Generation. In 2021, Sun was a finalist for the Jerome Hill Foundation Artist Fellowship. He plays VENN reeds by D’Addario exclusively.
Christian Li is a pianist, composer, and arranger based in New York City. He plays with Unknown Mortal Orchestra, Sungazer, Childish Japes, Mike Bono, Shubh Saran, and others. Li is on faculty at Berklee College of Music.
Walter Stinson is a bassist, composer, and educator who has been performing and living in Brooklyn since 2012 after graduating from Purchase College. He began his music studies at the age of 10 by playing along with the classic country radio station and his mother, who was a jazz pianist. Growing up in Ithaca, NY, he was incredibly fortunate to study with a couple of unsung heroes of the NYC jazz scene: bassist Bernie Upson and drummer George Reed. He has also had the privilege of studying with a number of contemporary greats, including John Clayton, Nicholas Walker, Doug Weiss, Kermit Driscoll, Scott Colley, Larry Grenadier, William Parker, and Stephan Crump. He performs regularly with Adam O’Farrill, Dierk Peters, Onyx Collective, and many other brilliant artists.
Kayvon Gordon was born and raised in Detroit. Starting at a young age, he was mentored by legendary trumpeter Marcus Belgrave. Later, he studied at the University of Michigan with Robert Hurst and Benny Green. Gordon has performed in Europe, Africa, South Asia, the United Arab Emirates, and North America. He has had the honor of sharing the stage with Belgrave, Joe Lovano, Johnny O’Neal, Robert Hurst, Rodney Whitaker, Ravi Coltrane, JD Allen, and Wynton Marsalis. Kayvon Gordon seeks to contribute to the forward-thinking aesthetic of his contemporaries while honoring the rich musical legacy of Detroit.

Timmy Tuesday
2025-04-22 18:30 - 21:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
It’s Timmy Tracksuit Tuesday!
Timothy O’Neil Solo Spotlight Show Inside the Big Easy… in a Tracksuit
Timothy O’Neil hails from Riverside, California. Currently, he has found himself rooted in the Folk/Americana Scene of Sonoma County. O’Neil mixes his origin roots of punk rock with a strong nod to bluegrass, folk, and a lifetime and adoration for songwriters and songwriting. Be prepared to sing along and have one hell of a good time!

Wednesday Night Big Band Jazz
2025-04-23 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-04-30 19:00 - 22:00, 2025-05-07 19:00 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Still going strong after four decades, our 17-piece modern jazz big band playing the works of Jones, Kenton, Corea, Kubis, Goodwin and many others.
Great food and drinks! NO COVER CHARGE!!

An Evening With Chuck Roast
2025-04-24 19:30 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
A Covid-born band from Marin County serving up an eclectic mix of covers from different genres and eras!

Fiel Young with Feeling Groovy
2025-04-25 19:30 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Tribute bands to both Simon & Garfunkel and Neil Young –
All their songs you know and love

McWicked Monday-Hip Hop-Industry night!!! No Cover!!!
2025-04-28 19:00 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
The McWicked Mondays Concert Series continues next week at THE BIG EASY 7pm bringing you another stacked lineup! Also this time Im gonna be doing things a little different, Im giving 3 people an opportunity to sign up and rock a set. 1st 2 people to DM me and email their set will get to perform. Also the 1st person to show up with a flashdrive or instrument will get to perform.

The Salamander Ensemble
2025-04-29 19:30 - 22:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Classic Jazz and Swing from the 30s and 40s with a modern twist

Tom and The Brokenhearts - Tom Petty Tribute Show
2025-05-01 19:30 - 22:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Tom and The Broken Hearts returns to the Big Easy to play all of Tom Petty’s greatest hits, such as “American Girl,” “Free Fallin’,” “I Won’t Back Down,” “Runnin’ Down a Dream,” “Mary Jane’s Last Dance” and other fan favorites and deep cuts. They create an engaging and energetic atmosphere, inviting the audience to sing along and relive the experience of a Tom Petty concert. If you caught them here last September you know that they meticulously replicate the arrangements of Tom Petty’s songs, using authentic instruments and including the nuances of the guitar riffs, keyboard parts, and vocal harmonies. Tom Moore replicates Tom Petty’s unique vocal style and conversational phrasing. You won’t want to miss this special Thursday night show! Above all, this band is fun!
www.TomandTheBrokenHearts.com

Big, Easy, Dictator Tots !
2025-05-02 20:00 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
The Dictator Tots play loud , original rock music with melodic solos and long periods of Prog Rock

Found Poets featuring Kim B Miller
2025-05-03 15:00 - 18:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States

Grapefruit Moon
2025-05-03 20:00 - 23:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Grapefruit Moon is a dynamic blues, soul, and R&B band hailing from various parts of Sonoma County. Formed in 2020, they blend classic blues melodies with contemporary R&B rhythms. Their sound is characterized by soulful vocals & harmonies, infectious grooves, and heartfelt lyrics that explore love, loss, and pain. In 2023, they self-released “Love That We Had”, which showcased their unique blend of soul, R & B, and indie sounds.

Songwriters Open Mic
2025-05-05 19:00 - 22:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Original music by original artists
Great sound system Full bar food available from the Speakeasy.

Karmic Beauty
2025-05-06 19:30 - 22:30 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Chris Chappell (aka Chappy) of The Incubators, is joined by Emily Froberg on guitar featuring originals, some soul/country and 70s classics.
This is a free show inside the Big Easy.
Listen to Petaluma Wind from The Incubators album “Apollo”

Marianne & the MisFits
2025-05-08 20:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
High energy, danceable rock covers and originals.

Petrified Sun - Live w/Special Guests
2025-05-09 20:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Petrified Sun is a Sonoma County heavy blues/psychedelic rock band featuring guitar virtuoso Jordan Pennington.
Doors open at 6:30!

FLAMENCO! LIVE!
2025-05-10 17:00 - 20:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
Join us for an intoxicating evening of fiery flamenco performances when FLAMENCO! LIVE! sets the stage on fire with the fury and passion of Spain’s legendary Gypsies (Roma) in the intimate atmosphere of THE BIG EASY. Stirring dances, blazing guitars, and soulful singing will transport you to another place and time. FEEL the HEAT…
FLAMENCO!
LIVE!
Every Second Saturday of the Month.
Now in our 3rd Year.
Showtime: 6 pm
Doors: 5 pm
$25
Pay at the Door
Cash or Card
Flamenco Dancers, Guitarists and Singers set the stage on Fire!
at
The Big Easy
Club and Restaurant
128 American Alley
Petaluma USA
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Ongoing Monthly Flamenco Shows!
Every 2nd Saturday of every Month.
Every month different Artists.
Every month, a different Show.
Full bar and Dinner menu with delicious food are available, not included in entrance fee.
Arrive early, get a good table and enjoy the food!
Line forms at 4:45 pm
*Reservations for parties of 5 or more only:
(707) 774- 9072

Johnny Tsunami and the Hurricanes
2025-05-10 20:00 - 23:00 | The Big Easy, 128 American Alley, Petaluma, CA, 94952, United States
A perfect recipe for a good time: Texas blues, with a dash of surf, swing and roadhouse rock and roll. Johnny is a guitarists guitar player. He is full of surprises and never plays the same song the same way twice. Whether you want to dance or just relax and watch a completely unhinged musician have a good time you won’t go away disappointed.
