Sonoma’s ragtime king John Partridge will be featured at the Jack London Piano Players’ afternoon concert of Ragtime and Early Jazz on Aug. 25, at 2-4 p.m.
Partridge is a multifaceted composer who has written music for more than 50 years in genres including ragtime, church music, musical theater, and opera. Joining him will be talented piano club members Louise Bettner, Debbie Knapp, Michael O’Brien, and Paula Szoka.
Attendees are invited to dress in period costume to get into the spirit of the rollicking years of the early to mid-1900s.
Charmian and Jack London would be tapping their toes as the concert will be played on Charmian London’s 1901 Steinway piano purchased on an installment plan. After receiving a hefty sum from his publisher, Jack gave Charmian $500 to finish payment and bring the piano to the ranch, where it became the center of entertainment for London’s many guests.
The concert will be performed on the second level of the House of Happy Walls Museum. Refreshments will be served under the portico during intermission and attendees can meet the performers.
The Jack London Piano Club has presented concerts quarterly since 2011, raising more than $20,000 to benefit the park which is operated by a nonprofit organization and receives no public funding.
Concert tickets are $20 per person and include the park entry fee (regularly $10 per car for up to nine passengers).
Seating is limited. The performance space can be reached only by stairway. For more information about access, call 707- 938-5216.
To purchase tickets, visit https://jacklondonpark.com/events/ragtime-early-jazz-concert/.
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Jack London State Historic Park
2400 London Ranch Rd.
- Glen Ellen