Jon Batiste will headline Festival Napa Valley’s Arts for All Gala in July.
Five-time Grammy Award-winning singer-songwriter Jon Batiste will headline Festival Napa Valley’s Arts for All Gala, to be heldJuly 13 at the Oakville property Nickel & Nickel, part of Far Niente Wine Estates.
The gala includes a dinner presented by Rogelio Garcia, executive chef of the Michelin-starred Auro at Four Seasons Resort and Residences Napa Valley. Each course will be paired with wines from Far Niente.
Reservations for the 2025 Arts for All Gala are now open for Festival Passport and Opening Weekend Patron Pass holders and table sponsors.
A limited number of individual passes will be available in spring 2025 for $3,000 each.
For information, visit festivalnapavalley.org/support/arts-for-all-gala/ or call 707-927-3874.
Festival Napa Valley’s summer concert season takes place July 5-20 at venues throughout the region.
For more information, go to festivalnapavalley.org.
Gala headliner Batiste appeared nightly as bandleader and musical director on “The Late Show with Stephen Colbert” from 2015-22.
He won an Academy Award for Best Original Score for Pixar’s 2020 animated feature, “Soul,” and five Grammy Awards for his 2021 album “We Are.” He also was the subject of the 2023 Netflix feature-length documentary, “American Symphony.“
Chef Garcia was a 2024 finalist for the James Beard Foundation’s “Best Chef: California” honors and was on Season 15 of Bravo’s “Top Chef” series.
“Thanks to the spirited generosity and passionate commitment of our donors and sponsors, the Arts for All Gala is making a profound impact on the quality of life in Wine Country and beyond,” said Rick Walker, President and CEO of Festival Napa Valley.
The gala, held the opening weekend of the annual Festival Napa Valley, has raised $28 million to date for education and the arts programs for youth and seniors, free or affordable concerts and scholarships.
You can reach Staff Writer Dan Taylor at dan.taylor@pressdemocrat.com or 707-521-5243. On X @danarts.
