Blue Note Summer Sessions

"Beautiful location, amazing talent. Assigned "gold" seating obtained from the nearest local middle school, sub standard for any adult size person. I guarantee that wherever they got those chairs, the order form had language that stated "children's". "K-8" "compact" "economy size" "condensed" or just flat out said "small chairs". And whoever ok'd that order should be fired. I'm contesting the charges on my credit card, as $130 a piece I should not be forced to endure heavy personal contact with other normal sized adults on both sides.. on any side for that matter. Bad enough they have children's seats in the gold section, but worse yet still they pack them so tightly that people are tripping over each other, everyone was uncomfortable, and to add insult to injury, they placed all the normal sized chairs in the general admission section. Not even joking here folks, I wear a 36" waist, probably on the lower end of the majority at any given show for adults, and these chairs are small. Standard Metal folding chairs are larger by an order of magnitude, and would have been a much welcome upgrade from the sardine can seating forced upon patrons at the show tonight, and I suspect every night. Even the ushers acknowledged the problem when gesturing me and my partner towards our open 2 seats that were clearly going to be uncomfortable. Maybe it's out of an attempt to get people to imbibe more, or to make up for the lack of any kind of heat once the sun goes down and the temperature drops 30 degrees in less than an hour as this area consistently does. Who knows, but whatever the reason, the production company should be ashamed of themselves and put an end to the nonsense. But chairs for adults. And if you are too cheap to do that, then spread them out for crying out loud! There is nothing wrong with your guests being comfortable. One would think with the high end, comfort oriented image they personify, it would extend to events as well. But.... NOPE! Not the case. The entire crowd crammed into the fenced in kids area, equal amount of square feet immediately adjacent to the rear completely empty. This is the amount of consideration this establishment gives its guests. Could have removed 2 or 3 chairs in each row, added 1 more row in the back, spaced them all out further, would have made the child's chairs at least somewhat tolerable. But imagine all the work that would take. Updating the seating maps online training the staff in common sense and spacial visualization. 5 stars for the artists, 1 star for the overpriced unacceptable quality food served at the show, 5 stars for the staff of the venue doing their absolute best despite the conditions forced upon them, and 1 star for the children's seats. How that earns then 2 stars I don't know. PMJ, epic, legendary, incredible group of talent. Definitely catch them performing somewhere, somewhere else, unless your idea of fun is being in a 4th grade PTA meeting, sitting in chairs meant for children, for hours on end. You have been warned. Children's seats. (Look really closely at the photos, and the intentional lack of any sort of item for scale reference. I wouldn't say they are half normal size chairs, but less than 3/4 size for sure. Response: other reviewers have stated that as a petite woman, the seating was overly cramped. If chairs must be fastened together then take that into account and get bigger chairs. Standard wedding seating is not designed to be fastened together, you are using seating in a manner for which it was not intended, and are obviously aware of it. Just because more people don't complain doesn't mean that people are ok with it. Get your act together, stop making excuses at the expense of your guests comfort. You could have an amazing venue, but the complacent laziness and unwillingness to correct known problems is a massive blemish on what could be a true standout top tier experience. The location, your guests, the featured artists, ALL DESERVE BETTER. Shame on you for perpetuating this nonsense!"

"Lovely venue. However, they definitely should NOT have offered front row seated options for a premium if they weren’t going to enforce the rules. People who paid less for seats further back in the gold section were allowed to stand directly in front of people who paid a much higher price to sit on the first two rows. All security did was argue with patrons who were invading the front row. They never once enforced them to go back to the row they paid for. This made for an unfair experience to those who paid extra to secure a front row experience. The arguing was just distracting and added insult to injury. Next time, charge the same price for gold access and then let there be standing room only. Also, zip tying the chairs together made them uncomfortably close to each other. I’m a small person and my arm was touching the person next to me."

"Beautiful venue for a summer concert. Even on a Napa-hot day they shade this enough (and built it the right direction for the sun) for it to be palatable at night. The sound crew had some noticeable tech difficulties that seemed maybe venue related; otherwise I'd give this a 5 stars for a great way to experience great music."

"For us, it was a beautiful outdoor setting which created a wonderfully vibrant atmosphere. It's a great spot to decompress, enjoy some live music, and savor the flavors of the season. Highly recommend for anyone looking to have a memorable summer evening!"