Jumpin’ Johnny Sansone, the saxophone-and-accordion-wielding bluesman out of New Orleans, is heading back to Petaluma for a fully seated show at the Mystic Theatre on Sunday, November 22, 2026. The concert at 23 N. Petaluma Blvd. doubles as a benefit for the Petaluma-based nonprofit Global Healing, with proceeds going toward the Roatán Volunteer Pediatric Clinic on the Honduran island of Roatán, where public health services are scarce.
According to The Press Democrat, Sansone will perform with his All Star Louisiana Band, marking a return visit for the musician, who played Petaluma several years ago while touring with the Voice of the Wetlands Allstars. Doors open at 6 p.m. with the show starting at 7 p.m., and tickets run $55 general admission plus an $11.75 service fee, or $85 for a VIP ticket plus a $13.84 service fee that includes an artist meet and greet. The Mystic Theatre’s own calendar lists the night as Merging Music and Humanity: A Benefit for Global Healing, billed as fully seated.
Sansone, reached while traveling in Belgium and heading to Brussels, told the Press Democrat he would jump at the chance to support Global Healing’s work. He said he hopes people attend both to support the cause and to hear his original songs.
From New Jersey Sax Player to New Orleans Blues Fixture
Sansone was born in New Jersey and started playing saxophone at age 8, per the Press Democrat’s reporting. He committed to a life playing blues after seeing Howlin’ Wolf perform when he was just 12 years old — a moment his own biography describes as the point he knew blues would be his lifetime vocation, according to johnnysansone.com…