Mavis Staples with Fantastic Negrito at Blue Note

Summer Sessions Blue Note Summer Sessions presents Mavis Staples with Fantastic Negrito at the Meritage Resort and Spa on Saturday, Sept. 13, at 7 p.m. Staples is an American rhythm and blues and gospel singer and civil rights activist. She rose to fame as a member of her family’s band, The Staple Singers, of which she is the last surviving member.  During her time in the group, she recorded the hit singles “I’ll Take You There” and “Let’s Do It Again.” In 1969, Staples released her self-titled debut solo album. Staples continued to release solo albums and collaborated with artists such as Aretha Franklin, Prince, Arcade Fire, Nona Hendryx, Ry Cooder, David Byrne and former romantic partner, Bob Dylan.  Staples is the recipient of the Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award and has won three Grammy Awards; named one of the 100 Greatest Singers of all Time by Rolling Stone in 2008; was inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame (1999) and the Gospel Music Hall of Fame (2018) as a member of The Staple Singers. In 2016, she was made a Kennedy Center Honoree.  The Meritage Resort and Spa, 850 Bordeaux Way, Napa, www.bluenotejazz.com/napa