Small crowds gather several times a year in a William Turnbull Jr. house on the Inverness Ridge to enjoy Grammy-award-winning jazz and world music. The intimate concerts, organized by a Gatsbyesque patron of the arts, take place under 35-foot-high wood-clad ceilings that make for a significant sonic experience. 

John James Audubon prints, two stately fireplaces and a nine-foot Steinway grand piano round out the atmosphere. The last time West Marin likely saw this kind…