# Al Di Meola at Miner Auditorium, June 11, 2023

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/festival40/al-dimeola/) presents [Al Di Meola](http://www.aldimeola.com/new-site/index.php)  
[Robert M. Miner Auditorium](http://www.sfjazz.org/center)  
[SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=SFJAZZ+Center,+205+Franklin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102+USA&hl=en)  
7:00 PM, Sunday, June 11, 2023

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## One Set

[7:07 PM] {lights down; Introduction by Randall Kline}  
[7:10 PM] {band out}

01. [7:11 PM] (unidentified tune \#1, probably _Ballad_)
02. [7:16 PM] (unidentified tune \#2, probably _Turquoise_)
03. [7:19 PM] (unidentified tune \#3, probably a continuation of _Turquoise_)  
[7:23 PM] {Greetings from Al}  
[7:23 PM] {band introduction}
04. [7:24 PM] _Fandango_
05. [7:31 PM] (unidentified tune \#4, probably _Milonga Noctiva_)
06. [7:39 PM] (unidentified tune \#5, probably _Immeasurable 3_)  
[7:47 PM] {SM heads offstage; Al talks about writing tunes during the pandemic}
07. [7:48 PM] _Tears of Hope_
08. [7:54 PM] _Um Anja_ (Egberto Gismonti)  
[7:59 PM] {SM back; long story from Al about the high points of his career; McCartney story}
09. [8:05 PM] _Because_  
[8:09 PM] {Al talks about his daughter's reaction to the Nutcracker}
10. [8:10 PM] _Ava's Dance in the Moonlight_
11. [8:19 PM] _Double Concerto_ (Astor Piazzolla)
12. [8:27 PM] _Cafe 1930_ (Astor Piazzolla)  
[8:33 PM] {Al introduces the guys; reminiscing about past times in San Francisco; Chick Corea NYE 1973 LSD story}  
[8:34 PM] {Lots more story-telling}  
[8:44 PM] {Al talks about Gordon Lightfoot}
13. [8:44 PM] _If You Could Read My Mind_  
[8:48 PM] {encore break}  
   
**Encore**  
[8:48 PM] {Al intro story}
14. [8:48 PM] _Mediterranean Sundance_ (? again? seems unlikely!)  
[8:55 PM] {applause at end show}  
[8:56 PM] {Al off}  
[8:56 PM] {lights up!}


## Performers

* [Peo Alfonsi](https://www.facebook.com/peo.alfonsi/): acoustic guitar;
* [Al Di Meola](http://www.aldimeola.com/new-site/index.php): acoustic guitar, effects;
* [Sergio Martínez](https://www.facebook.com/SergioMartinezpercusion/): cajon, drums, percussion.

## Notes

All gave us a generously long show, but it was altogether too samey-samey for me. Not enough tonal variety, I guess. And not enough tune identification, by the look of the list above!

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## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2023-06-09|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2023|Up to the 2023 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2023#June_events|Up to the 2023 event list!]] ☸ [[2023-06-14|On to the next event!]]