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2011

I didn't start trying to keep setlists for every show I attended until 2013, but starting in 2003 I did keep track of the individual shows, so without further comment, here is the list of interesting events I witnessed in 2011. I know I stashed away about a file box per year of ephemera, so in time, some of these events might gain setlists, but don't hold your breath waiting!

January events

Group Name Venue Date
Four on the Floor: Barbara Higbie, Linda Tillery, George Brooks & Kai Eckhardt Yoshi's January 5, 2011
Bill Graham 80th BD Bash with Los Lobos, Jackie Greene, Poor Man's Whiskey the Fillmore January 8, 2011
Martha Reeves Rrazz Room January 13, 2011
Front Street featuing Stu Allen, Mark Corsolini, Jeff Faust, Sam Johnston, John “Stewball” Stewart Ashkenaz January 15, 2011
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium January 20, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators; Honey Island Swamp Band Tipitina's January 21, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators; the Walrus Tipitina's January 22, 2011
Great American Taxi; Pat Nevins & Stu Allen the New Parish January 27, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra Herbst Theatre January 29, 2011

February events

Group Name Venue Date
Mary Jenson w/Mads Tolling & Jose Neto Yoshi's February 1, 2011
Mingus Dynasty Dinkelspiel Auditorium February 2, 2011
San Francisco Symphony, with guests Chee-Yun, Alisa Weilerstein and Jeremy Denk Davies Symphony Hall February 3, 2011
The Tony Williams Lifetime Tribute Band, featuring Jack Bruce, Cindy Blackman, John Medeski & Vernon Reid Yoshi's February 5, 2011
Kenny Garrett Quartet Yoshi's February 8, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators; Pimps of Joytime Fox Theater, Boulder, CO February 10, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators Bluebird Theater, Denver, CO February 11, 2011
Furthur 1st Bank Center, Broomfield, CO February 12, 2011
Punch Brothers Vilar Center February 13, 2011
Todd Sheaffer & John Skehan; Skin the Rabbit Agave; 1060 W. Beaver Creek Blvd, Avon, CO February 17, 2011
Maceo Parker Vilar Center February 18, 2011
Prince; Graham Central Station Oracle Arena February 23, 2011
Melvin Seals & JGB with Stu Allen (Rex Benefit show) Great American Music Hall February 26, 2011
Kevin Eubanks Yoshi's February 27, 2011

March events

Group Name Venue Date
Dead Dreams featuring Scott Fernandez, David Gans, Henry Kaiser, Roger Sideman, Dave Stein, & Jay Young Ashkenaz March 3, 2011
Akademie für Alte Musik Berlin First Congregational Church March 4, 2011
A benefit for Judge Murphy featuring Zero Great American Music Hall March 4, 2011
Slide, featuring Steven Mackey, Rinde Eckert & Eighth Blackbird Dinkelspiel Auditorium March 5, 2011
Scharoun Ensemble Berlin Hertz Hall March 6, 2011
D'Amphibians Town Hall March 8, 2011
the Sway Machinery; Khaira Arby Great American Music Hall March 9, 2011
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium March 10, 2011
Branford Marsalis Quartet; Terence Blanchard Quintet Zellerbach Hall Auditorium March 11, 2011
Les Percussions de Strasbourg Hertz Hall March 13, 2011
Marc Ribot accompanies Charlie Chaplin's the Kid Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum March 16, 2011
Paul Dresher Ensemble: Schick Machine Z Space March 19, 2011
Joyce Yang Hertz Hall March 20, 2011
Paul Kantner's 70th BD Party & All-Star Gala, featuring Jefferson Airplane & Friends; Big Brother & the Holding Company 142 Throckmorton Theatre March 20, 2011
Ignat Solzhenitsyn, Kelly Coyle & Ayane Kozasa Herbst Theatre March 22, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra First Congregational Church March 24, 2011
the Tallis Scholars First Congregational Church March 26, 2011
Irma Thomas Palace of Fine Arts Theatre March 27, 2011

April events

Group Name Venue Date
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Zellerbach Hall Auditorium April 6, 2011
Yo-Yo Ma and the Silk Road Ensemble Davies Symphony Hall April 7, 2011
Assad Brothers Palace of Fine Arts Theatre April 10, 2011
Mingus Big Band Dinkelspiel Auditorium April 13, 2011
Dr. Lonnie Smith; Barbara Dennerlein Trio Herbst Theatre April 15, 2011
Alonzo King's Lines Ballet with special guest, Mickey Hart Novellus Theatre at Yerba Buena Center for the Arts April 16, 2011
Moonalice; the New Orleans Radiators (acoustic show) Great American Music Hall April 20, 2011
A Fearless Krewe Party with the New Orleans Radiators Great American Music Hall April 21, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators Great American Music Hall April 22, 2011
Kurt Elling Zellerbach Hall Auditorium April 23, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators (100th performance by Rads @ GAMH!) Great American Music Hall April 23, 2011
Myra Melford, Mark Dresser and Michael Dessen Wheeler Hall Auditorium April 27, 2011
Lavay Smith Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum April 30, 2011

May events

Group Name Venue Date
Les Violons du Roy Zellerbach Hall Auditorium May 1, 2011
Les Violons du Roy Zellerbach Hall Auditorium May 3, 2011
San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall May 4, 2011
GQ and the Lady Sheraton Boston Commons May 7, 2011
Chris Clemens and friends Thirsty Pagan Brewing Company May 10, 2011
Charlie Parr Fitger's Brewhouse May 11, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators with Peter Ostroushko Cabooze May 12, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators with Peter Ostroushko Cabooze May 13, 2011
the New Orleans Radiators with Peter Ostroushko Cabooze May 14, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra First Congregational Church May 19, 2011
Richard Thompson; Mark Karan & Jemimah Puddleduck; Julian Dawson; Larissa Glaser Center May 20, 2011
Lionel Loueke Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum May 20, 2011
Tedeschi-Trucks Band; Tim & Nicki Bluhm the Warfield May 22, 2011
Doing Dylan (in honor of his 70th BD) Ashkenaz May 26, 2011
Rickie Lee Jones Davies Symphony Hall May 27, 2011

June events

Group Name Venue Date
Furthur Shoreline Amphitheatre June 3, 2011
Furthur Shoreline Amphitheatre June 4, 2011
Lyle Lovett & John Hiatt Veteran's Memorial Auditorium June 9, 2011
A Night in Treme, featuring Donald Harrison, Wendell Pierce, Kermit Ruffins, Dr. Michael White, Big Sam Williams & Rebirth Brass Band Davies Symphony Hall June 10, 2011
Ojai North!: Maria Schneider Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium June 13, 2011
the Fargo Brothers Todos Santos Plaza June 14, 2011
Dawn Upshaw & the Australian Chamber Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium June 14, 2011
San Francisco Symphony with Yuja Wang Davies Symphony Hall June 16, 2011
Rebecca Rasmussen & Daniel Hormazábal Cortés Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade Stage June 16, 2011
Dawn Upshaw; Ustad Farida Mahwash & the Sakhi Ensemble Zellerbach Playhouse June 18, 2011
Jackie Greene & Nathan Dale Swedish American Hall June 24, 2011
Ana Moura Herbst Theatre June 25, 2011
Chris Robinson Brotherhood Great American Music Hall June 26, 2011
Houston Jones Todos Santos Plaza June 28, 2011
VidyA Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade Stage June 30, 2011
Kim Nalley sings Nina Simone Rrazz Room June 30, 2011

July events

Group Name Venue Date
Milton Nascimento Dinkelspiel Auditorium July 1, 2011
7 Walkers Marin County Fair July 2, 2011
Ozomatli Marin County Fair July 2, 2011
Kim Nalley California Street Stage, Fillmore Jazz Festival July 3, 2011
Wayne Wallace Latin Jazz Quintet Sutter Street Stage, Fillmore Jazz Festival July 3, 2011
Marco Benevento Electric California Street Stage, Fillmore Jazz Festival July 3, 2011
Seconds on End; Chris Rossbach; Bobby Vega Connecticut Yankee July 9, 2011
Billy Elliott (the Musical) Orpheum Theatre July 12, 2011
San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall July 13, 2011
Frank Gratkowski CNMAT July 14, 2011
Steve Kimock & Friends Great American Music Hall July 15, 2011
Fish Ranch Campout! with Planet of the Abts, Just Another Band from LA July 16, 2011
Moonalice, Planet of the Abts; Just Another Band from LA Nelson Family Vineyards July 17, 2011
Scott Amendola & Charlie Hunter Campbell Recital Hall July 18, 2011
Seussical, the Musical Julia Morgan Theater July 23, 2011
Ruth Davies with Robben Ford Dinkelspiel Auditorium July 24, 2011
Los Lonely Boys; Los Lobos Mountain Winery July 26, 2011
Victor Lin plays the Beatles Dinkelspiel Auditorium July 27, 2011
Carla Kihlstedt Novellus Theater @ YBCA July 29, 2011
Stung; Zebop; East Bay MUDD Park Street Art & Wine Faire July 30, 2011
Bill Frisell 858 Quartet Dinkelspiel Auditorium July 31, 2011

August events

Group Name Venue Date
Taylor Eigsti Quartet/Tillery Dinkelspiel Auditorium August 3, 2011
Grateful Dead Day: SF Giants vs. Pittsburgh Pirates AT&T Park August 9, 2011
the Electricians with David Gans Ashkenaz August 18, 2011
David Gans Narads house party, Los Altos August 28, 2011

September events

Group Name Venue Date
David Lindley Yoshi's September 1, 2011
Monte Rio Music Festival: Moonalice Monte Rio Amphitheater September 3, 2011
San Francisco Opera: Heart of a Soldier War Memorial Opera House September 10, 2011
The Romany Rye Café du Nord September 13, 2011
Dave & Tommy Malone Studio 333 September 16, 2011
Malone Sharks Boom Boom Room September 17, 2011
Mark Morris Dance Group, with the Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra: Dido & Aeneas Zellerbach Hall Auditorium September 18, 2011
David Jacobs-Strain Yoshi's September 20, 2011
Herbie Hancock Zellerbach Hall Auditorium September 21, 2011
Trio Garufa Yerba Buena Gardens Esplanade Stage September 22, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra First Congregational Church September 22, 2011
Return to Forever IV; Zappa Plays Zappa the Warfield September 22, 2011
¡VivaFest! 20th Annual San Jose Mexican Heritage and Mariachi Festival, featuring Los Lobos; Tito Puente, Jr; Spanish Harlem Orchestra SJSU Event Center, San Jose State University September 23, 2011
Shady Groove Trio, w/Mitch Stein Abode of Quan Yin September 24, 2011
Melvin Seals and JGB Great American Music Hall September 24, 2011
Furthur Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO September 30, 2011

October events

Group Name Venue Date
Furthur Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO October 1, 2011
Furthur Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO October 2, 2011
Furthur Monterey County Fairgrounds October 7, 2011
Furthur Monterey County Fairgrounds October 8, 2011
Kronos Quartet Hertz Hall October 9, 2011
Benny Green: Monk's Dream: 50 Years Fresh Herbst Theatre October 10, 2011
Lennon Live On: An All-Star Tribute to His Life & Music Ashkenaz October 13, 2011
Luciana Souza San Francisco Conservatory of Music Concert Hall October 15, 2011
Infidels Connecticut Yankee October 15, 2011
the Musical Box: the Lamb Lies Down on Broadway Regency Ballroom October 17, 2011
San Francisco Symphony Davies Symphony Hall October 20, 2011
Roger Daltrey performs Tommy San Jose Civic Auditorium October 21, 2011
Jim Hall Quartet Herbst Theatre October 23, 2011
Sō Percussion & Matmos: John Cage Tribute Dinkelspiel Auditorium October 26, 2011
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium October 27, 2011
the Desdemona Project Zellerbach Playhouse October 28, 2011
Alexander String Quartet w/Robert Greenberg St. John's Presbyterian Church October 29, 2011
Standards Trio: Jack DeJohnette, Keith Jarrett & Gary Peacock Zellerbach Hall Auditorium October 29, 2011
the Fred Hersch Ensemble, with Michael Winther: My Coma Dreams Herbst Theatre October 30, 2011
7 Walkers Great American Music Hall October 30, 2011

November events

Group Name Venue Date
Shantala Shivalingappa Herbst Theatre November 1, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra Herbst Theatre November 3, 2011
The Residents present Sam's Enchanted Evening the Marsh Berkeley November 3, 2011
Rickie Lee Jones Carriage House Theatre November 4, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra 20th Anniversary Gala & Champagne Promenade Herbst Theatre November 5, 2011
Mills Performance Collective Mills Hall Living Room November 7, 2011
Joshua Bell Davies Symphony Hall November 10, 2011
Josh Roseman Sextet Campbell Recital Hall November 12, 2011
Davitt Moroney Hertz Hall November 13, 2011
Abraham, Inc Zellerbach Hall Auditorium November 13, 2011
Hair Golden Gate Theatre November 15, 2011
Trey McIntyre Project (Open Rehearsal) Zellerbach Hall Auditorium November 18, 2011
Anonymous 4 Grace Cathedral November 18, 2011
David Nelson Band; Boris Garcia & David Gans Ashkenaz November 18, 2011
Compañia Flamenca José Porcel Zellerbach Hall Auditorium November 19, 2011
Tomáš Kubínek: Certified Lunatic and Master of the Impossible Zellerbach Playhouse November 25, 2011
the Soldier's Tale Aurora Theatre November 26, 2011
Trigger Hippy; Jabe Beyer Mystic Theatre November 28, 2011
FELA! Curran Theatre November 29, 2011

December events

Group Name Venue Date
Camile Baudoin; the New Orleans Suspects Brick and Mortar Music Hall December 1, 2011
Richard Thompson Carriage House Theatre December 2, 2011
Alexander String Quartet w/Robert Greenberg St. John's Presbyterian Church December 3, 2011
Camile Baudoin; the New Orleans Suspects Brick and Mortar Music Hall December 3, 2011
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium December 8, 2011
Alexander String Quartet w/Robert Greenberg St. John's Presbyterian Church December 10, 2011
Ahmad Jamal Herbst Theatre December 10, 2011
Chris Robinson Brotherhood Great American Music Hall December 12, 2011
Larry Goldings Organ Trio Yoshi's December 14, 2011
New Century Chamber Orchestra First Congregational Church December 15, 2011
Ghosts of Electricity Ashkenaz December 16, 2011
Alexander String Quartet w/Robert Greenberg St. John's Presbyterian Church December 17, 2011
Furthur Bill Graham Civic Auditorium December 29, 2011
Furthur Bill Graham Civic Auditorium December 30, 2011
Furthur Bill Graham Civic Auditorium December 31, 2011

And so it ends!

1 pages and 2 files posted for this month.


2 pages and 2 files posted for this year.