SFJAZZ Collective
<html> </html>– Music of Chick Corea & New Compositions
2013-03-29
Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM, Friday, March 29, 2013
[7:35 PM lights down, introduction by Corey Combs]
1. Matrix (arr. Cohen)
2. 500 Miles High (arr. Harris)
3. Vegan Las Vegas (Penman)
4. Incessant Desire (Simon)
[set ends 8:30 PM]
[8:50 PM, lights down, go!]
1. Grand Opening (Zenón)
2. Crystal Silence (arr. Sánchez)
3. Shifting Centers (Eubanks)
[9:34 PM, set ends … offstage … back after a minute of hootin' and hollerin']
[show ends 9:42 PM]
* Obed Calvaire: drums;
* Avishai Cohen: trumpet, electronics;
* Robin Eubanks: trombone;
* Stefon Harris: vibraphone;
* Matt Penman: bass;
* David Sánchez: tenor saxophone;
* Edward Simon: piano, keyboards;
* Miguel Zenón: alto saxophone.
My first time sitting in Row F … slightly off center, but it's hard to measure that when the stage is off-center with respect to the room, and the band is set up off-center with respect to the stage! Anyways, I was happy enough with my seat that I didn't bother moving over when the seats next to me opened up for the second set. Another nice thing about row F is that you get a few more inches leg room than the higher rows. In that respect, it looked like row D would be comparable, but at the expense of sitting slightly below eye-view with the performers (instead of 1-2' above) – probably a good trade-off for folks who want to sit up close, but still want elevation in order to avoid being blocked by Mr. Big Head and Ms. Poofy Hairdo.