Maceo Parker at Miner Auditorium, January 1, 2015

SFJAZZ presents Maceo Parker
2015-01-01
Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:30 PM, Thursday, January 1, 2015

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[7:30 PM lights down, announcements from Randall Kline]

1. [7:33 PM] Funky Fiesta
2. [7:38 PM] Off the Hook
3. [7:49 PM] Make it Funky
4. [7:58 PM] ? (jazz standard?)
5. [8:00 PM] ? Let it Roll
6. [8:09 PM] ? (jazz standard?)
7. [8:11 PM] Gimme Some More
8. [8:28 PM] My One and Only Love (just bone/keys)
9. [8:32 PM] Uptown Up »
10. [8:38 PM] ? »
11. [8:42 PM] ? Say What
12. [8:51 PM] Sam Cooke Medley: Workin' on the Chain Gang » Cupid » Stand By Me
13. [9:01 PM] Funky Good Time
14. [9:09 PM] B-flat Blues
15. [9:13 PM] ? »
16. [9:19 PM] Pass the Peas » ? Doing it to Death
    [show ends 9:28 PM, no encore]

• Greg Boyer: trombone, harmony vox;
• Will Boulware: keyboards;
• Rodney “Skeet” Curtis: bass;
• Nikki Glaspie: drums;
• Corey Parker: lead and harmony vox;
• Darliene Parker: lead and harmony vox;
• Maceo Parker: alto saxophone, vox;
• Bruno Speight: guitar.

Astonishingly light traffic tonight…flow of traffic on the bay bridge probably exceeded 70 mph. Arrived in civic center to find plenty of open parking. Nice to start the year off with such a blessing! Parked near the Rickshaw Stop, then walked over to SFJAZZ and took our seats in the balcony. I'd forgotten that tonight's gig offered an open dance floor; in retrospect, buying tix there probably would have been a better choice than the balcony, but it's to late to swap now, so we'll sit tight.

Our seats proved to be great for listening to and watching the show, if not so much for participating in the frenzied throng that boogied down all night on the dance floor.

The set was solid, but not quite as exiting as other Macro shows I've seen in the past. Hard for me to pin down exactly what I found dissatisfying, but it just didn't float my boat as much as I'd hoped. Better luck next time, I guess!

Gabe O'Keefe posted an interesting interview with Maceo for KQED.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2015 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2015 event list! ☸ On to the next event!