Monty Alexander at Margaret Lesher Theatre, August 19, 2017

Lesher Center for the Arts presents the Monty Alexander Trio
Margaret Lesher Theatre at Lesher Center for the Arts
Lesher Center for the Arts, 1601 Civic Drive, Walnut Creek, CA 94596-4299 USA
Early Show, 5:00 PM, Saturday, August 19, 2017

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[5:03 PM lights down, announcements from Marsha Servetnick, band out; banter from Monty]

1. [5:08 PM] Jamento
2. [5:12 PM] (unidentified tune)
3. [5:18 PM] Love for Sale
4. [5:28 PM] Concierto de Aranjuez
5. [5:36 PM] (bass solo – unidentified standard) »
6. [5:38 PM] MA identification uncertain: ? Grub
7. [5:48 PM] Close Enough for Love
8. [5:55 PM] Hold 'Em Joe
9. [5:59 PM] No Woman, No Cry
10. [6:04 PM] Sweet Georgia Brown
11. [6:12 PM] (unidentified pop tune)
12. [6:16 PM] (unidentified Sinatra tune)
    [set ends 6:20 PM; all off for a moment, MA yacks a bit more upon return]
    
    Encore
13. [6:23 PM] Hope
14. [6:29 PM] (unidentified blues)
    [show ends 6:31 PM; lights up!]

• Monty Alexander: piano, keyboards, vox;
• Jason Brown: drums;
• Hassan Shakur: contrabass.

I've been seeing Monty Alexander for a pretty long time now – at least 20 years – and he always puts on a great show. Today was no exception, and I really enjoyed how the trio format allowed each of the principals to stretch out and show off in a way that doesn't usually happen in performances with larger groups.

Because Monty mentioned that he'd be signing CD's at the merch table after the show, I got in line and waited to purchase a copy of his latest, Road Dog. After giving it a few listens, I can say that too is highly recommended!

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