Monsieur Periné at Miner Auditorium, January 1, 2023

SFJAZZ presents Monsieur Periné
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:00 PM, Sunday, January 1, 2023

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[7:07 PM] {lights down; introduction from SBD}
[7:08 PM] {enter band members}

1. [7:08 PM] (unidentified instrumental)
2. [7:10 PM] Mundo Paralelo
3. [7:14 PM] Volverte a Ver
   [7:17 PM] {greetings from Catalina}
4. [7:18 PM] Veneno
5. [7:21 PM] Tarde
6. [7:26 PM] Sabor a Mi
   [7:30 PM] {banter & song intro from Catalina; SSP briefly playing keyboard at the start of the next tune before returning to guitar}
7. [7:31 PM] Bailo Pa Ti
8. [7:36 PM] Suin Romanticón
   [7:40 PM] {(prerecorded interlude: “Ola! … Radio boases”)}
9. [7:41 PM] Me Vas a Hacer Falta (SPS)
   [7:46 PM] {CG introduces the band & crew, then makes a long intro speech for the next tune; SSP swaps from guitar to charango for the next tune}
10. [7:49 PM] Mi Libertad » mid-tune CG pulls two aud members up onstage to dance and sing harmony with her through the end of the tune; SSP swaps back to guitar sometime mid-tune; SSP whistling solo near the end
    [7:54 PM] {CG introduces the dancers; drapes a Columbian flag tossed on stage around her shoulders like a shawl}
11. [7:55 PM] Bailar Contigo » [7:58 PM] CG first, and then band's front line head out onto the dance floor while continuing to play » back up on stage for the finale
    [8:01 PM] {CG tosses the Columbian flag back up to the folks on the side balcony}
12. [8:01 PM] Tu M'as Promis
13. [8:08 PM] La Muerte
    [8:15 PM] {CG talks with a fan from Singapore; JAB begins the next tune on clarinet, then switches back to tenor sax after a minute or so}
14. [8:15 PM] Ton Silence
    [8:22 PM] {encore break}
    
    Encore
15. [8:23 PM] Nuestra Canción
    [8:30 PM] {PA up; band members waving goodbye, slapping hands and taking selfies}
    [8:31 PM] {all off}
    [8:32 PM] {lights up! show ends}

Monsieur Periné

• Jairo Alfonso Barrera: tenor saxophone, clarinet;
• Abstin Fernando Caviedes: trombone;
• Catalina García: lead & harmony vox, percussion;
• Santiago Ortiz Betanzos: percussion;
• Darwin Paéz: drums;
• Eva Correa Peroni: contrabass;
• Santiago Prieto Sarabia: guitar, keyboards, charango, lead & harmony vox.

Monsieur Periné certainly knows how to get a party going: the dance floor tonight was packed! No wonder SFJAZZ hired extra security to try and reduce crowding in front. Too bad they turned out to be assholes.

While my enthusiasm for the show is tempered by distaste for the fast 4/4 disco beat that underpinned some of the tunes, I really liked the variety of grooves that got layered in. Some (many?) of the tunes seemed to include playback (mostly keyboard or synth sounds that I couldn't associate visually to any of the players), and while it was easy to see that the bass player was working hard, the overall bass tone was really murky, with very little of the pop or pluck that I expected to hear accompanying the playing I watched. Weird!

I was a little bummed that tonight's show was 20-25 min shorter than the Friday night show that was streamed live – maybe the band was run down from the late night festivities of New Year's Eve? Ah well, I'm grateful for what I got, and happy to have started 2023 with a first night event. Hopefully the rest of the year turns out to be even more fun!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!