Scott Amendola at Joe Henderson Lab, September 14, 2023

SFJAZZ presents Amendola vs. Blades vs. Baptista vs. Skerik
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:00 PM, Thursday, September 14, 2023

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[7:00 PM] {lights down; house introduction; band out}

1. [7:01 PM] Hi-Lo
   [7:08 PM] {WB: “Thank You, Good Night!”; SA introduces the band; WB dedicates the next tune to Skerik}
2. [7:09 PM] Wall Town
   [7:16 PM] {WB: “We're now gonna feature Cyro Baptista”}
3. [7:17 PM] (CB solo) »
4. [7:19 PM] Bird Boy
   [7:25 PM] {SA back announce and brief talk about Don Cherry}
5. [7:25 PM] Fess Up (Before Ya Mess Up)
   [7:33 PM] {WB (off mic): “Our plans have been altered”; SA: “Time has been expanded”; more banter…}
6. [7:34 PM] Dewey
   [7:44 PM] {“Which one (next)?”}
7. [7:44 PM] Metropolitan Hustle
   [7:51 PM] {more off mic banter; SA merch pitch & band introduction}
8. [7:52 PM] Fabulous:Stupendous
   [7:59 PM] {final applause}
   [8:00 PM] {band off; lights up}

• Scott Amendola: drums, percussion;
• Cyro Baptista: percussion, vox;
• Wil Blades: Hammond B-3 organ;
• Raffi Garabedian: tenor saxophone.

Skerik was scheduled to be part of the group tonight (hence the now-incorrect link in the title section above) but a spring shoulder/neck injury put him onto the injured reserve list. Hopefully he's mending well and we'll get to see him next time around!

I thought the group played a darn good set for us – guess I should have considered buying a ticket to the late show too!

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!