Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke at Miner Auditorium, October 15, 2023

SFJAZZ presents Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Sunday, October 15, 2023

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[7:04 PM] {lights down; introduction from the SBD; performers out}

1. [7:06 PM] Akwê
   [7:11 PM] {LL & GP introduce each other to the crowd}
2. [7:12 PM] I Miss You
   [7:17 PM] {GP banter; LL back- and fore-announcements}
3. [7:22 PM] If I Knew
   [7:30 PM] {LL banter; GP introduces the next tune}
4. [7:34 PM] Butterfly
5. [7:41 PM] I Can't Help It
   [7:47 PM] {GP: Let's do Muse – another one from Lean In}
6. [7:48 PM] Muse
7. [7:55 PM] (unidentified tune #1)
   [8:01 PM] {GP story to introduce the next tune}
8. [8:04 PM] Lean In
   [8:10 PM] {GP introduces the next tune: it's a Foo Fighters cover}
9. [8:10 PM] Walking After You
   [8:16 PM] {GP invites us to sing along on the next tune}
10. [8:18 PM] Nonvignon
    [8:25 PM] {applause; bows; encore break; back in a minute!}
    
    Encore
11. [8:26 PM] (unidentified tune #2)
    [8:30 PM] {final applause}
    [8:30 PM] {bow and then off} [8:31 PM] {all done!}
    Encore
12. [9:n PM] ?
    [10:m PM] {show ends}

• Lionel Loueke: guitar, loops, hand percussion, vox;
• Gretchen Parlato: hand percussion, vox;

With just two performers, this was a pretty chill show: exactly what I was thinking when I sampled the album they released and then decided it would be fun for a Sunday evening.

Ting's pop showed his appreciation for the vibe by snoozing quietly through most of the show. Nothing like an early evening nap when you need to recharge, right?

I really enjoyed the event: there was enough going on to keep my listening attention moving around, but not so much that I ever felt like was losing track of the happening.

Ting commented that she could have foregone some of the back and forth praising between the two – yeah yeah, we know you think your musical partner is one of kind, we got it the first time – but I'll pin that excess on the discomfort of a short duo tour, where the two haven't quite worked out where their comfort zone lies with respect to the task of engaging the audience while putting on a good show. Give 'em another tour and I bet that aspect would be shorter and more polished instead of hesitant or repetitive like it was tonight.

Even though it was a sing-along, Nonvignon was my favorite of the night: happy and buoyant, that's always a good vibe to end with, right?

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!