Yemen Blues at Miner Auditorium, December 19, 2024

SFJAZZ presents Yemen Blues
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Thursday, December 19, 2024

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[7:30 PM] {lights down; introduction by Terence Blanchard}
[7:33 PM] {band out}

1. [7:33 PM] Mountains Will Dance
   [7:43 PM] {greetings from RK; brief talk about the new album & announcement of the next song}
2. [7:43 PM] Sarah Tinah
   [7:48 PM] {more banter; non-ID of the next tune; introduction of Shanir}
3. [7:49 PM] Miss Ballad
4. [7:54 PM] Min Kalbi
   [8:05 PM] {RK introduces the drummers}
5. [8:06 PM] (drum duet)
   [8:13 PM] {RK ID's the next tune and reintroduces Shanir}
6. [8:14 PM] Trape La Verite
   [8:24 PM] {merch pitch; RK shares an exercise for getting loose}
7. [8:26 PM] Lfouq Lfouq »
8. [8:31 PM] (unidentified tune #1)
   [8:35 PM] {RK opaque back announcement‚ “that was basically from the beginning until now”; grumping about being old}
9. [8:36 PM] Allenby
   [8:40 PM] {RK: I'm not gonna say the name of the next one}
10. [8:41 PM] (unidentified tune #2)
    [8:47 PM] {no drummers for the next one‚ which starts with SB oud solo}
11. [8:47 PM] (SB oud solo) »
12. [8:51 PM] (SB + RK duet) »
13. [8:59 PM] (unidentified tune #3)
    [9:07 PM] {applause at set end; bows; all off}
    
    Encore
    [9:07 PM] {the band returns; RK thx; merch pitch; talk about Yemen}
14. [9:09 PM] Ma'ahla Asalam (How Good is Peace)
    [9:15 PM] {final applause}
    [9:16 PM] {show ends}

Yemen Blues

• Shanir Blumenkranz: bass, oud, harmony vox;
• Itamar Doari: drums,percussion;
• Rony Iwryn: latin percussion, percussion, sampler;
• Ravid Kahalani: gimbri, vox.

Tonight's show was a real trip. I really like the stripped down production of this iteration of the band compared to the less organic presentation of some of their studio efforts.

How would I describe this music? How about Yemeni-Jewish doom-trance rock?

I'm looking forward to watching the SFJAZZ At Home stream next week!

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2024 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2024 event list! ☸ On to the next event!