**This is an old revision of the document!**
2003
I didn't start trying to keep setlists for every show I attended until 2013, but starting in 2003 I did keep track of the individual shows, so without further comment, here is the list of interesting events I witnessed in 2003. In time, some of them might gain setlists, but don't hold your breath waiting!
January Events
February Events
March Events
April Events
May Events
June Events
July
Group Name | Venue | Date |
Steve Winwood | Paul Masson Mountain Winery | July 2, 2003 |
Brenda Boykin; Johnny Nocturne Band | California Street Stage, Fillmore Jazz Festival | July 6, 2003 |
Mem Shannon | Todos Santos Plaza | July 9, 2003 |
Santana; Angelique Kidjo | Concord Pavilion | July 11, 2003 |
Joan Osborne | Villa Montalvo Garden Theatre | July 16, 2003 |
Dr. Loco's Rockin' Jalapeño Band | Todos Santos Plaza | July 24, 2003 |
João Gilberto | Masonic Auditorium | July 26, 2003 |
August
Group Name | Venue | Date |
North Beach Jazz Festival, featuring Will Bernard & Motherbug; Sam Kininger Band; the Soul of John Black; Rebirth Jazz Band | Washington Square Park | August 2, 2003 |
Zydeco Flames | Todos Santos Plaza | August 7, 2003 |
Pharoah Sanders | Yoshi's | August 8, 2003 |
San Jose Jazz Festival, featuring Ghandaia; Reggae Angels | World Music Stage | August 9, 2003 |
Pharoah Sanders | Yoshi's | August 9, 2003 |
San Jose Jazz Festival, featuring Greg Osby Four (plus One); Calvin Keyes Quartet | San Jose Repertory Theatre | August 10, 2003 |
Bluegrass Intentions | Todos Santos Plaza | August 13, 2003 |
Blue on Green | Yerba Buena Gardens | August 14, 2003 |
Los Lobos; Buddy Guy | Paul Masson Mountain Winery | August 21, 2003 |
Will Scarlett & Friends; Zakiya Hooker and Bluz 4 U | Berkeley Farmers' Market | August 23, 2003 |
Ali Akbar Khan & Zakir Hussain | Marin Veterans' Memorial Auditorium | August 23, 2003 |
Front Row Festival, featuring Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Mingus Amungus, Ricardo Lemvo & Makina Loca, Montclair Women's Big Band | Addison Street | August 24, 2003 |
Soul Sauce | Todos Santos Plaza | August 27, 2003 |
Dan Hicks & His Hot Licks; Gatemouth Brown; David Johanssen | Villa Montalvo Garden Theatre | August 29, 2003 |
September
Group Name | Venue | Date |
the Allman Brothers Band | Paul Masson Mountain Winery | September 4, 2003 |
the New Orleans Radiators; Bonerama | Great American Music Hall | September 5, 2003 |
Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg | St. John's Presbyterian Church | September 6, 2003 |
Marin Music Festival, featuring Jemimah Puddleduck; David Gans; Don't Push the Clown; Elza; Country Joe; Ratdog | Marin Civic Center Lagoon Park | September 6, 2003 |
David Lindley & El-Rayo-X; Chocolate O'Brien | the Fillmore | September 6, 2003 |
the New Orleans Radiators | Moe's Alley | September 9, 2003 |
the New Orleans Radiators | Moe's Alley | September 10, 2003 |
Mark Morris Dance Group | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | September 12, 2003 |
Shivkumar Sharma, et al | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater | September 13, 2003 |
the Dead | Shoreline Amphitheatre | September 19, 2003 |
Remember Shakti | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | September 20, 2003 |
Remember Shakti | Villa Montalvo Garden Theatre | September 21, 2003 |
Phil Lesh & Friends; Lauren Shera | Warfield Theatre | September 25, 2003 |
Phil Lesh & Friends; Lauren Shera | Warfield Theatre | September 26, 2003 |
Phil Lesh & Friends, with special guests Bob Weir & Mickey Hart; Lauren Shera | Warfield Theatre | September 27, 2003 |
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | September 29, 2003 |
October
Group Name | Venue | Date |
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass No. 3: Tribute to Woody Guthrie featuring Michael Fracasso, Eliza Gilkyson, Jimmy LaFave, Joel Rafael, & Kevin Welch; the Peasall Sisters | Banjo Stage, Hellman Hollow, Golden Gate Park | October 3, 2003 |
Michael Brecker & Roy Hargrove, et al | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | October 4, 2003 |
Takács String Quartet | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | October 5, 2003 |
Emerson String Quartet | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | October 8, 2003 |
the Cool Crooners of Bulawayo | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | October 15, 2003 |
Psychedelic Breakfast; RAQ | Café du Nord | October 17, 2003 |
D'Amphibians | Phi Psi House, Stanford | October 18, 2003 |
Mercedes Sosa | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | October 22, 2003 |
Mavis Staples | Grace Cathedral | October 24, 2003 |
Ravi & Anoushka Shankar | Memorial Auditorium | October 25, 2003 |
Stanley Jordan & Muriel Anderson | Carriage House Theatre | October 26, 2003 |
Kyung-Wha Chung & Phillip Moll | Herbst Theatre | October 28, 2003 |
Benefit for Allen Cohen, featuring Phil Lesh & the Hepcats; Don't Push the Clown! | Great American Music Hall | October 29, 2003 |
Enrico Rava Quartet | Herbst Theatre | October 31, 2003 |
November
Group Name | Venue | Date |
Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg | St. John's Presbyterian Church | November 1, 2003 |
Cloud Gate Dance Theatre | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | November 1, 2003 |
Wynton Marsalis Septet | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | November 2, 2003 |
Hammond B-3 Summit Meeting!, featuring Jimmy Smith & Joey DeFrancesco @ Bimbo's 365 Club | Bimbo's 365 Club | November 6, 2003 |
Bill Frisell with Vinicius Cantuaria; Marc Ribot | Calvin Simmons Theatre | November 7, 2003 |
Alexander String Quartet with Robert Greenberg | St. John's Presbyterian Church | November 8, 2003 |
Guy Clark | Carriage House Theatre | November 9, 2003 |
San Francisco Contemporary Music Players | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Theater | November 10, 2003 |
Pat Martino Quintet | Yoshi's | November 16, 2003 |
December
Group Name | Venue | Date |
the New Orleans Radiators | 19 Broadway | December 4, 2003 |
Los Lobos; Zigaboo Modeliste & the New Ahkesstra | the Fillmore | December 5, 2003 |
the New Orleans Radiators | 19 Broadway | December 7, 2003 |
String Cheese Incident | Fox Theatre, Redwood City | December 8, 2003 |
David Grisman Quintet | Herbst Theatre | December 12, 2003 |
SEVA Silver Anniversary Concert, featuring The Dead, Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt, Norton Buffalo, John Popper, Steve Earle, Buffy Sainte Marie, Wavy Gravy and special guests | Berkeley Community Theatre | December 13, 2003 |
Charlie Hunter | Yoshi's | December 17, 2003 |
Steve Kimock Band; New Monsoon | Avalon Ballroom | December 26, 2003 |
TJ Kirk | Great American Music Hall | December 27, 2003 |
the Dead | Oakland Coliseum Arena | December 30, 2003 |
the Dead; the Funk Brothers | Oakland Coliseum Arena | December 31, 2003 |
And so it ends!