SFJAZZ presents Giulia Valle Quintet
2013-12-06
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:00 PM, Friday, December 6, 2013

[7:05 PM lights down, announcements by Randall Kline]

1. [7:10 PM] Argentina
2. [7:2m PM banter; 7:26 PM] Berenice »
3. [7:31 PM] Break-a-Loop
4. [7:40 PM banter; 7:42 PM] Un Sueño (a Dream)
5. [7:51 PM banter; band intro; 7:53 PM] ? Chuchi (sounded like “shoe-chee”)
   [set ends 8:06 PM]

[8:32 PM lights down, waiting, 8:36 PM announcements from Randall Kline]

1. [8:42 PM] Intro »
2. [8:30 PM] Drama 'n' Bass
3. [8:55 PM banter, band introduction; 8:58 PM] ? Captain Courage
4. [9:06 PM] ?
5. [9:18 PM] ? Chacarera Ba OR Chacarera Búlgara (might be next title instead of this one)
6. [9:24 PM banter] ?
   [show ends 9:41 PM, no encore]

• Marco Mezquida: piano, fender rhodes, keyboards;
• Martí Serra: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone;
• Giulia Valle: bass;
• Daniel Dominguez Vazquez: drums;
• Miguel “Pincho” Villar: tenor saxophone.

First U.S. appearance by GV!

I was really knocked out by how good tonight's performance was. The compositions built off of interesting lines and rhythms, the musicians were clearly listening carefully to one another and playing to emphasize the group sound (as opposed to less interesting, purely virtuousic wailing), and they made a point of trying to connect to the audience via their greetings, body language, and accessibility after each set. All-in-all a top-calibre experience!

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