SFJAZZ presents Ester Rada & the Magnificent Seven
2014-06-17
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:00 PM, Tuesday, June 17, 2014

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[7:02 PM lights down, announcements and introduction by ? (from the back of the room)]

1. [7:03 PM] Out
2. [7:09 PM] Sinner Man
3. [7:14 PM] ?come in come to me - maybe “Sorries”
4. [7:17 PM] ?(amharic or hebrew)
5. [7:23 PM] Life Happens
6. [7:27 PM] Four Women (Nina Simone)
7. [7:31 PM] ?when you say you're sorry
8. [7:36 PM] ?(hebrew) » drum solo »
9. [7:47 PM] Feeling Good
10. [7:55 PM] Could It Be
11. [7:58 PM] ? cry for me / i been away
    [show ends 8:04 PM]

• Gal Dahan: tenor saxophone, flute;
• Michael Guy: bass, harmony vox;
• Ben Hoze: guitar, harmony vox;
• Dan Mayo: drums;
• Maayan Milo: trombone, harmony vox;
• Inon Peretz: trumpet;
• Ester Rada: vox;
• Lior Romano: keyboards.

First in line at ~6:20 PM – plenty of folks in the lobby at that point, but no one psycho enough to queue up early, I guess. Maybe a score are in line once the doors are opened at 6:35. First is good for my choice of non-preassigned seats, and I'm happy to grab the same pair as we enjoyed a few days ago – 4th row on Stage Right side of the aisle. Just right for enjoying the PA mix, if not quite as perfect for sight lines.

The set is great fun. Energetic and bouncy, moving back and forth between a reggae beat,a jazzy blues, and a sort of Sade-esque smooth pop sound. Seemed to work pretty good for me, especially the first two!

Gal's flute looked to me to be slightly smaller than a standard concert C instrument, but I didn't get a chance to ask about it. Perhaps it is a G treble or E-flat soprano instead? A mystery for now!

Doing a little follow-up research, I see that a few of the band members are playing with an Israeli dub band at the Brick and Mortar next week. Dang! Conflicts with Steve Winwood at the Mountain Winery. Oh well. Maybe I'll be able to fit them in next time they're on this side of the planet…

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