SFJAZZ presents A Tale of God’s Will featuring Terence Blanchard Quintet
2015-04-12
Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA
7:00 PM, Sunday, April 12, 2015

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[7:04 PM lights down, announcements by Rebeca Mauleón]

1. [7:08 PM] Ghost of Congo Square
2. [7:09 PM] Levees
3. [7:19 PM] Wading Through
4. [7:25 PM] Ashé
5. [7:35 PM] In Time of Need
6. [7:43 PM] Ghost of Betsy
7. [7:46 PM] The Water
8. [7:51 PM] Mantra Intro »
9. [7:54 PM] Mantra
10. [8:03 PM] Over There
11. [8:11 PM] Ghost of 1927
12. [8:14 PM] Funeral Dirge
    [set ends 8:21 PM]
     
    Encore
13. [8:23 PM] [Terrence talks about the story behind this work]
14. [8:27 PM] Dear Mom
    [show ends 8:30 PM]

• Fabian Almazan: piano, keyboards;
• Terence Blanchard: trumpet;
• Justin Brown: drums;
• Joshua Crumbly: bass, contrabass;
• Brice Winston: tenor saxophone.

• Nicole Paiement: conductor;
• Other performers TBD

Performed as a single set suite, tonight's presentation of Terence Blanchard's masterpiece, A Tale of God’s Will, was simply stunning. His orchestral writing struck me as very emotive, and the integration of the two groups was excellent, almost as if the suite was conceived of as a Concerto for Jazz Quintet and Orchestra. Makes me think I should make time to watch Spike Lee's 2006 documentary, When the Levees Broke: A Requiem in Four Acts, that served as the impetus for Blanchard to write the original score that was adapted into tonight's entertainment.

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