# Dan Hicks at Miner Auditorium, May 21, 2014

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/events/season2/dan-hicks) presents _Fats Waller's 110th Birthday Bash_ featuring [Dan Hicks](http://www.danhicks.net/) & the Hot Licks with [Mike Lipskin](http://www.mikelipskinjazz.com/)  
2014-05-21  
[Miner Auditorium](http://www.sfjazz.org/center)  
[SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=SFJAZZ+Center,+205+Franklin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA&hl=en)  
7:m PM, Wednesday, May 21, 2014

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## Set One

[7:32 PM lights down, announcements by Randall Kline]

01. [7:38 PM] ? (instrumental theme)
02. [7:41 PM] Honeysuckle Rose
03. [7:48 PM] Your Feet's Too Big
04. [7:53 PM] It's a Sin to Tell a Lie
05. [8:01 PM] Sweet and Slow
06. [8:06 PM] ? Hold Tight
07. [8:13 PM] Jitterbug Waltz
08. [8:19 PM] Viper's Drag (ML solo)
09. [8:23 PM] ? (instrumental theme)  
[set ends 8:24 PM]

## Set Two

[8:51 PM lights down, go!]

01. [8:51 PM] Write Myself a Letter
02. [8:54 PM] There's Going to Be the Devil to Pay (+melodica by who, DH?)
03. [8:59 PM] Don't Stop the Meter, Mack
04. [9:05 PM] Keepin' Out of Mischief Now
05. [9:11 PM] Handful of Keys
06. [9:15 PM] Then I'll Be Tired of You
07. [9:22 PM] The Joint Is Jumpin'
08. [9:27 PM] ? (instrumental theme)  
[set ends 9:31 PM]  
   
**Encore**
09. [9:33 PM] Ain't Misbehavin'  
[show ends 9:38 PM]


## Performers

* Benito Cortez: violin, viola, mandolin;
* Roberta Donnay: harmony vox, kazoo, percussion;
* [Dan Hicks](http://www.danhicks.net/): guitar, lead vox;
* [Daria](http://www.dariajazz.com/): percussion, kazoo, harmony vox;
* Michael Price: bass;
* Paul Robinson: guitar;
* Brian Simpson: drums;  
- with special guest -
* [Mike Lipskin](http://www.mikelipskinjazz.com/): piano.


## Notes

Well I'm glad I attended tonight's show, all the more so for the surprise participation of stride piano master Mike Lipskin (absent from the bill when I bought tix) and for the revelation of Hicks recent battle with throat cancer. Dan was looking darn good, and still pretty spry for a guy in his 70's. But would I go next time? Good question! My overall evaluation is that tonight's gig was just a tad higher than ho at ho-hum on the rating scale, so, uh, no, I don't think I'll be going next time (unless I change my mind).

Best moments of the show for me were Mike Lipskin's contributions, particularly his flashy take on _Handful of Keys_.

Jesse Hamlin wrote a nice [[http://www.sfgate.com/music/article/Dan-Hicks-back-on-track-with-Fats-Waller-tribute-5490105.php|promo article]] about the event for SFGate.

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