# Dorado Schmitt & the Django All-Stars at Miner Auditorium, November 14, 2014 [SFJAZZ](http://ww.sfjazz.org/events/2014-15/nov14/dorado-schmitt) presents [Dorado Schmitt](http://dorado.schmitt.free.fr/index.html) & the Django All-Stars 2014-11-14 [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) 7:30 PM, Friday, November 14, 2014 [[2014-11-13|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2014|Up to the 2014 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2014#November_events|Up to the 2014 event list!]] ☸ [[2014-11-15|On to the next event!]] ## Set One [7:31 PM lights down, announcements from ?Dorado's sound guy?; FM BT DS enter] 01. [7:33 PM] ? ^ 02. [7:37 PM] ? (django) 03. [7:43 PM +PB LB] Stompin' at Decca 04. [7:49 PM] Melodie Au CrĂ©puscule 05. [7:56 PM, -DS PB LB; +SAS] ? 06. [8:01 PM] ? 07. [8:07 PM +DS PB LB] Sweet Georgia Brown ^ 08. [8:13 PM] Minor Swing [set ends 8:21 PM] ## Set Two [8:40 PM lights down] 01. [8:41 PM] ? Honeysuckle Rose 02. [8:47 PM] Nuages 03. [8:53 PM +SAS] FlambĂ©e Montalbanaise 04. [8:58 PM] Django's Tiger 05. [9:02 PM] For Dorado & 06. [9:11 PM] Bossa Dorado 07. [9:20 PM] ? ^ [9:24 PM done; 9:25 PM off, lights up; hooting stomping clapping hollering till lights go full blast 9:27 PM, there will be no encore tonight] ## Performers * [Ludovic Beier](http://ludovicbeier.com/): accordion, & accordina; * Pierre Blanchard: violin; * Francko Mehrstein: acoustic rhythm guitar; * [Sonny Amati Schmitt](http://sonny.amati.schmitt.free.fr/): acoustic guitar; * [Dorado Schmitt](http://dorado.schmitt.free.fr/index.html): lead guitar, ^ violin; * [Brian Torff](http://www.briantorff.com/): contrabass. ## Notes Full house tonight! While I was very happy to listen to Dorado and his amazing group of virtuosos as they laid down the gypsy swing, I was kind of bummed at the brevity of the show. Sure, I feel like I got my money's worth, but I was sitting in the cheap seats; had I paid the tariff to have a better view and sit up front I would have been kinda steamed about it. I was pleased to be able to identify a decent fraction of the tunes by ear; thanks to the internet I've been able to turn up a few more titles, sadly, the rest will probably remain unidentified. It might not matter to anyone but me, but I'm compelled to try and get it all exactly perfect, and it distresses me to remain ignorant when help is available -- such as a brief discussion by the musicians before playing a tune, or a setlist located onstage -- but isn't shared with us in the audience. Oh well, gotta learn to relax over issues like that -- no use adding needless stress to my life! I was a little bummed that they omitted my favorite Django tune -- _Swing 51_, but feel quite happy with the other choices, especially _Honeysuckle Rose_. Hopefully they'll be back here again next year for another, longer, show! David Becker posted a brief [review](http://www.examiner.com/article/dorado-schmitt-and-team-dazzle-swinging-django-tribute) for the Examiner. {{tag>music Dorado_Schmitt_&_the_Django_All-Stars Miner_Auditorium Ludovic_Beier Pierre_Blanchard Francko_Mehrstein Dorado_Schmitt Brian_Torff}} [[2014-11-13|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2014|Up to the 2014 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2014#November_events|Up to the 2014 event list!]] ☸ [[2014-11-15|On to the next event!]]