# Jazz is Dead at Marinship Park, September 5, 2015

[63rd Annual Sausalito Art Festival](http://sausalitoartfestival.org/entertainment-2015/) presents [Jazz is Dead](http://www.jazzisdead.net/)  
2015-09-05  
[Marinship Park](http://www.oursausalito.com/marinship-park.html)  
[Marinship Way at Testa St, Sausalito, CA 94965](https://maps.google.com/?q=%22Marinship+Way+at+Testa+St,+Sausalito,+CA+94965%22)  
2:00 PM, Saturday, September 5, 2015

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## One Set

[Lots of traffic due to the shutdown of transbay service by BART this weekend means that we arrive about an hour later than expected, but we get there eventually...]

01. [2:1x PM] Scarlet Begonias
02. [2:19 PM] Jack Straw
03. [2:29 PM] Sugaree
04. [2:37 PM] Estimated Prophet
05. [2:45 PM] Help on the Way >> Slipknot!
06. [2:54 PM] Truckin' $  
[set ends 3:03 PM]


## Performers

[Jazz is Dead](http://www.jazzisdead.net/)

* [Tom Constanten](http://www.tomconstanten.com/): piano, keyboards;
* [Dave Livolsi](https://www.facebook.com/david.livolsi.7): bass;
* [Rod Morgenstein](http://www.rodmorgenstein.com/): drums;
* [Jeff Pevar](http://pevar.com/): guitar, $ Weissenborn guitar;
* Chris Smith: keyboards.


## Notes

Didn't hear any explanation by Dave Livolsi is subbing for Alphonso Johnson today, but given our late arrival, that could have been covered during the band introductions at the start of the set. Hopefully we only missed a single tune ... guess I should have checked with some of our neighbors, doh!

Perfect weather today -- warm and sunny, but not too hot -- downright pleasant hanging out in the shade in front of the main stage. We start out standing over on the margins at stage left, but within a song or two I spot folks leaving their seats, and just like that we have prime seats, dead center, about 7 rows back. Thank you Jesus!

I have a hard time recognizing _Jack Straw_ when they begin, and after a moment or two, realize that part my confusion is that Chris Smith is playing his part with the classic Moog VCO tone I associate with ELP's _Lucky Man_. So my mind keeps thinking ELP, when I know I'm supposed to be hearing a Grateful Dead tune instead. Boggling!

Sadly, the overall sound mix was really quite murky, and there was plenty of (presumably unintended) distortion on the keyboards whenever they got too loud compared to the rest of the mix. I'm gonna assume that while Dan Healy was present to goof off and tell stories, he wasn't responsible for the mix...

Despite all that, it was a fun set, and a great way to start the day!

{{tag>music Jazz_is_Dead Marinship_Park Tom_Constanten Dave_Livolsi Rod_Morgenstein Jeff_Pevar Chris_Smith}}

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