# Marcus Shelby Orchestra at Miner Auditorium, May 23, 2019

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/marcus-shelby-septet/) presents _Green and Blues_ featuring the [Marcus Shelby](http://www.marcusshelby.com/) Orchestra with [Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket](http://www.lemonysnicket.com/)  
[Robert M. Miner Auditorium](http://www.sfjazz.org/center)  
[SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=SFJAZZ+Center,+205+Franklin+St,+San+Francisco,+CA+94102+USA&hl=en)  
7:30 PM, Thursday, May 23, 2019

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## Set One

[7:32 PM; lights down, announcements from Randall Kline]  
[7:36 PM; Welcoming remarks from Marcus Shelby]

01. [7:39 PM] _Flora Blues_  
[7:55 PM; Introduction of and comments from Daniel Handler]
02. [7:55 PM] _Acorn and Second Harvest Blues_
03. [8:08 PM] _Grizzly Blues_  
[8:13 PM; Comments from DH; add John Calloway]
04. [8:16 PM] _Wandering Blues 1_  
[8:24 PM; Comments from DH; drop John Calloway]
05. [8:25 PM] _Gente de Razón_  
[8:33 PM; Set closing comments from Marcus; all off after a minute or so for applause]

## Set Two

[8:53 PM; lights down, band out; pause to get set things up for Marcus' contrabass]  
[8:54 PM; Comments from Daniel Handler]

01. [8:55 PM] _Wandering Blues 2_ (performed by MS, AS, GW, PW; others sit out)  
[9:00 PM; Comments from Daniel Handler]
02. [9:01 PM] _Gold Rush Blues_
03. [9:13 PM] _Muir's Walk_  
[9:18 PM; Comments from Daniel Handler]
04. [9:19 PM] _Blues Up and Down (Hunter's Point)_  
[9:28 PM; Comments from DH; add John Calloway]
05. [9:31 PM] _Green and Blues_ (performed by JC, MS, AS; others sit out)
06. [9:40 PM] (Outro vamp underneath MS band introduction & sales pitch)  
[show ends 9:44 PM, no encore, lights up right away: shoo!]

## Performers

* [Danny Brown](https://scobop.weebly.com/): tenor saxophone;
* [Rob Ewing](http://www.robewingmusic.com/): trombone;
* [Tomoko Funaki](http://www.tomoko-funaki.com/): contrabass;
* [Tom Griesser](https://tomgriesser.com/): alto saxophone;
* [Charles Hamilton](http://www.charleshamilton.net/): trombone;
* [Fil Lorenz](http://www.fillorenz.com/): baritone saxophone.
* [Patrick Malabuyo](https://www.linkedin.com/pub/patrick-malabuyo/47/135/a02): trombone;
* [Bill Ortiz](http://billortiz.com/): trumpet;
* [Rafa Postel](https://www.linkedin.com/in/rafa-postel-8b607834/): trumpet;
* [Marcus Shelby](http://www.marcusshelby.com/): conductor, contrabass (s2t01 and s2t05).
* [Adam Shulman](http://adamshulman.com/): piano;
* [Kristen Strom](http://www.kristenstrom.com/): alto saxophone;
* [Bill Thereur](https://www.facebook.com/bill.theurer): trumpet.
* Genius Wesley: drums;
* Kate Williams: trumpet;
* [Patrick Wolff](http://patrickwolffmusic.com/): tenor saxophone, clarinet.

### Special Guests

* [John Calloway](http://johncalloway.com/): flute;
* [Daniel Handler AKA Lemony Snicket](http://www.lemonysnicket.com/): narrator.

## Notes

Although I was miffed again to find that the show that was delivered today was somewhat different from the show that was advertised and sold to me, what can I do about it? Absolutely nothing! So one more time to grin and bear it.

According to the pre-performance comments from either Randall or Marcus, tonight's show was a revival of a program first put together in 2012. I would summarize it as a musical review of bay area history. Each piece included a few slides of photos or art to support the title theme, but that visual portion of the show was relatively brief: no more than a minute. It seemed odd to me that the slides were turned off so quickly, but I suppose that served to reinforce the notion that my attention should *really* be focused on the music.

With an emphasis on the blues, the music was quite good. Most of the pieces started slowly, then built up to something more exciting, with solo breaks for several performers stretching things out. I particularly enjoyed the trading fours between Danny Brown and Patrick Wolff on tenor saxophones during _Acorn and Second Harvest Blues_ -- a fine salute to the traditional cutting contests of the past.

_Wandering Blues 2_ was another highlight, opening the second set with a strong contrabass solo from Marcus. I assume from the title that the piece was a variation on the first set's _Wandering Blues 1_ -- perhaps simply reworking it for quartet? -- but I didn't form a strong enough memory of that earlier version to be able to recognize whether both tunes expressed the same thematic material. Guess I should have looked to see if the suite was available at the merch table after the show.

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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