# Terence Blanchard E-collective & Turtle Island Quartet at Miner Auditorium, August 4, 2022

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/terence-blanchard-e-collective-ss22/) presents [Terence Blanchard E-collective](http://www.terenceblanchard.com/) and the [Turtle Island Quartet](http://turtleislandquartet.com/), performing music from [[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Absence_(Terence_Blanchard_album)|Absence]]  
[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, August 4, 2022

[[2022-08-01|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2022|Up to the 2022 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2022#August_events|Up to the 2022 event list!]] ☸ [[2022-08-06|On to the next event!]]

## One Set

[7:36 PM] {lights down; introduction from Randall Kline; band out}

01. [7:39 PM] _Absence_
02. [7:47 PM] _the Elders_
03. [7:55 PM] _I Dare You_  
[8:09 PM] {drop TIQ; long TB yack; band introduction; fore- and back-announcment of tune titles}
04. [8:16 PM] _Dark Horse_  
[8:26 PM] {add TIQ}
05. [8:27 PM] _Envisioned Reflections_  
[8:32 PM] {TB yack; drop TB & E-Collective; DB yack}
06. [8:36 PM] _The Second Wave_  
[8:47 PM] {add TB & E-Collective; TB yack}
07. [8:49 PM] _Soldiers_
08. [8:59 PM] (unidentified tune)  
[9:17 PM] {show ends; all bow, then we're done!}

## Performers

### Terence Blanchard E-collective

* [Charles Altura](http://charlesaltura.com/): guitar;
* [Terence Blanchard](http://www.terenceblanchard.com/): trumpet, keyboard;
* [Taylor Eigsti](http://tayjazz.com/): piano, keyboards;
* [David Ginyard](https://www.facebook.com/dginyardmusic): 5-string bass;
* [Oscar Seaton](http://www.oscarseatonjr.com/): drums.

### Turtle Island Quartet

[Turtle Island Quartet](http://turtleislandquartet.com/)

* [Naseem Alatrash](https://www.alatrashmusic.com/): cello;
* [David Balakrishnan](http://turtleislandquartet.com/): violin;
* [Gabe Terracciano](https://gabeterracciano.com/): violin;
* [Benjamin von Gutzeit](http://vongutzeit.com/): viola.

## Notes

Tonight's show was a good 'un. As another fan told me after the show: they were telling all sorts of cool stories onstage tonight, but none of them needed any words.

I was really surprised that the setlist almost entirely avoided the classic repertoire composed by Wayne Shorter. Kinda strange for something billed as a tribute show, but maybe that was just the marketing hoo-hah aimed at getting more tickets sold. Which didn't really seemed to work: tonight was another show with a house only half full. On the other hand, the folks present were both enthusiastic and good listeners. I was really glad about that. My kind of audience! And for what it's worth, it seems like everything they played came from their joint album, so maybe I came into the show with the wrong set of expectations.

No biggy, it was great fun anyways!

9:37 PM zooming back to West Oakland BART on the first eastbound train, yay! Gotta like that turnaround. 

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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