# Meridian Brothers at Miner Auditorium, July 29, 2023

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/summer23/meridian-brothers/) presents [Meridian Brothers](https://www.meridianbrothers.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)  
7:00 PM, Saturday, July 29, 2023

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## Early Show

[7:01 PM] {lights down; band out without introduction; MAVS begins on alto saxophone; EJAV begins on guitar}

01. [7:02 PM] _¿Dónde Estás María?_  
[7:07 PM] {MAVS swap to keyboard & percussion}
02. [7:07 PM] _Metamorfosis_  
[7:13 PM] {extended introduction with computer-processed voice}
03. [7:14 PM] _La Gitana Me Ha Dejado (Salsa Electronica)_  
[7:19 PM] {greetings from EJAV; MAVS swap to clarinet & percussion}
04. [7:20 PM] _El Gran Pájaro de Los Andes_  
[7:26 PM] {EJAV IDs the next tune}
05. [7:26 PM] _Bomba Atómica_  
[7:31 PM] {EJAV IDs the next tune}
06. [7:32 PM] _Cumbia de la Fuente_  
[7:37 PM] {EJAV IDs the next tune}
07. [7:37 PM] _La Policía_  
[7:39 PM] {false ending trips up the crowd!}  
[7:42 PM] {banter; the next tune is by Dusty Springfield}
08. [7:43 PM] _Cumbia del Pichamán_  
[7:47 PM] {banter: "Now we're going to play a rock-n-roll cumbia"}
09. [7:47 PM] _Los Golpeadores de la Cumbia_  
[7:52 PM] {banter; MAVS sits out this tune}
10. [7:52 PM] _Hipnosis_  
[7:58 PM] {thanks; band introduction; tune introduction}
11. [7:59 PM] _Guaracha U.F.O._  
[8:06 PM] {EJAV IDs the next tune}
12. [8:07 PM] _Puya del Empresario_  
[8:12 PM] {applause and brief encore break}  
   
**Encore**
13. [8:14 PM] _La Mujer Sin Corazón_  
[8:21 PM] {MAVS back on alto saxophone}
14. [8:22 PM] _Salsa Caliente (Version Aumentada)_  
[8:26 PM] {EJAV tells us they're going to end by covering Jimi Hendrix' _Purple Haze_}
15. [8:27 PM] _Niebla Morada_  
[8:33 PM] {final thanks and applause; all off after a minute or so}

## Performers

[Meridian Brothers](https://www.meridianbrothers.com/)

* Eblis Javier Álvarez Vargas: guitar, Akai sampling keyboard, keyboard, vox;
* Alejandro Forero: electronics, synthesizer;
* César Quevedo Barrero: bass;
* Mauricio Ramírez Echeverri: drums, percussion;
* María Angélica Valencia Sanchez: alto saxophone, clarinet, percussion, synthesizer.

## Notes

Psychedelic space-age salsa? What could be better?

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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