# SFJAZZ Collective: Past & Present at Joe Henderson Lab, September 7, 2023

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/23-24/sfjazz-collective-past-present-members/) presents SFJAZZ Collective: Past & Present Members featuring [Etienne Charles](http://www.etiennecharles.com/), [Robin Eubanks](http://robineubanks.com/), [Matt Penman](http://mattpenman.com/), [Kendrick Scott](http://kendrickscott.com/), and [Helen Sung](http://www.helensung.com/)  
[Joe Henderson Lab](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, Thursday, September 7, 2023

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## Early Show

[7:01 PM] {lights down; house introduction; EC starts on trumpet and percussion; HS at piano}

01. [7:03 PM] _Alcatraz_ (Dave Douglas)  
[7:14 PM] {Greetings from MP; DD story; introduction of the next tune}
02. [7:17 PM] _Big Tent, Little Tent_  
[7:26 PM] {Greetings from EC; introduction of the next tune}
03. [7:28 PM] _Theatre of the Absurd_ (EC)  
[7:36 PM] {KS story about Wayne Shorter; EC swap to flugelhorn; HS swap to Nord Stage 3 keyboard}
04. [7:38 PM] _Witnessed But Not Measured_ (KS)  
[7:45 PM] {EC story connecting 2019 to 1619}
05. [7:46 PM] _Continuum_ (EC)  
[7:55 PM] {Greetings from RE; introduction of the next tune; EC swap back to trumpet; HS swap back to piano}
06. [7:59 PM] _It Takes a Village_ (RE)  
[8:10 PM] {RE band introduction and thanks}  
[8:11 PM] {show ends}


## Performers

* [Etienne Charles](http://www.etiennecharles.com/): trumpet, cajón, congas;
* [Robin Eubanks](http://robineubanks.com/): trombone;
* [Matt Penman](http://mattpenman.com/): contrabass;
* [Kendrick Scott](http://kendrickscott.com/): drums;
* [Helen Sung](http://www.helensung.com/): piano; Nord Stage 3 keyboard.

## Notes

Another really busy day! All to soon, it's time to stop work and hustle off to San Francisco for poke dinner and our show at SFJAZZ. Traffic is a bit of a mess today, but I practice deep breathing and flex my patience muscles against the tension and anxiety leaking out of the cars stuck around me. Soon enough we're parking at BART, then racing up the stairs to catch a train held just for us by an observant driver. Now that's what I call a blessing!

Civic Center station is a bit stuffy, but it's delightful cool once we reach the street -- maybe mid 60's with a bit of cool breeze pushing the fog over. Perfect!

Opening night for the season, so the crowd is buzzing with excitement, amplified no doubt by the complimentary champagne being handed out in the lobby.

I'm psyched when the show begins with Dave Douglas' _Alcatraz_, the by-now-familiar theme song for the Friday's Live video streams. The rest of the show is good, but not quite as sharp as the opener. Methinks a bit more rehearsal time would have been a good idea!

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2023-09-05|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2023|Up to the 2023 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2023#September_events|Up to the 2023 event list!]] ☸ [[2023-09-08|On to the next event!]]