# Gretchen Parlato & Lionel Loueke at Miner Auditorium, October 15, 2023

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/23-24/gretchen-parlato-lionel-loueke/) presents [Gretchen Parlato](http://gretchenparlato.com/) & [Lionel Loueke](http://www.lionelloueke.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, Sunday, October 15, 2023

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## One Set

[7:04 PM] {lights down; introduction from the SBD; performers out}

01. [7:06 PM] _Akwê_  
[7:11 PM] {LL & GP introduce each other to the crowd}
02. [7:12 PM] _I Miss You_  
[7:17 PM] {GP banter; LL back- and fore-announcements}
03. [7:22 PM] _If I Knew_  
[7:30 PM] {LL banter; GP introduces the next tune}
04. [7:34 PM] _Butterfly_
05. [7:41 PM] _I Can't Help It_  
[7:47 PM] {GP: Let's do Muse -- another one from Lean In}
06. [7:48 PM] _Muse_
07. [7:55 PM] (unidentified tune \#1)  
[8:01 PM] {GP story to introduce the next tune}
08. [8:04 PM] _Lean In_  
[8:10 PM] {GP introduces the next tune: it's a Foo Fighters cover}
09. [8:10 PM] _Walking After You_  
[8:16 PM] {GP invites us to sing along on the next tune}
10. [8:18 PM] _Nonvignon_  
[8:25 PM] {applause; bows; encore break; back in a minute!}  
   
**Encore**
11. [8:26 PM] (unidentified tune \#2)  
[8:30 PM] {final applause}  
[8:30 PM] {bow and then off}
[8:31 PM] {all done!}
   
**Encore**
10. [9:n PM] ?  
[10:m PM] {show ends}

## Performers

* [Lionel Loueke](http://www.lionelloueke.com/): guitar, loops, hand percussion, vox;
* [Gretchen Parlato](http://gretchenparlato.com/): hand percussion, vox;

## Notes

With just two performers, this was a pretty chill show: exactly what I was thinking when I sampled the album they released and then decided it would be fun for a Sunday evening.

Ting's pop showed his appreciation for the vibe by snoozing quietly through most of the show. Nothing like an early evening nap when you need to recharge, right?

I really enjoyed the event: there was enough going on to keep my listening attention moving around, but not so much that I ever felt like was losing track of the happening.

Ting commented that she could have foregone some of the back and forth praising between the two -- yeah yeah, we know you think your musical partner is one of kind, we got it the first time -- but I'll pin that excess on the discomfort of a short duo tour, where the two haven't quite worked out where their comfort zone lies with respect to the task of engaging the audience while putting on a good show. Give 'em another tour and I bet that aspect would be shorter and more polished instead of hesitant or repetitive like it was tonight.

Even though it was a sing-along, _Nonvignon_ was my favorite of the night: happy and buoyant, that's always a good vibe to end with, right?

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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