# Howard Wiley at Miner Auditorium, March 23, 2024

[SFJAZZ](https://www.sfjazz.org/tickets/productions/23-24/howard-wiley-california-love/) presents [Howard Wiley's](http://www.howardwiley.com/) **_California Love_**  
[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, Saturday, March 23, 2024

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## One Set

[7:35 PM] {Welcome from Greg Stern}  
[7:38 PM] {applause for the band & band entrance}  
[7:38 PM] {Opening monologue from Chris Riggins}

01. [7:47 PM] _Blues for Jimi_  
[7:56 PM] {banter from Chris; Howard introduces the _California Suite_}
02. [8:01 PM] Mashup: _California Dreamin'_ (CM)/_Sweet Dreams_ (CM)  
[8:06 PM] {add MLM; Howard tries to refrain from cussing too much}
03. [8:08 PM] Mashup: _Hotel California_ (MLM)/_California Love_  
[8:16 PM] {KC swap to piano; HW introduces the band}
04. [8:25 PM] Mashup: _Californication_ (MLM)/_Xxplosive_/(Kev Choice freestyle TBD)  
[8:33 PM] {drop singers‚ TT}
05. [8:37 PM] _Bird & Becky_  
[8:45 PM] {drop KC & RE; HW tries to justify his next song title}
06. [8:48 PM] _Four White Girls in a Honda_ AKA _I Love The Way You Smile_  
[8:52 PM] {KC returns to the stage}
07. [8:54 PM] _Barbara Ann_  
[8:57 PM] {CR returns‚ dressed in natty black silks}
08. [9:01 PM] _Groovin'_  
[9:10 PM] {MLM back onstage}
09. [9:12 PM] _Now_ (MLM)  
   
**Finale**  
[9:21 PM] {everyone back onstage for the finale except MLM}
10. [9:24 PM] _My Part of Town_ (CM)  
[9:30 PM] {applause at show end; lights up! go home!!}

## Performers

* [Kev Choice](https://kevchoice.wordpress.com/): piano, rap vox;
* Errol Cooney: guitar;
* [Robin Eubanks](http://robineubanks.com/): trombone;
* [Lionel LJ Holoman](https://www.facebook.com/Lionel.d.holomanjr/): Hammond B-3 organ;
* [Martin Luther AKA Martin Luther McCoy](http://www.rebelsoulmusic.com/): vox;
* [China Moses](http://chinamoses.com/): vox;
* Chris Riggins: comedian, rap vox;
* [Dante "Taz" Roberson](https://dantetaz.com/): drums;
* [Eric Smith AKA Pikfunk](http://www.pikfunk.com/home.html): bass;
* [Tatiana Tate](https://facebook.com/ttatemusic/): trumpet;
* [Howard Wiley](http://www.howardwiley.com/): tenor saxophone.

## Notes

Tonight's show was a steaming hot mess of _California Lovin'_ from Howard Wiley and his merry crew. Delightfully disorganized, the show began with a short monologue from Chris Riggins that had more than a few audience members chortling at his prattle. 

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Andrew Gilbert posted a nice [promo article](https://www.sfcv.org/articles/feature/saxophonist-howard-wiley-writ-large) about Howard with SFCV.

## Photos

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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[[2024-03-21|Back to the previous event!]] ☸ [[:#section2024|Up to the 2024 yearbox!]] ☸ [[:2024#March_events|Up to the 2024 event list!]] ☸ [[2024-03-29|On to the next event!]]