Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour at Zellerbach Hall Auditorium, January 24, 2016

Cal Performances presents Monterey Jazz Festival on Tour featuring Gerald Clayton, Ravi Coltrane, Gregory Hutchinson, Raul Midón, Nicholas Payton and Joe Sanders
2016-01-24
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305
7:00 PM, Sunday, January 24, 2016

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!

[7:04 PM lights down, announcements, introduction by Tim Jackson; core quintet comes out to play]

1. [7:08 PM] Six
2. [7:21 PM] Envisioning
   [add Raul Midón]
3. [7:36 PM] All That I Am
4. [7:45 PM] If Only
   [drop RC, GH, JS]
5. [7:53 PM] Old Folks
   [drop GC, RM, NP; add RC, GH, JS]
6. [8:00 PM] Inner Urge
   [add GC, NP]
7. [8:11 PM] the Crimson Touch
   [add RM]
8. [8:23 PM] What Is This Thing Called Love?
   [set ends 8:35 PM]
    
   Encore
9. [8:36 PM] Bye Bye Blackbird
   [show ends 8:41 PM; group bow, then all off for the night]

• Gerald Clayton: piano;
• Ravi Coltrane: soprano saxophone, tenor saxophone;
• Gregory Hutchinson: drums;
• Raul Midón: acoustic guitar, percussion, mouth horn, vox;
• Nicholas Payton: trumpet, piano;
• Joe Sanders: contrabass.

Originally billed as including Patti Austin and Terence Blanchard … instead we get Raul Midón and Nicholas Payton. Interesting swap!

Nicholas Payton's tune Six was my favorite for the night. With a soft Grove and a recognizable repeating riff, it was a great way to start off the night.

The following track, Gerald Clayton's Envisioning, was cool and spacy – a nice contrast to the busy beat established by Six.

The test of the show was fun enough, I'll refrain from continuing my tune by tune commentary. I enjoyed the show quite a bit, and I hope the rest of the crowd did too, as they seemed a bit reserved to me… Not willing to put their hands together to acknowledge the virtuosity on display tonight. Guess that's just what you get for Sunday night turnout in Berkeley!

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2016 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2016 event list! ☸ On to the next event!