Steven Bernstein & Millennial Territory Orchestra West at Joe Henderson Lab, September 16, 2018

SFJAZZ presents Steven Bernstein's MTO West featuring Steven Bernstein
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
6:00 PM, Sunday, September 16, 2018

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[6:02 PM band out]

1. [6:03 PM] St. Louis Blues
2. [6:24 PM] Boy in the Boat
3. [6:32 PM] Flirty Bird
4. [6:38 PM] I Wanna Take You Higher
5. [6:52 PM] Put It Right Here »
6. [6:56 PM] (outro jam while Steven introduces everyone again)
   [set ends 7:06 PM, no encore]

• Steven Bernstein: trumpet, slide trumpet;
• Jeff Cressman: trombone;
• Ben Goldberg: clarinet;
• Briggan Krauss: baritone saxophone;
• Jordan Samuels: guitar;
• Jenny Scheinman: violin;
• Tony Scherr: contrabass;
• Howard Wiley: tenor saxophone;
• Kenny Wollesen: drums.

Just after six, the band came out and immediately eased into a slow blues while Steven heckled the sound guy about how the band needed a proper introduction.

Steven was in fine form tonight, joking and telling lies to the audience, razzing the sound guy, giving impossible directions to the band and generally living up to the role of a rascally band leader trying to trip up the band. I liked his multiple attempts to convince the kids in the audience that America had previously been ruled by Counts and Dukes instead of presidents. Nothing wrong with learning early that they don't teach everything right in school.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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