Matthew Whitaker at Zellerbach Playhouse, December 8, 2023

Cal Performances presents Matthew Whitaker
Zellerbach Playhouse
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA
8:00 PM, Friday, December 8, 2023

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[8:00 PM] {lights down; band out; house announcements}

1. [8:01 PM] Freedom Jazz Dance (Eddie Harris)
   [8:09 PM] {Greetings from MW; band introduction; back- and fore-announcements}
2. [8:10 PM] Blue Rondo à la Turk (Dave Brubeck) »
3. [8:12 PM] Gotcha Now Doc (Cory Henry)
   [8:23 PM] {Back announce from MW; We want you to have fun! Introduction of next tune}
4. [8:25 PM] Happy 'Cause I'm Goin' Home (Charles Earland)
   [8:32 PM] {Liany Mateo swaps to contrabass}
5. [8:32 PM] (unidentified tune #1; couldn't confirm the introduction, sounded like 'Over the Hills', attributed to MW's 2nd album. Don't see any match for that title in the Discogs album entry…)
   [8:39 PM] {drop IL & MR for the next tune}
6. [8:40 PM] Harlem (title uncertain)
   [8:47 PM] {LM swaps back to bass; IL back onstage}
7. [8:48 PM] (IL solo)
   [8:52 PM] {add MR}
8. [8:52 PM] (unidentified tune #2; I recognize tune but can't recall a title, doh!)
9. [8:56 PM] Stop Fighting (Matthew Whitaker) »
10. [9:04 PM] (all off during MR solo) »
11. [9:07 PM] What a Wonderful World (Bob Thiele & George David Weiss)
    [9:11 PM] {everybody back onstage}
12. [9:13 PM] (unidentified tune #3; something from Outta the Box) »
13. [9:18 PM] What's Going On? (Renaldo Benson, Al Cleveland, & Marvin Gaye)
    [9:24 PM] {pause for more talk from MW}
14. [9:26 PM] Expect Your Miracle (Matthew Whitaker)
    [9:32 PM] {set ends… shall we do another one?}
    
    Finale
15. [9:32 PM] God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen (traditional)
    [9:37 PM] {final applause; show ends}

• Ivan Llanes: percussion;
• Liany Mateo: bass, contrabass;
• Marcos Robinson: guitar;
• Johnny Steele: drums.
• Matthew Whitaker: piano, Hammond B-3 organ, keyboards, vox.

There were plenty of good choices for live music tonight; I'm glad I opted for Mathew Whitaker's show at Zellerbach Playhouse. He's got incredible spirit and great taste in jazz covers. Go see him!

Program Notes or program notes

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!