Howard Wiley at Miner Auditorium, March 23, 2024

SFJAZZ presents Howard Wiley's California Love
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Saturday, March 23, 2024

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

1. [7:47 PM] Blues for Jimi
   [7:56 PM] {banter from Chris; Howard introduces the California Suite}
2. [8:01 PM] Mashup: California Dreamin' (CM)/Sweet Dreams (CM)
   [8:06 PM] {add MLM; Howard tries to refrain from cussing too much}
3. [8:08 PM] Mashup: Hotel California (MLM)/California Love
   [8:16 PM] {KC swap to piano; HW introduces the band}
4. [8:25 PM] Mashup: Californication (MLM)/Xxplosive/(Kev Choice freestyle TBD)
   [8:33 PM] {drop singers‚ TT}
5. [8:37 PM] Bird & Becky
   [8:45 PM] {drop KC & RE; HW tries to justify his next song title}
6. [8:48 PM] Four White Girls in a Honda AKA I Love The Way You Smile
   [8:52 PM] {KC returns to the stage}
7. [8:54 PM] Barbara Ann
   [8:57 PM] {CR returns‚ dressed in natty black silks}
8. [9:01 PM] Groovin'
   [9:10 PM] {MLM back onstage}
9. [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!!}

• Kev Choice: piano, rap vox;
• Errol Cooney: guitar;
• Robin Eubanks: trombone;
• Lionel LJ Holoman: Hammond B-3 organ;
• Martin Luther AKA Martin Luther McCoy: vox;
• China Moses: vox;
• Chris Riggins: comedian, rap vox;
• Dante "Taz" Roberson: drums;
• Eric Smith AKA Pikfunk: bass;
• Tatiana Tate: trumpet;
• Howard Wiley: tenor saxophone.

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 about Howard with SFCV.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2024 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2024 event list! ☸ On to the next event!