2009
I didn't start trying to keep setlists for every show I attended until 2013, but starting in 2003 I did keep track of the individual shows, so without further comment, here is the list of interesting events I witnessed in 2009. I know I stashed away about a file box per year of ephemera, so in time, some of these events might gain setlists, but don't hold your breath waiting!
January Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Pharoah Sanders Quartet | Yoshi's | January 3, 2009 |
| Dracul: Prince of Fire | the Crucible | January 7, 2009 |
| David Hidalgo & Louie Perez | Napa Valley Opera House | January 9, 2009 |
| Blue Note 7, featuring Peter Bernstein, Bill Charlap, Ravi Coltrane, Lewis Nash, Nicholas Payton, Peter Washington & Steve Wilson | Zellerbach Hall | January 15, 2009 |
| Sergey & Lusine Khachatryan | Hertz Hall | January 18, 2009 |
| Sarah Cahill | Hertz Hall | January 25, 2009 |
| Christian Tetzlaff & Leif Ove Andsnes | Herbst Theatre | January 27, 2009 |
February Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Kronos Quartet | Hertz Hall | February 1, 2009 |
| the Sweet Hollywaiians | the Rite Spot Café | February 1, 2009 |
| Rokia Traore | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | February 4, 2009 |
| Circus Oz: 30th Birthday Bash | Zellerbach Hall | February 6, 2009 |
| Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski; Bo Carper | the Independent | February 13, 2009 |
| Punch Brothers | Bankhead Theater | February 15, 2009 |
| Philip Glass: Music in Twelve Parts | Davies Symphony Hall | February 16, 2009 |
| Hilliard Ensemble | Herbst Theatre | February 17, 2009 |
| Jackie Greene with Phil Lesh & Bob Weir | GAMH | February 18, 2009 |
| Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski; Great American Taxi | Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO | February 20, 2009 |
| Dirty Dozen Brass Band | Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge | February 23, 2009 |
| Panjea | Checkpoint Charlie | February 25, 2009 |
| Jo-Jo's Mardi Gras Band; Burning Dub; Midnight Ultra | Checkpoint Charlie | February 27, 2009 |
| Charlie Hunter Quartet; Supercollider | Boulder Theatre | February 28, 2009 |
March Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | First Congregational Church | March 6, 2009 |
| Mushroom with Patty Spiglanin & Mike Therieau performing Pete Townsend's Lifehouse | Starry Plough | March 6, 2009 |
| Danú | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | March 11, 2009 |
| Ladysmith Black Mambazo | Zellerbach Hall | March 12, 2009 |
| Simon's 50th BD Party, w/Zach Matthews, Eric Yates & Mike Sugar | Connecticut Yankee | March 14, 2009 |
| Simon Shaheen & Aswat | Zellerbach Hall | March 17, 2009 |
| Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté | Yoshi's | March 19, 2009 |
| Will Bernard, Andy Hess, John Medeski, & Stanton Moore | GAMH | March 20, 2009 |
| Five Peace Band: Vinnia Colaiuta, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride & John McLaughlin | Zellerbach Hall | March 21, 2009 |
| SFJazz Collective | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | March 22, 2009 |
| Leo Kottke | Carriage House Theatre | March 26, 2009 |
| Steve Kimock Crazy Engine | GAMH | March 27, 2009 |
| Norcal unBirthday party! | Golden Gate Park | March 28, 2009 |
| Tallis Scholars | First Congregational Church | March 28, 2009 |
| Branford Marsalis | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | March 29, 2009 |
April Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Habib Koité & Bamada | Zellerbach Hall | April 3, 2009 |
| Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain | Rio Theatre | April 10, 2009 |
| John Scofield's Piety Street Band | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | April 11, 2009 |
| Dark Star Orchestra | GAMH | April 15, 2009 |
| Jazz Museum in Harlem presents 50 Years of “Kind of Blue” featuring Jonathan Batiste, Vasko Dukovski, David Ewell, Dominick Farinacci, Darrell Green & Dayna Stephens | Kresge Auditorium | April 18, 2009 |
| Quatuor Mosaïques | First Congregational Church | April 22, 2009 |
| Troilus & Cressida | Dwinelle Hall | April 24, 2009 |
| Dianne Reeves | Zellerbach Hall | April 25, 2009 |
May Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Tim O'Brien | Carriage House Theatre | May 1, 2009 |
| Railroad Earth; Jim Lauderdale | the Fillmore | May 2, 2009 |
| Karrin Allyson | Florence Gould Theatre | May 9, 2009 |
| Robert Gurney | Rodin Gallery, Palace of the Legion of Honor | May 9, 2009 |
| the Dead | Shoreline Amphitheatre | May 10, 2009 |
| Allman Brothers Band | Fox Theatre Oakland | May 12, 2009 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | First Congregational Church | May 14, 2009 |
| David Gans & Zac Matthews with Bear Kittay and Genevieve Little | Nomad Café | May 15, 2009 |
| Los Lobos | 50th Annual Artichoke Festival | May 17, 2009 |
| Berkeley Akademie Ensemble | First Congregational Church | May 17, 2009 |
| Let the Sunshine In!, A benefit concert featuring Sting, Bob Weir, Narada Michael Walden, Mary Wilson, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., Earl Klugh, David Grisman, Gerald Alston, Shanice Wilson, Lisa Fischer, Jeanie Tracy, Ralphe Armstrong, Dale “Satchmo” Powers, Kevin Campbell, and others TBD | Davies Symphony Hall | May 25, 2009 |
| Berkeley Akademie Ensemble | First Congregational Church | May 31, 2009 |
June Events
July Events
August Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Cabrillo Festival Orchestra: Sugar Magnolia: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead | Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium | August 9, 2009 |
| Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté | Rio Theater | August 12, 2009 |
| David Sanborn & David Benoit | Garden Theatre | August 27, 2009 |
September Events
October Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №9: Poor Man's Whiskey; Tom Morello; John Prine; Lyle Lovett & His Large Band | Golden Gate Park | October 2, 2009 |
| Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №9: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Dry Branch Fire Squad; Tim O'Brien Band; Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; Gillian Welch & David Rawlins; Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes | Golden Gate Park | October 3, 2009 |
| Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №9: Moonalice; Booker T Jones & the Drive-by Truckers; Rodney Crowell; Aimee Mann; Todd Snider; Del McCoury Band | Golden Gate Park | October 4, 2009 |
| Imani Winds with Stefon Harris | Herbst Theatre | October 4, 2009 |
| Harmony for Humanity: Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert, featuring the St. Lawrence String Quartet and faculty and students from Stanford's Music Department | Memorial Church | October 8, 2009 |
| Paula West with the George Mesterhazy Quartet | Herbst Theatre | October 10, 2009 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | October 15, 2009 |
| Wayne Shorter Quartet | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | October 17, 2009 |
| Eddie Daniels Quartet; Jim Rothermel Swingtet | Herbst Theatre | October 21, 2009 |
| Melody Gardot | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | October 23, 2009 |
| Davitt Moroney | Hertz Hall | October 24, 2009 |
| Davitt Moroney | Hertz Hall | October 25, 2009 |
| Ravi & Anoushka Shankar | Davies Symphony Hall | October 29, 2009 |
| Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | October 30, 2009 |
| James Cotton Superharp Band with Hubert Sumlin | Herbst Theatre | October 31, 2009 |
November Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Giovanni Allevi; Patrizia Scascitelli | Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum | November 1, 2009 |
| Esperanza Spalding | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | November 5, 2009 |
| Sara Tavares | Herbst Theatre | November 6, 2009 |
| Boris Garcia; Rubber Souldiers | Starry Plough | November 7, 2009 |
| Carolina Chocolate Drops | Palace of Fine Arts Theatre | November 8, 2009 |
| David Nelson Band | Mill Valley Dance Hall | November 12, 2009 |
| David Nelson Band | Mill Valley Dance Hall | November 13, 2009 |
| East-West Cornucopia, featuring George Brooks, Pandit Habib Khan, Matthew Montfort, Salar Nader, Richa Shukla, Ramesh Srinivasan, and John Waller | Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek | November 15, 2009 |
| Contrasts Quartet | Dinkelspiel Auditorium | November 18, 2009 |
| Mariza | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | November 19, 2009 |
| New Century Chamber Orchestra | First United Methodist Church; 625 Hamilton Ave | November 20, 2009 |
| Taylor Eigsti & Julian Lage | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | November 21, 2009 |
| Savoy Family Cajun Band | Great American Music Hall | November 27, 2009 |
| NRPS; Moonalice | Great American Music Hall | November 28, 2009 |
December Events
| Group Name | Venue | Date |
| Angela Hewitt | Herbst Theatre | December 1, 2009 |
| Berkeley Symphony Orchestra | Zellerbach Hall Auditorium | December 3, 2009 |
| Tallis Scholars | First Congregational Church | December 4, 2009 |
| Los Lobos; Bostich & Fussible | the Fillmore | December 11, 2009 |
| Los Lobos; Bostich & Fussible | the Fillmore | December 12, 2009 |
| Marc-Andre Hamelin | Herbst Theatre | December 15, 2009 |
| Steve Kimock Crazy Engine; Big Light; David Gans | the Fillmore | December 18, 2009 |
| Railroad Earth; Hot Buttered Rum; David Gans | the Fillmore | December 27, 2009 |
| Furthur | Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium | December 30, 2009 |
| Furthur | Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium | December 31, 2009 |
Th-Th-The, Th-Th-The, Th-Th… That's all, folks!
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