SFJAZZ presents East Meets West featuring Ibrahim Maalouf, Rick Margitza, Zachary Ostroff, Clarence Penn, and Frank Woeste performing Umm Kulthum's timeless classic, Alf Leila Wa Leila
2016-09-16
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Friday, September 16, 2016

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[7:m PM lights down, announcements, band out, introduction from Ibrahim Maalouf]

1. [7:39 PM] Introduction
2. [7:43 PM] Overture I
3. [7:48 PM] Overture II
4. [7:52 PM] Movement I
5. [8:00 PM] Movement II
6. [8:08 PM] Movement III
7. [8:28 PM] Movement IV
   [8:42 PM; pause]
   [8:44 PM; comments from Ibrahim]
8. [8:46 PM] Epilogue
   [set ends 8:57 PM, all off after bows]
    
   Encore
9. [9:00 PM] Ibrahim drills the audience on how to perform Lily Will Soon Be a Woman
10. [9:03 PM] Lily Will Soon Be a Woman
    [show ends 9:09 PM]

• Ibrahim Maalouf: trumpet;
• Rick Margitza: tenor saxophone;
• Zachary Ostroff: contrabass;
• Clarence Penn: drums;
• Frank Woeste: piano.

One of my favorite shows for this year! Hats off to Ibrahim and his pals for finding a way to merge Arab folk music with jazz in such compelling fashion!

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