Musically Minded Academy presents James Taylor: 6 Degrees of Separation featuring Jenna Mammina with John R. Burr, Jason Lewis, John Shifflett, and Scott Sorkin
5776 Broadway, Oakland, CA 94618 USA
8:00 PM, Saturday, January 21, 2017

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[8:11 PM lights down, announcements from Anna Orias and then Jim Bennett, band out]

1. [8:20 PM] (unidentified tune by Ornette Coleman)
2. [8:27 PM] Sweet Baby James
3. [8:37 PM] How Sweet It Is!
4. [8:46 PM] Inner Smile
5. [8:55 PM] Only a Dream in Rio
6. [9:02 PM] Free Man in Paris
7. [9:10 PM] Scat for Cats on Jazz, Tangerine, Appendix, Chocolate, & Flowers
8. [9:16 PM] Fire and Rain
9. [9:22 PM] Blackened Bird/Traffic Jam
   [set ends 9:29 PM; all off after a minute or two]

[9:44 PM lights down, announcements from Jim Bennett & Mario Guarneri]

1. [9:47 PM] It's Too Late
2. [9:53 PM] Bitter With the Sweet
3. [10:01 PM] Mexico
4. [10:07 PM] Summer's Here
5. [10:13 PM] Don't Let Me Be Lonely Tonight
6. [10:22 PM] Shower the People
   [set ends 11:26 PM; no encore, all off after a minute or two]

• John R. Burr: piano;
• Jason Lewis: drums;
• Jenna Mammina: vox;
• John Shifflett: contrabass;
• Scott Sorkin: guitar.

Jenna drew a good crowd on a stormy Saturday – I was rather surprised to see how many folks made it out – and she rewarded us all by running through two healthy sets of James Taylor-related tunes. It was fun hearing the stories she and John had to share, and I hope they manage to get their show on the road – my guess is that there are LOTS of James Taylor fans out there who would appreciate the show too!

Jim Bennett did a great job mixing the sound, and I hope he recorded the show for future broadcast on his KCSM radio show, In the Moment.

Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2017 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2017 event list! ☸ On to the next event!