SFJAZZ presents Chucho Valdés & Gonzalo Rubalcaba
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:30 PM, Thursday, August 2, 2018

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[7:34 PM lights down, announcements from Randall Kline, duo out]

1. [7:39 PM] ? (GR starts, CV joins after about a minute)
2. [7:45 PM] ?
3. [7:57 PM] ? (raging! CV high, GR low)
4. [8:06 PM] ? (GR solo) » [8:09 PM] (CV solo) » [8:12 PM] (duet)
   [8:19 PM, GR off, stopping to rub CV's Buddha-belly on the way out]
5. [8:20 PM] ? (CV solo)
   [8:27 PM CV dances off; GR on after a moment]
6. [8:28 PM] ? (GR solo)
   [CV back]
7. [8:36 PM] ? (a through-composed piece?)
8. [8:46 PM] ? (another through-composed piece?)
   [set ends 8:58 PM; both guys off after a minute or so while the audience hoots & hollers]
   
   Encore
9. [9:00 PM] ? (final duet)
   [show ends 9:06 PM]

• Gonzalo Rubalcaba: piano;
• Chucho Valdés: piano.

Piano duos are a rare treat, and this one was darn good!

I apologize for the totally deficient setlist, but neither Chucho nor Gonzalo said a word. Some of the tunes or riffs seemed familiar, but nothing summoned a name into my consciousness.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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