SFJAZZ presents the Yuko Mabuchi Trio featuring Del Atkins and Bob Breton
Joe Henderson Lab
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
Early Show, 7:00 PM, Friday, November 22, 2019

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[7:00 PM; lights down; announcements from Maya; greetings & band introduction from Yuko]

1. [7:02 PM] So What
2. [7:12 PM] Blue in Green
3. [7:18 PM] Softly As in a Morning's Sunrise »
4. [7:23 PM] I Got Rhythm
5. [7:30 PM] All Blues
6. [7:41 PM] Sedona Winds
7. [7:45 PM] Nardis
8. [7:51 PM] Batucada
   [show ends 7:59 PM; band introduction and final thanks]

• Del Atkins: 5-string bass;
• Bob Breton: drums;
• Yuko Mabuchi: piano, vox (t04).

Despite being wiped out from a long tough week of work, it was a pleasure and delight to witness Yuko Mabuchi in her SF debut. She was quite excited to be playing at SFJAZZ, and her infectious energy was really uplifting. I especially enjoyed the few times that she got really carried away, practically flinging herself into the piano, sending crashes of sound and dissonant tone-clusters flying across the room while the bass and drums kept a solid pocket together for the piece to stand on. Yum!

Del Atkins played with an exquisitely fat tone that had just the slightest crispy edge – can you imagine beignet bass? – and Bob Breton consistently surprised me by tossing tasty accents on top of his solid beat-keeping. While neither of the support players were nearly as flashy or outgoing as Yuko, they were both superb, and I'd be keen to see them all again in the future.

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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