SFJAZZ presents Brad Mehldau
Herbst Theatre
Veterans' Building, San Francisco War Memorial Performing Arts Center, 401 Van Ness Avenue, San Francisco, CA 94102-4522 USA
7:30 PM, Tuesday, September 20, 2022

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[7:35 PM] {lights down; announcements & introduction from Randall Kline}
[7:39 PM] {enter Brad}

1. [7:39 PM] I Am the Walrus »
2. [7:43 PM] Your Mother Should Know »
3. [7:45 PM] In the Kitchen
   [7:52 PM] {greetings from Brad; back & fore-announcements}
4. [7:54 PM] Perugia
5. [7:59 PM] The Falcon Will Fly Again
   [8:05 PM] {pause for Brad to wipe his hands}
6. [8:06 PM] Karma Police
7. [8:10 PM] She Said, She Said
   [8:13 PM] {thanks from Brad; back & fore-announcements}
8. [8:14 PM] Independence Day
   [8:17 PM] {pause for Brad to take off his jacket}
9. [8:18 PM] Old West
   [8:25 PM] {back & fore-announcements}
10. [8:26 PM] Baby's in Black
11. [8:35 PM] If I Needed Someone »
12. [8:37 PM] Don't Let It Bring You Down
    [8:39 PM] {back & fore-announcements}
13. [8:41 PM] Life on Mars
14. [8:45 PM] Dear Prudence
    [8:50 PM] {Brad: thanks! I think we have time for one more…}
15. [8:51 PM] Hey Joe
    [9:04 PM] {set ends to a standing ovation; Brad off and then back pretty quickly}
    
    Encore
16. [9:05 PM] Don't Think Twice
    [9:09 PM] {encore ends to a standing ovation; Brad off and then back for another one…}
    
    2nd Encore
17. [9:10 PM] Blackbird
    [9:14 PM] {another standing ovation; Brad heads offstage}
    [9:15 PM] {lights up!}

• Brad Mehldau: piano.

If you appreciate solo piano, tonight was a good 'un! Lots of 'Name that Tune' moments, as Brad slid from one tune to the next, or started a fresh one without making any obvious reference to the original melodic or harmonic content. Happily, he was really good about identifying things, which is how I was able to fill in the titles for his own compositions and the more obscure covers above.

Today's photo gallery comes from ol' squinty!

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