Cal Performances presents Artemis
Zellerbach Hall Auditorium
U.C. Berkeley, Bancroft Way at Telegraph Ave, Berkeley, CA 94305 USA
8:00 PM, Friday, March 24, 2023

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[8:02 PM] {lights down, announcements, performers out, greetings from RR}

1. [8:05 PM] Galapagos
   [8:17 PM] {banter about next tune}
2. [8:18 PM] Lights Away From Home
   [8:25 PM] {banter about next tune}
3. [8:26 PM] A Flower Is a Lovesome Thing
4. [8:33 PM] Sling
   [8:41 PM] {back- and fore-announcment of tune titles}
5. [8:42 PM] Whirlwind
6. [8:49 PM] Hackensack
   [8:59 PM] {banter about Burt Bacharach and Mulgrew Miller}
7. [9:01 PM] What the World Needs Now
   [9:10 PM] {banter about next tune}
8. [9:11 PM] Bow & Arrow
9. [9:18 PM] Balance of Time
   [9:26 PM] {banter about Wayne Shorter}
10. [9:29 PM] United
    [9:39 PM] {applause at set end}
    [9:40 PM] {Happy BD RR!}
    
    Encore
11. [9:42 PM] Penelope
    [9:46 PM] {applause at show end}
    [9:47 PM] {lights up!}

Artemis

• Nicole Glover: tenor saxophone;
• Ingrid Jensen: trumpet;
• Allison Miller: drums;
• Renee Rosnes: piano, electric piano;
• Alexa Tarantino: alto saxophone, flute;
• Noriko Ueda: contrabass.

Tonight was the first show on the current tour, and Renee Rosnes birthday too! Presumably we got a good taste of their forthcoming album, but only Lights Away From Home and Balance of Time were identified as pieces from that collection. Gotta wait until May to find out if anything else is a new album cut.

The band seemed well-rehearsed: for an initial gig, I didn't notice any goofs whatsoever. That makes them professionals, right?

I really liked Galapagos – it had a great, spacey vibe that really set the tone: we're gonna take you out of your heads! Likewise, Alexa Taratino's Whirlwind shared that sort of vibe, with lots of fluttery microtonal flute. Hackensack featured an unusual arrangement that careened all over the place, like Mister Magoo out for a Saturday pleasure drive.

And closing with two Wayne Shorter compositions? Very nice!

Program Notes or program notes

Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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