SFJAZZ presents Al Di Meola
Robert M. Miner Auditorium
SFJAZZ Center, 205 Franklin St, San Francisco, CA 94102 USA
7:00 PM, Sunday, June 11, 2023

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[7:07 PM] {lights down; Introduction by Randall Kline}
[7:10 PM] {band out}

1. [7:11 PM] (unidentified tune #1, probably Ballad)
2. [7:16 PM] (unidentified tune #2, probably Turquoise)
3. [7:19 PM] (unidentified tune #3, probably a continuation of Turquoise)
   [7:23 PM] {Greetings from Al}
   [7:23 PM] {band introduction}
4. [7:24 PM] Fandango
5. [7:31 PM] (unidentified tune #4, probably Milonga Noctiva)
6. [7:39 PM] (unidentified tune #5, probably Immeasurable 3)
   [7:47 PM] {SM heads offstage; Al talks about writing tunes during the pandemic}
7. [7:48 PM] Tears of Hope
8. [7:54 PM] Um Anja (Egberto Gismonti)
   [7:59 PM] {SM back; long story from Al about the high points of his career; McCartney story}
9. [8:05 PM] Because
   [8:09 PM] {Al talks about his daughter's reaction to the Nutcracker}
10. [8:10 PM] Ava's Dance in the Moonlight
11. [8:19 PM] Double Concerto (Astor Piazzolla)
12. [8:27 PM] Cafe 1930 (Astor Piazzolla)
    [8:33 PM] {Al introduces the guys; reminiscing about past times in San Francisco; Chick Corea NYE 1973 LSD story}
    [8:34 PM] {Lots more story-telling}
    [8:44 PM] {Al talks about Gordon Lightfoot}
13. [8:44 PM] If You Could Read My Mind
    [8:48 PM] {encore break}
    
    Encore
    [8:48 PM] {Al intro story}
14. [8:48 PM] Mediterranean Sundance (? again? seems unlikely!)
    [8:55 PM] {applause at end show}
    [8:56 PM] {Al off}
    [8:56 PM] {lights up!}

• Peo Alfonsi: acoustic guitar;
• Al Di Meola: acoustic guitar, effects;
• Sergio Martínez: cajon, drums, percussion.

All gave us a generously long show, but it was altogether too samey-samey for me. Not enough tonal variety, I guess. And not enough tune identification, by the look of the list above!

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Big thanks to Ting for the photo gallery!

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Back to the previous event! ☸ Up to the 2023 yearbox! ☸ Up to the 2023 event list! ☸ On to the next event!