# Jazz for Leyte Benefit at Piedmont Piano Company, November 30, 2013

[Piedmont Piano Company](http://www.piedmontpiano.com/concerts/131130jazzforleyte.html), in association with the [San Francisco Filipino American Jazz Festival](http://www.sfpinoyjazzfest.com/) and the [Philippine American Writers & Artists, Inc](http://pawainc.com/) present _Jazz for Leyte_  
2013-11-30  
[Piedmont Piano Company](http://www.piedmontpiano.com/Webpages/11concertpage.html)  
[1728 San Pablo Ave, Oakland, CA](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=1728+San+Pablo+Ave,+Oakland,+CA&hl=en)  
7:00 PM, Saturday, November 30, 2013

## Set One

[7:07 PM lights down, 7:08 announcements from Norman Landsberg and Carlos Zialcita]

01. [7:17 PM; Little Brown Brother] Equinox
02. [7:28 PM; +NL] In a Sentimental Mood
03. [7:35 PM; +GB, CZ to emcee] Tenderly
04. [7:42 PM; -JB] ? I Believe in Love
05. [7:46 PM; -CP] ?
06. [7:51 PM; -GB, -NL, +CP, +JB] Song for Lolo
07. [7:59 PM; -JB, +AMF, +NL, -CP] God Bless the Child
08. [8:07 PM; +CP, +ER †] What a Difference a Day Makes
09. [8:12 PM; -AMF, -ER, -NL, +SdC, +JB] ? Hina Hina
10. [8:19 PM; +NL, +GB, -JB] One Note Samba
11. [8:25 PM; -SdC, -GB, -NL, +LA, +CP, +JB, +RC] So in Love
12. [8:31 PM] Chega de Saudade
13. [8:36 PM] Twisted
14. [8:41 PM] Smile  
[set ends 8:48 PM]

## Set Two

[9:06 PM lights down, Carlos introduces the Boy Palacio and the "Little Big Band"]

01. [9:09 PM] My Family
02. [9:24 PM; +AMS] No More Blues
03. [9:31 PM] Never Let Me Go
04. [9:34 PM] You'd Be So Nice to Come Home To
05. [9:38 PM] My Funny Valentine (piano/vox duet)
06. [9:43 PM] Blue Skies  
[show ends 9:47 PM, thanks and announcements to 9:52 PM]


## Performers

### Little Brown Brother

[Little Brown Brother](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Little-Brown-Brother/315056002789)

* Jonathan Bautista: tenor saxophone;
* Mio “Timbalero” Flores: congas, bongos, timbales, percussion;
* [Mark Foglia](https://fogibly.com): drums;
* [Ben Luis](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Ben-Luis-Mr-Bass/231711104354): contrabass;
* Carlos Zialcita: harmonica, emcee.

### Boy Palacio Little Big Band

* Claudio Baria: trombone;
* Jonathan Bautista: tenor saxophone;
* Dio "Boy" Palacio: piano;
* ?Amile Ramirez: alto saxophone;
* Eddie Ramirez: trumpet, † flugelhorn;
* ?: contrabass;
* ?: drums;

### guest artists

* [Lily Alunan](https://www.facebook.com/pages/Lily-Alunan/367287036389): vox;
* [Gemma Bulos](https://gemmabulos.com): vox;
* [Socorro De Castro](http://socorrodecastro.com/): piano;
* Ray Cristobal: piano;
* [Anna Maria Flechero](http://www.annamariaflechero.com/): vox;
* [Norman Landsberg](http://landsbergandyount.com/Webpages/Landsbergbio.html): piano;
* [Cristóbal Rey](http://www.cristobalrey.com/): piano;
* [Ann Marie Santos](http://www.singasongwithpassion.com/): vox.


## Notes 

Tonight's show was pretty fun, though squeezing it into an already over-scheduled Saturday was a little bit stressful! In any case, we arrived with enough time to grab four prime seats in the
fourth row, perfect! And though _our_ timing seemed good, the musician's seemed to be running on a slightly more relaxed schedule -- perhaps they followed island time? -- and as the official start time came and went, the drummer and percussionist slowly put their works together while the bassist and others mingled with friends and family in the audience.

Eventually everything was set up and everyone was ready, and when Little Brown Brother kicked off with John Coltrane's classic _Equinox_, I was in heaven -- setting the pace with St. John is always auspicious! After a couple tunes, it was time to begin the parade of guests, and personnel changes by the tune became the norm. I tried to keep track of the coming and going, but it's entirely possible that I screwed up those details more than once!

For the most part, I really appreciated the song selections, and the performances were also quite strong, though not without the occasional glitch or missed cue that tends to come with this sort of session.

The long first set was followed by a brief break, allowing the audience a chance to stretch and mingle while the stage was reconfigured for the horn-loaded second set, and improptu agvgvregation introduced by Carlos Zialcita as the Boy Palacio Little Big Band. The horn players all sounded pretty darn good to me, and I wish a bit more solo time had been handed to the trombonist, Claudio Baria, who started off the set with a truly remarkable effort to open things up following the head of _My Family_. Boy Palacio as deserves commendation, both for his playing and his composition. Unfortunately, the unidentified rhythm section that took over seemed somewhat unfamiliar with seveal of the tunes, leading to more than one crash and burn ending!

All too soon it was time for the last tune, and after brief thanks and a few pictures of tthe final assembly, we headed out into the night, just shy of 10 PM -- plenty early for our final engagement of the night!

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