# Sandy Cressman & Homenagem Brasileira at Lakeside Theater, May 20, 2014


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[Benefit for Arise HS](http://ariseup.brownpapertickets.com/) featuring [Sandy Cressman & Homenagem Brasileira](http://www.homenagem-brasileira.com/)  
2014-05-20  
[Lakeside Theater](http://www.kaisercenter.com/venues-auditorium.html)  
[Kaiser Center, 300 Lakeside Drive, Oakland, CA  ](http://maps.google.com/maps?q=Kaiser+Center,+300+Lakeside+Drive,+Oakland,+CA++&hl=en)  
5:30 PM, Tuesday, May 20, 2014

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## One Set

[6:12 PM lights down, speeches, video presentation, more speeches, and then announcements]

01. [6:41 PM] Deixa (Baden Powell)
02. [6:46 PM] Coração Sem Saída (Dori Caymi) (The Heart Has No Exit)
03. [6:54 PM] Brigas Nunca Mais (Antonio Carlos Jobim) (No More Fighting)
04. [7:00 PM] Bala com Bala (João Bosco)
05. [7:07 PM] Menina Vai (Cressman)
06. [7:12 PM] ? "because we are the same"
07. [7:17 PM] Sambinha (Sajdera)
08. [7:26 PM] ?dalisaensa (Cressman)  
[show ends 7:32 PM, no encore]


## Performers

* [Jeff Cressman](http://www.homenagem-brasileira.com/jeffsbio.htm): trombone;
* [Sandy Cressman](http://www.homenagem-brasileira.com/): vox, pandiero, percussion;
* [Fred Randolph](https://fredrandolph.com): contrabass;
* [Anne Sajdera](http://www.annesajdera.com/): keyboards;
* Phil Thompson: drums.


## Notes

Sadly, tonight's benefit concert did not seem to have drawn much of a crowd. Hard for me to say what the issue was, but certainly any number of explanations could be posed. Hopefully the school netted at least a little bit after covering their costs!

I thought the opening presenters were all well-spoken, and the multimedia presentation was pretty engaging too.

Sandy's set was darn good, though I would have liked a little more variation in the offerings ... maybe a bit more in different tempos? Hard to put my finger on it exactly, only that by the end, I felt like it was all a little too samey-samey.

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