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2009

I didn't start trying to keep setlists for every show I attended until 2013, but starting in 2003 I did keep track of the individual shows, so without further comment, here is the list of interesting events I witnessed in 2009. I know I stashed away about a file box per year of ephemera, so in time, some of these events might gain setlists, but don't hold your breath waiting!

January Events

Group Name Venue Date
Pharoah Sanders Quartet Yoshi's January 3, 2009
Dracul: Prince of Fire the Crucible January 7, 2009
David Hidalgo & Louie Perez Napa Valley Opera House January 9, 2009
Blue Note 7, featuring Peter Bernstein, Bill Charlap, Ravi Coltrane, Lewis Nash, Nicholas Payton, Peter Washington & Steve Wilson Zellerbach Hall January 15, 2009
Sergey & Lusine Khachatryan Hertz Hall January 18, 2009
Sarah Cahill Hertz Hall January 25, 2009
Christian Tetzlaff & Leif Ove Andsnes Herbst Theatre January 27, 2009

February Events

Group Name Venue Date
Kronos Quartet Hertz Hall February 1, 2009
the Sweet Hollywaiians the Rite Spot Café February 1, 2009
Rokia Traore Dinkelspiel Auditorium February 4, 2009
Circus Oz: 30th Birthday Bash Zellerbach Hall February 6, 2009
Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski; Bo Carper the Independent February 13, 2009
Punch Brothers Bankhead Theater February 15, 2009
Philip Glass: Music in Twelve Parts Davies Symphony Hall February 16, 2009
Hilliard Ensemble Herbst Theatre February 17, 2009
Jackie Greene with Phil Lesh & Bob Weir GAMH February 18, 2009
Bill Kreutzmann, Oteil Burbridge and Scott Murawski; Great American Taxi Bluebird Theatre, Denver, CO February 20, 2009
Dirty Dozen Brass Band Riverwalk Center, Breckenridge February 23, 2009
Panjea Checkpoint Charlie February 25, 2009
Jo-Jo's Mardi Gras Band; Burning Dub; Midnight Ultra Checkpoint Charlie February 27, 2009
Charlie Hunter Quartet; Supercollider Boulder Theatre February 28, 2009

March Events

Group Name Venue Date
New Century Chamber Orchestra First Congregational Church March 6, 2009
Mushroom with Patty Spiglanin & Mike Therieau performing Pete Townsend's Lifehouse Starry Plough March 6, 2009
Danú Dinkelspiel Auditorium March 11, 2009
Ladysmith Black Mambazo Zellerbach Hall March 12, 2009
Simon's 50th BD Party, w/Zach Matthews, Eric Yates & Mike Sugar Connecticut Yankee March 14, 2009
Simon Shaheen & Aswat Zellerbach Hall March 17, 2009
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté Yoshi's March 19, 2009
Will Bernard, Andy Hess, John Medeski, & Stanton Moore GAMH March 20, 2009
Five Peace Band: Vinnia Colaiuta, Chick Corea, Kenny Garrett, Christian McBride & John McLaughlin Zellerbach Hall March 21, 2009
SFJazz Collective Palace of Fine Arts Theatre March 22, 2009
Leo Kottke Carriage House Theatre March 26, 2009
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine GAMH March 27, 2009
Norcal unBirthday party! Golden Gate Park March 28, 2009
Tallis Scholars First Congregational Church March 28, 2009
Branford Marsalis Palace of Fine Arts Theatre March 29, 2009

April Events

Group Name Venue Date
Habib Koité & Bamada Zellerbach Hall April 3, 2009
Shivkumar Sharma & Zakir Hussain Rio Theatre April 10, 2009
John Scofield's Piety Street Band Palace of Fine Arts Theatre April 11, 2009
Dark Star Orchestra GAMH April 15, 2009
Jazz Museum in Harlem presents 50 Years of “Kind of Blue” featuring Jonathan Batiste, Vasko Dukovski, David Ewell, Dominick Farinacci, Darrell Green & Dayna Stephens Kresge Auditorium April 18, 2009
Quatuor Mosaïques First Congregational Church April 22, 2009
Troilus & Cressida Dwinelle Hall April 24, 2009
Dianne Reeves Zellerbach Hall April 25, 2009

May Events

Group Name Venue Date
Tim O'Brien Carriage House Theatre May 1, 2009
Railroad Earth; Jim Lauderdale the Fillmore May 2, 2009
Karrin Allyson Florence Gould Theatre May 9, 2009
Robert Gurney Rodin Gallery, Palace of the Legion of Honor May 9, 2009
the Dead Shoreline Amphitheatre May 10, 2009
Allman Brothers Band Fox Theatre Oakland May 12, 2009
New Century Chamber Orchestra First Congregational Church May 14, 2009
David Gans & Zac Matthews with Bear Kittay and Genevieve Little Nomad Café May 15, 2009
Los Lobos 50th Annual Artichoke Festival May 17, 2009
Berkeley Akademie Ensemble First Congregational Church May 17, 2009
Let the Sunshine In!, A benefit concert featuring Sting, Bob Weir, Narada Michael Walden, Mary Wilson, Marilyn McCoo and Billy Davis, Jr., Earl Klugh, David Grisman, Gerald Alston, Shanice Wilson, Lisa Fischer, Jeanie Tracy, Ralphe Armstrong, Dale “Satchmo” Powers, Kevin Campbell, and others TBD Davies Symphony Hall May 25, 2009
Berkeley Akademie Ensemble First Congregational Church May 31, 2009

June Events

Group Name Venue Date
Jenna Mammina & Robin Lewis Fifth Street Farms June 7, 2009
Ex Machina the Blue Dragon Zellerbach Playhouse June 11, 2009
Asleep at the Wheel Bankhead Theater June 13, 2009
Hiromi's Sonicbloom with David Fiuczynski Herbst Theatre June 19, 2009
Allan Toussaint Herbst Theatre June 20, 2009
Goran Bregovic Herbst Theatre June 21, 2009
Pharoah Sanders Quartet with Zakir Hussain Yoshi's SF June 27, 2009
San Francisco Opera: La Traviata War Memorial Opera House June 29, 2009

July Events

Group Name Venue Date
Bonerama; All of a Sudden Great American Music Hall July 1, 2009
Los Lobos Marin County Fair July 5, 2009
Cowboy Junkies; Son Volt Garden Theatre July 17, 2009

August Events

Group Name Venue Date
Cabrillo Festival Orchestra: Sugar Magnolia: A Tribute to the Grateful Dead Santa Cruz Civic Auditorium August 9, 2009
Béla Fleck & Toumani Diabaté Rio Theater August 12, 2009
David Sanborn & David Benoit Garden Theatre August 27, 2009

September Events

Group Name Venue Date
Mark Morris Dance Group Zellerbach Hall Auditorium September 17, 2009
Porcupine Tree; That One Guy the Warfield September 18, 2009
Furthur; Vice Fox Theatre September 19, 2009
Furthur Fox Theatre September 20, 2009
Wynton Marsalis & the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium September 22, 2009
the New Orleans Radiators the Catalyst Atrium September 24, 2009
the New Orleans Radiators; Thrift Store Cowboys Great American Music Hall September 25, 2009
the New Orleans Radiators Private Party September 26, 2009
Day Late Fools; the New Orleans Radiators Private Party September 27, 2009

October Events

Group Name Venue Date
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №9: Poor Man's Whiskey; Tom Morello; John Prine; Lyle Lovett & His Large Band Golden Gate Park October 2, 2009
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №9: Laurie Lewis & the Right Hands; Dry Branch Fire Squad; Tim O'Brien Band; Steve Martin & the Steep Canyon Rangers; Ricky Skaggs & Kentucky Thunder; Gillian Welch & David Rawlins; Steve Earle & the Bluegrass Dukes Golden Gate Park October 3, 2009
Hardly Strictly Bluegrass №9: Moonalice; Booker T Jones & the Drive-by Truckers; Rodney Crowell; Aimee Mann; Todd Snider; Del McCoury Band Golden Gate Park October 4, 2009
Imani Winds with Stefon Harris Herbst Theatre October 4, 2009
Harmony for Humanity: Daniel Pearl World Music Days Concert, featuring the St. Lawrence String Quartet and faculty and students from Stanford's Music Department Memorial Church October 8, 2009
Paula West with the George Mesterhazy Quartet Herbst Theatre October 10, 2009
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium October 15, 2009
Wayne Shorter Quartet Zellerbach Hall Auditorium October 17, 2009
Eddie Daniels Quartet; Jim Rothermel Swingtet Herbst Theatre October 21, 2009
Melody Gardot Palace of Fine Arts Theatre October 23, 2009
Davitt Moroney Hertz Hall October 24, 2009
Davitt Moroney Hertz Hall October 25, 2009
Ravi & Anoushka Shankar Davies Symphony Hall October 29, 2009
Cyro Baptista's Banquet of the Spirits Dinkelspiel Auditorium October 30, 2009
James Cotton Superharp Band with Hubert Sumlin Herbst Theatre October 31, 2009

November Events

Group Name Venue Date
Giovanni Allevi; Patrizia Scascitelli Yerba Buena Center for the Arts Forum November 1, 2009
Esperanza Spalding Palace of Fine Arts Theatre November 5, 2009
Sara Tavares Herbst Theatre November 6, 2009
Boris Garcia; Rubber Souldiers Starry Plough November 7, 2009
Carolina Chocolate Drops Palace of Fine Arts Theatre November 8, 2009
David Nelson Band Mill Valley Dance Hall November 12, 2009
David Nelson Band Mill Valley Dance Hall November 13, 2009
East-West Cornucopia, featuring George Brooks, Pandit Habib Khan, Matthew Montfort, Salar Nader, Richa Shukla, Ramesh Srinivasan, and John Waller Hofmann Theatre, Lesher Center for the Arts, Walnut Creek November 15, 2009
Contrasts Quartet Dinkelspiel Auditorium November 18, 2009
Mariza Zellerbach Hall Auditorium November 19, 2009
New Century Chamber Orchestra First United Methodist Church; 625 Hamilton Ave November 20, 2009
Taylor Eigsti & Julian Lage Zellerbach Hall Auditorium November 21, 2009
Savoy Family Cajun Band Great American Music Hall November 27, 2009
NRPS; Moonalice Great American Music Hall November 28, 2009

December Events

Group Name Venue Date
Angela Hewitt Herbst Theatre December 1, 2009
Berkeley Symphony Orchestra Zellerbach Hall Auditorium December 3, 2009
Tallis Scholars First Congregational Church December 4, 2009
Los Lobos; Bostich & Fussible the Fillmore December 11, 2009
Los Lobos; Bostich & Fussible the Fillmore December 12, 2009
Marc-Andre Hamelin Herbst Theatre December 15, 2009
Steve Kimock Crazy Engine; Big Light; David Gans the Fillmore December 18, 2009
Railroad Earth; Hot Buttered Rum; David Gans the Fillmore December 27, 2009
Furthur Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium December 30, 2009
Furthur Bill Graham Civic Center Auditorium December 31, 2009
Th-Th-The, Th-Th-The, Th-Th… That's all, folks!


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