concert

For the past 30 years, I have been a big fan of Big Bad Voodoo Daddy ( a swing band), and I thought that Inna and I would enjoy seeing them play their set at Mountain Winery in Saratoga, CA.. . . . The show was scheduled to start at 19:30, with Puddles Pity Party starting it first. . . . . Puddles Set List…

Inna and I visited the San Francisco Symphony to listen to the Joshua Bell Plays Sibelius program. . . . . Artists. Conductor: Dalia Stasevska . . Violin: Joshua Bell . Musical Program:. . . Nautilus . [San Francisco Symphony Premiere] . Anna Meredith . Jean Sibelius' Violin Concerto (with Joshua Bell) . Jean Sibelius' Symphony No. 2 . . . . I really enjoyed…

Today, Inna and I went to listen to a concert by Mashina Vremeni (Машина времени) at The Palace of Fine Arts in San Francisco. . The concert was scheduled for 20:00. We left San Jose early so that we would be able to find parking at the Palace of Fine Arts. . . . . This is an iconic rock group (like Beatles for Americans)…

On Sunday, February 12th, Inna and I decided to listen to Bria Skonberg (trumpeter) at the Joe Henderson Lab in the San Francisco Jazz Center (on 201 Franklin Street).. . . . While I enjoyed some of her standard tunes, I am not a big fan of her music choices in this concert. . Bria and her band played for one hour, mixing standards (she…

With COVID-19 finally over and Elton John nearing retirement, we decided to see his final concert in the San Francisco Bay Area in Levi's Stadium, Santa Clara. . Parking near Levi's required some creative effort. Every parking lot nearby was charging $60 just to park, and street parking was unavailable. However, we found an accessible location within 15 minutes of the stadium. . After getting…

Inna found out about a Pink Martini Concert in Palo Alto (for which tickets were sold out), but she purchased excellent seats for a concert at SF Jazz (201 Franklin St, San Francisco). . . After driving to San Francisco, we decided to park at the Performing Arts Garage, where I parked my van. It seemed safer than the other parking lots nearby (due to…

Inna has been a long-time fan of Lara Fabian, a Canadian singer with a beautiful voice. Lara decided to visit San Jose on her 50 World Tour (a celebration of her 50th birthday). . . . . . The Laura Fabian Setlist was as follows:. 1. Adagio @Info[Italian version]. 2. Alleluia @Set[Acte 1 - Passion]. 3. Croire @Info[Extrait]. 4. J'ai zappé / Leila. 5. Tu…

On the spur of the moment, Inna informed me that she could get tickets to see Leslie Odom Jr (the lead in Broadway's Hamilton) with the San Francisco Symphony in concert at Davies Symphony Hall.. . . . Although the program was not known beforehand, it might surprise me with unexpected popular songs.. . . . The concert began with the San Francisco Symphony playing…

Elton John was one of the first rock musicians I heard of growing up. In fact, I recall that "Your Song," "Goodbye Yellow Brick Road," and "Crocodile Rock" were some of the first songs I heard played on my dad's record player.. . . . I have seen two other Elton shows - the Elton John's Made in England Tour in Tacoma Dome, Washington, on…

I finally saw Shakira's El Dorado concert at SAP San Jose today. The concert was initially planned for February, but due to Shakira's vocal problems, it was rescheduled for September 6.. . . I like listening to some of Shakira's songs during my fitness workouts, so I hope to feel some energy during the show. Although she does not have a strong voice, she is…

I last saw Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox live at Warfield, San Francisco, on December 13, 2015. At that time, the line-up included Arianna Savalis, Haley Reinhart, and Sara Niemietz.. . . . . Two years later - on December 10, 2017 - my wife and I saw another show with many different singers and musicians. Unfortunately, neither Hailey nor Arianna were present this time (nor…

Ever since I discovered Scott Bradlee's Postmodern Jukebox on Youtube.com, I have enthusiastically supported his modern song arrangements.. . When I attended Lehigh University, one of my electives was to study Jazz. I enjoyed the music of the '20s and '30s, especially Louis Armstrong, Duke Ellington, and Billie Holiday. It was disappointing to see how current Jazz had turned into elevator music, ala Kenny G.…

When we discovered that one of Inna's favorite groups - The Gipsy Kings - was playing nearby in Saratoga at the Mountain Winery, we had to see them. I could not find excellent seats - they were all sold out beforehand. However, the Mountain Winery's setting is relatively small, so I hoped we would still enjoy the band. . . . . . . .…

Today, we saw the History of the Eagles Concert at the SAP Center in San Jose.. I have never seen San Jose this crowded! The concert looks like it's sold out.. . . . . We didn't have the best seats in section 213, row 11. People were constantly going back and forth to get beer or drinks during the concert (it was a bit…

We saw Sarah Brightman's Dreamchaser concert at SAP Center in San Jose today.. . I really liked "La Luna" and "Nessun Dorma" (though Nessun Dorma is written for a tenor - not a soprano voice). I also wanted "Scarborough Fair," the "Phantom of the Opera," and "Time to Say Goodbye.". . The guest tenor, Erkan Aki, had a voice and was the show's highlight. There…

Today, we saw Leonard Cohen in concert at the HP Pavilion in downtown San Jose.. Mr. Cohen played all the popular standards, including Dance Me to the End of Love, The Future, Suzanne, and Hallelujah.. . He played for over 3 hours, starting a little after 8:00pm and finishing around 11:00pm. For a 70-year-old guy, he sure has a lot of endurance!. . . .…