DEC 28–31 | Ring in the New Year w/ Maceo Parker
Dec 31, 2019
Miner Auditorium
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Original show description below.
Please note: Dance floor is General Admission standing room only. If you would prefer seats, please select a different level for this show.
Ring in the new year with the best party in the Bay Area with funk legend Maceo Parker. With two shows on this special evening, you have the choice to either start your New Year's Eve off right while avoiding the crowds, or Members can celebrate together through midnight as we countdown to 2019!
Ring in the New Year with the king of the funky saxophone and one of the primary architects of modern R&B, Maceo Parker along with a special guest, saxophonist Candy Dulfer. Parker spent the first half of his career in the service of funk’s founding fathers, and in his second act as a bandleader, the unrelentingly soulful saxophonist/vocalist has ascended into the funk firmament in his own right, leading a righteously grooving outfit that plays with ecstatic precision and ferocious drive.
The altoist made his mark as an essential voice in the powerhouse horns backing James Brown, contributing classic funk solos on some of the Godfather’s iconic hits. He went on to join George Clinton’s moveable funk feast in Parliament/Funkadelic during the ensemble’s most creative era. He was part of the James Brown offshoot JB Horns led by fellow Brown alum Fred Wesley and saxophonist Alfred “Pee Wee” Ellis, and has contributed to albums and tours with artists including the Red Hot Chili Peppers, Keith Richards, Dave Matthews Band and most extensively, Prince. Since the early 1990s, Parker has been spreading gospel of groove, and recorded his seminal 1992 album Life on Planet Groove with Dulfer, along with the 2003 release Maceo by Maceo and 2005’s School’s In.
NEW YEAR'S PARTY INCLUDES
- Complementary Sparkling Wine
- Balloon Drop (10:30PM Members-Only show only)
- Massive Disco Ball
- NYE Party Favors
- Countdown to 2019 in NYC and SF
Dulfer knuckles down and zeroes in on creating some fast, furious and always funky beats that are big enough to live in.
All About Jazz
Dulfer knuckles down and zeroes in on creating some fast, furious and always funky beats that are big enough to live in.
All About Jazz
Personnel
Maceo Parker saxophone & lead vocals
Greg Boyer trombone
Will Boulware keyboards
Bruno Speigh guitar
Rodney "Skeet" Curtis bass
Pete MacLean drums
Darliene Parker vocals
SPECIAL GUEST
Candy Dulfer saxophone & vocals
A consummate entertainer whose band shares his single-minded mission to get audiences on their feet and leave them moved and grooved.
San Francisco Chronicle on Maceo Parker
Personnel
Maceo Parker saxophone & lead vocals
Greg Boyer trombone
Will Boulware keyboards
Bruno Speigh guitar
Rodney "Skeet" Curtis bass
Pete MacLean drums
Darliene Parker vocals
SPECIAL GUEST
Candy Dulfer saxophone & vocals