930 Club, 815 V ST NW, Washington DC 20001
Deanna Bogart Band
Deanna, Mike, Bernie, Dan
The line up was: Deanna Bogart (vocals and piano), Mike Aubin (drums), Dan Leonard (backup vocals, guitar), Bernie Hairston (backup vocals, bass)
Deanna said the only question was whether they played 5 songs or 1 long song.
1) Deanna-led "Sometimes people can be just plain wrong" - her style was Boogie Woogie, it didn't move me, but it was better than nothing
2) Deanna-led "What about the weather"
3) Deanna-led "I'm still just a girl in a band"
4) Deanna-led "Thunder & lightning, Shadows on the bedroom wall"
5) Deanna-led "Woke up on the wrong side of love" / Instrumental
Deanna thanked the audience.
Victor Wooten
The line up was: Victor Wooten (vocals & bass), Regi "The Teacher" Wooten (vocals & guitar), Joe Wooten (vocals & Keyboard), Anthony Wellington (vocals & bass), Sandra "The Voice" Williams (Vocals), Derico Watson (drummer).
Regi, Derico, Anthony, Victor, Joe
Victor
All pictures taken by and Copyright - Jordan Rich
The set list comes from my own notes as well as the set list provided by a taper of the performance.
Joe Wooten had a family photo on the device behind his keyboard.
1) Intro -->
2) Instrumental - it cranked, Regi had an unusual playing style (the way he used his hands), they traded solos
Saundra Williams came onstage.
3) Alternating Victor-led Victa - they played a Bootsy sample / Sly & the Family Stone's Family Affair
4) Victor-led Stay --> the bass line was to Sly & the Family Stone's (Falettinme Be Mice Elf Agin), Regi, Anthony, and Saundra moved during the hits
5) Victor-led James Brown's We're Gonna Have a Funky Good Time ->
6) Victor-led Kool & the Gang's Ladies Night - the lights were dimmed -->
7) Victor-led Stay (reprise)
Victor said, "All the way from North Carolina, we call this lady the voice". Saundra Williams said, "Thank you for making me feel as welcome as last year."
8) Victor-led George Gershwin's Summertime -->
9) Victor-led Bill Withers' Ain't No Sunshine
Victor talked about how Regi taught him bass and Joe keyboards. He said we were going to get a lesson from the teacher. Everyone but Regi left the stage.
10) Regi solo ->
11) Miles Davis' All Blues / Sir Mack Rice's Mustang Sally (tease)
12) Jingle Bells (instrumental guitar solo)
13) Regi-led Ohio Players' Love Rollercoaster - the band came back and played on this song -->
14) Regi-led James Brown's Sex Machine - the frontline moved around-->
15) Regi-led Zeppelin's Kashmir - it cranked -->
16) Regi-led Jimi Hendrix's Fire -->
17) Victor-led Higher Law
18) Victor-led I Saw God The Other Day
Victor's relatives were on the balcony (VIP seating)
The band left the stage except Joe.
Victor talked about how Joe was playing with the Steve Miller Band.
19) Joe solo-No One Noticed Me
20) Joe solo instrumental -->
Joe left the stage and Derico came onstage.
21) Derico solo -->
22) Victor/Derico duo
23) Victor-led My Life
They left the stage and Anthony Wellington came onstage.
24) Anthony played a bass instrumental of Nat King Cole's The Christmas Song
Anthony said, "Victor just asked me to show him something. Show's you're never to big to steal."
He left the stage and was replaced by Victor
25) Victor played a bass solo of God Rest Ye Merry Gentlemen -->
26) Victor bass solo -->
27) Victor bass solo -->
28) Victor played a bass solo of Amazing Grace
They talked about all the Grammy nominations Victor's up for. Victor said, "If Grammy nominations were money, I'd be a rich man."
Encore
29) Victor-led I'm Gonna Miss You -->
Victor talked about his Aunt Lois who isn't a musician but has a great ear for music.
Victor talked about his new book, The Music Lesson. He said he took all what he learned from his brothers and wrote it as fiction. He said he didn't want to offend anyone, but what if the Bible were written as fiction? He said there wouldn't be any disputes then (I disagree).
30) I'm Gonna Miss You (reprise) ->
He apologized for being repetitive, but:
30) Victor-led Victa (reprise)
I enjoyed the performance, but really hate the 9:30 Club's lack of real seats and concrete interior. Even though I wore sneakers, my feet really hurt and I had to find some place to take a load of my feet multiple times.
After the performance, I walked to my car and drove to Mirrors.
