The Bob Roden Quintet in Concert at SF's Cadillac Hotel, March 8, 2024

A full one-hour live video of The Bob Roden Quintet's third appearance in the long-running concert series at San Francisco's historic Cadillac Hotel, in the heart of the Tenderloin, on March 8, 2024.

As usual, the program is a wide-ranging collection of some of BRQ's most favorite pieces to play. Among other things, it features Bob's vocal rendition of "Learnin' the Blues," which is one of his all-time favorite songs.

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Personnel:

BOB RODEN, trombone, vocals, percussion
RON JACKSON, sax
MARK ROSSI, piano
JAMIE DOWD, bass
RICHARD FREEMAN, drums

Program:

1. Blues in the Closet
2. Almost Like Being in Love
3. But Beautiful
4. I Get a Kick Out of You
5. Flamingo
6. On the Sunny Side of the Street
7. A Foggy Day
8. Birks’ Works
9. Learnin’ the Blues
10. When the Saints Go Marchin’ In

Special Credits:

Camlo Looper, venue management and maintenance of piano
Katherine Looper, videographer
Max Lopez, audio engineer
David Anderson, publicity
Jay Mijares, photographer
Lee Walkup, editor
Shawn Skylark, piano technician
Patricia Walkup Memorial Piano restored by Richard Blais & Craig Hair
Katherine Looper, executive producer
In memory of Leroy B. Looper, Father of the Tenderloin, and Gayle Wood
Special thanks to Ellen Jennings, The Cookie Lady
Bob Roden, additional video

The Bob Roden Quintet would like to express its gratitude to everyone listed above, and to all who attended the concert, for making our experience at the Cadillac Hotel so enjoyable and rewarding. We're looking forward to doing it all again on March 7, 2025!