Photos By: Nate Payne - Jester Graphics and Photography
February 15th, 2020, one year after the passing of Kofi Burbridge, Tedeschi Trucks Band took the stage at The Warner Theater in Washington, DC to honor their friend. The band opened with Amazing Grace, a fitting tribute, a song that lit the fuse to what was undoubtedly one of the finest musical performances ever witnessed. They paved a winding road of memories and emotion, complete with some subtle and some not so subtle nods to their former bandmate ;).
The band is once again slated for their 4-night, 2-weekend run at The Warner Theater this February. Their annual residency has become a highly sought-after experience among music lovers in the DMV area. Once you attend a Warner Theatre show, it’s not hard to see the community that has formed around this band. You can feel an electricity running through the crowd that’s always tied to the energy of the band, generating an incredibly unique musical experience.
Amazing Grace lead into Let Me Get By and fast-tracked that fuse from the beginning of the evening. The band exploded with full force and unleashed a wave of music upon the Warner, that let everyone know they were indeed going to light it up that evening. Just As Strange, Do I Look Worried and Hard Case followed. After a few songs it became evident that the band had been expanding on their hits and truly orchestrating arrangements of their songs, almost tailoring them for each show. After so much time together, it’s becoming that the wisdom and experience of each band member is not influencing a new direction for the dynamics of the band. Each band member contributed a more substantial, dynamic role in the show and that’s what truly made it great – “The more the merrier” was absolutely the case.
The first set concluded with Idle Wind, another tip of the cap to the end of the first set on February 16th, 2019, one day after Kofi’s passing. What was to follow was a treat rarely experienced by Tedeschi Trucks fans. After a brief intermission the band returned for an acoustic set that kicked off with Back Where I Started followed up by Forty-Four, I Am Yours, and Women Be Wise. The acoustic set featured Tyler Greenwell and J.J. Johnson on upright drum sets with Brandon Boone on upright bass. The set also featured Susan Tedeschi on Acoustic Guitar and Derek Trucks interchanging vintage acoustic and electric guitars.
The Evening drove on to what was without a doubt the climax of the event with a soul-jarring rendition of I Pity The Fool showcasing Susan Tedeschi singing at the top of her lungs, full-force, declaring “That was for Kofi.” afterwards. The room was pure electric, fans hugged and high-fived, the band paused and looked out over the crowd, and in that moment the room unified for Kofi and acknowledged his wonderful impact on each and every person the band had touched.
Set List:
Tedeschi Trucks Band Set List: The Warner Theater - February 15th, 2020
Set 1
Amazing Grace
Let Me Get By
Just As Strange
Do I Look Worried
Hard Case
Life Is Crazy
Why Does Love Got To BE So Sad
Somebody Pick Up My Pieces
More And More
Idle Wind
Set 2
Back Where I Started
Forty-Four
I Am Yours
Women Be Wise
Done Somebody Wrong
Still Your Mind
Made Up Mind
I Pity The Fool
Midnight In Harlem
Will The Circle Be Unbroken
Bound For Glory
Encore: Let’s Go Get Stoned
Midnight In Harlem was followed by Will The Circle Be Unbroken which bled into Bound for Glory, galvanizing the band and crowd as everyone rode out the end of one hell of an evening. During the encore, the band came back to finish out the evening with Let’s Go Get Stoned, true to form and mirroring their final song last year on February 16th, 2019. This will be a performance not soon forgotten by the Tedeschi Tucks Band Family. Music is a community with this group of folks, and we can’t wait to see what’s next for our friends and family.
Photos, Video, Write Up: Nate Payne - Jester Graphics and Photography
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Recorded at Swamp Raga Studios, Jackson, FL
Produced, engineered and mixed by Derek Trucks, Jim Scott and Bobby Tis
Strings written and arranged by Kofi Burbridge
Horns written and arranged by Kebbi Williams, Elizabeth Lea and Ephraim Owens
Cover Art Alec Huxley
Dedicated to our dear friend and mentor Col. Bruce Hampton (Ret.)
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