Tonight Deadgrass at Caffe Lena in Saratoga Springs Sold Out!
Written by Staff on October 31, 2024
The upcoming October 31st, 2024 Deadgrass Halloween show at Caffe
Lena in Saratoga Springs, NY is almost sold out.
For those who wish to LiveStream the concert and cannot make it to the
venue, tickets are $10 and please click HERE to LiveStream!
Matt Turk and C Lanzbom joined forces to form Deadgrass, a string band
adventure through Jerry Garcia’s musical world. Bassist Dave Richards,
banjo player Boo Reiners and fiddler Kensuke Shoji complete this fine
group of seasoned pros exploring the life works of Jerry Garcia on the
instruments that first inspired him. Deadgrass celebrates and interprets the
music of Jerry Garcia, drawing from Old & in the Way, JGB, Jerry’s Jug
Band days and The Grateful Dead.
A seasoned recording artist and multi-instrumentalist, Matt Turk is a
veteran performer who has performed and recorded with Pete Seeger,
opened for Judy Collins, The Doobie Brothers, Fiona Apple and the
Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart. He has performed at the Clearwater Festival,
Gathering of the Vibes, Atlanta’s Music Midtown, Jazz at Lincoln Center
The Capitol Theatre and The Beacon Theatre. Matt has recorded for
Warner Bros Records with Gaby Moreno & Matter Music.
Grammy award winner C Lanzbom is a touring and studio guitarist with
producing, performing, writing and engineering credits with Pete Seeger,
Bruce Springsteen, Crystal Bowersox, Shlomo Carlebach and Soulfarm.
C’s studio, Sherwood Ridge, is a state of the art recording facility just north
of New York City. C has numerous television and film song placements. His
affection and passion for Jerry Garcia’s music has been a major influence.
Bassist Dave Richards performs in Hamilton on Broadway and has
recorded and performed with The Indigo Girls, Rosanne Cash, Buster
Poindexter, Madeline Peyroux, Jewel and Richie Havens. He has toured
throughout Europe, Canada and the USA, appearing at Ottawa Jazz,
Toronto Blues festival, The Hollywood Bowl and Austin City Limits. At the
age of 17 Dave was playing jazz five nights a week in Orlando, Florida with
Billy Peebles, the drummer for Ray Charles on many classic Atlantic
recordings.
Banjo player Boo Reiners is a multi-instrumentalist who has performed,
recorded, filmed and toured with Dispatch, Phil Lesh, Al Kooper, Pete
Seeger, Charlie Louvin, Steve Martin, Tony Trischka, Michael Moore, Amy
Poehler, Natalie Merchant, Martin Sexton, and many others. In the studio
and on tour with world music pioneers The Klezmatics, he helped the group
to win their 2007 Grammy Award for “Wonder Wheel: Lyrics By Woody
Guthrie.”
Jazz violinist Kensuke Shoji was born in Gifu, Japan. He joined his father’s
bluegrass band as a teenager. As a young adult he moved to the U.S.A. to
study jazz violin with Berklee String Department chair Matt Glaser, and
world renowned violinist Christian Howes. Kensuke moved to New York
City in 2013 to play with Alex Hargreaves, Barry Harris, Jacob Jolliff, Maria
Muldaur and more.
Please visit: deadgrassband.com for more information.