Jazz Is Dead ft. Kimock at Nectar's

AN EPIC JAZZ FEST PRE-PARTY KICKOFF WITH JAZZ IS DEAD!

7PM DOORS/ $55adv/ $60dos ($+5 for 18-20 years of age - limited availability

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Alphonso Johnson (bass & Chapman stick) en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alphonso_Johnson

Steve Kimock (guitar) kimock.com

Pete Lavezzoli (drums) peterlavezzoli.com

Bobby LeeRodgers (guitar) bobbyleerodgers.com

JAZZ IS DEAD - All-Star Ensemble

CONTINUES ITS GRATEFUL DEAD INTERPRETIVE JAM ODYSSEY IN 2024

 Jazz Is Dead – The legacyall-star instrumental ensemble, famous for interpretations ofclassic Grateful Dead songs with jazz influences, (re)assembled a killerline-up to immense critical and fan acclaim, and box office success inJanuary.  To celebrate Mars Hotel 50thAnniversary, original bassist Alphonso Johnson joined by Steve Kimock, PeteLavezzoli & Bobby Lee Rodgers, performing songs from Grateful Dead’s ‘Wakeof the Flood’, in addition to other beloved selections. Reuniting Steve Kimock& Alphonso Johnson, whom together in heavyweight post-Garcia Grateful Deadoff-shoot The Other Ones, along with Bob Weir, commanded the instrumentalprowess of that band that shines in Jazz Is Dead.

Formed in 1998 by bassist Alphonso Johnson(Weather Report, Santana, Bobby & The Midnites, The Other Ones), drummerBilly Cobham (Miles Davis, Mahavishnu Orchestra, Bobby & The Midnites),keyboardist T Lavitz (Dixie Dregs) & guitarist Jimmy Herring (AquariumRescue Unit, Widespread Panic), with drummers Rod Morgenstern (Dixie Dregs)& Jeff Sipe (Leftover Salmon) replacing Cobham in 1999, and guitarist JeffPevar (CSN, David Crosby CPR, Phil Lesh & Friends) replacing Herring in2000, recorded 3 acclaimed albums, the second of which ‘Laughing Water’ in 1999was in fact an instrumental ‘Wake of the Flood’ reinterpretation - so there isprecedent. That album also featured Derek Trucks, Donna Jean Godchaux &Vassar Clements.

On Laughing Water, the fusion ensemble Jazz Is Dead one-ups the band that it sets out tohonor. Laughing Water is a superior remake of the Grateful Dead's rather ordinary rockalbum Wake of the Flood. Fortunately, you don't have to be a Deadhead to appreciate thisalbum. Laughing Water not only fuses jam-rock with jazz, but it possesses acountry-bluesy Americana flavor. The songs on Laughing Water are long andimprovisational, but they seldom grow boring. From a purely technicalstandpoint, each musician in Jazz Is Dead is a superior player to hiscounterpart in the Grateful Dead. But unlike many pop-jazz remakes of rockalbums, Laughing Water manages to capture the rock 'n roll animus of the original. Thecommunal carefree spirit of tie-dyed counter culturalism lives on in thismusic. Not onlyshould Deadheads come away happy, but fusion freaks and aficionados ofimprovisational rock should, too. – Ed Kopp, All About Jazz 1999

‘Wake of theFlood’s’ reimagined interpretations remain in a repertoire that has expandedexponentially to cover most of the beloved, halcyon songs that have transcendedgenerations, as devotees of The Grateful Dead have swelled to numbers farbeyond those when Jerry Garcia was with us. Jazz Is Dead returns in June,unleashing 5 additional shows for 'This Lazy Summer Home’ tour.