Deadgrass | New Years Eve Show!
Matt Turk and C Lanzbom joined forces to form Deadgrass, a string band jamgrass adventure through Jerry Garcia’s musical world. Bassist Dave Richards, banjo player Kris Bauman 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 Grateful Dead.
C Lanzbom (Acoustic & Electric Guitar), Sam Weber (Bass), Kris Bauman (Banjo), Kensuke Shoji (Fiddle), Matt Turk (Acoustic Guitar, Mandolin)
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 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. He 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, 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.
Banjoist Kris Bauman is a multi-instrumentalist who has been performing professionally since he was sixteen. He was featured with bassist Alexis Cuadrado on NPR's Studio 360. Bauman works in a variety of musical genres including Country/Bluegrass with his group “The Dang-it Bobbys”; Jazz as a leader and sideman, including performances or collaborations with vocalist Bobby Short, saxophonists Seamus Blake and Loren Schoenberg, composer/arranger Jason Lindner, and guitarists Kurt Rosenwinkel and Luca Benedetti; Rock/Pop with engineer Mike Barnard (Christina Aguilera, The Strokes) and Ilhan Ersahin (Nublu Records); and R&B/Soul with recording artist Bilal (Interscope).
Jazz violinist Kensuke Shoji was born in Gifu, Japan, and 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.
Opening Act: The Dangit Bobbys
Dang-It Bobby’s are the bourbon-infused brain-child of multi-instrumentalist Kris Bauman and guitarist Luca Benedetti. Formed in 2004, the two Brooklyn based musicians assembled a project that borrows from classic country music, newer acoustic/electric sounds, and intricate standards from the golden age of jazz. Strikingly original, playful and poignant, Bauman and Benedetti have created a blend of American music that is sometimes quick picking, sometimes blue, and always entertaining.