Genres Acoustic music Labels Grateful Dead Records Genre Acoustic music | Years active 1987-88 Website jerrygarcia.com | |
Associated acts Grateful Dead
Jerry Garcia Band Past members Jerry Garcia
David Nelson
Sandy Rothman
John Kahn
Kenny Kosek
David Kemper Origin San Francisco, California, United States (1987) Members Jerry Garcia, John Kahn, David Nelson, Kenny Kosek Albums Ragged but Right, Almost Acoustic, On Broadway: Act One, Pure Jerry: Lunt‑Fontanne - New York | ||
Jerry garcia acoustic band ragged but right full album
The Jerry Garcia Acoustic Band (JGAB) was a band formed by Jerry Garcia of the Grateful Dead. They played a number of concerts in 1987 and 1988, and subsequently released two live albums.
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Band members
History
Garcia and Rothman had played together in The Black Mountain Boys, a bluegrass band. The JGAB formed in 1987 and made their first public appearance at The Fillmore on March 17, 1987 at a benefit concert for Artist Rights Today.
The JGAB played the Lunt-Fontanne Theatre for a two-week Broadway run, then continued with appearances at The Warfield in San Francisco and the Wiltern Theatre in Los Angeles. Other performances included the Electric on the Eel concert, the Creating a Better Future benefit in Marin County, California, as well as appearances at the Cotati Cabaret (an exclusive club in Sonoma County, California), and the Frost Amphitheater at Stanford University.
Discography
Selection of songs performed
Songs
Oh - the Wind and RainAlmost Acoustic · 1988
The Girl at the Crossroads BarAlmost Acoustic · 1988
Deep Elem BluesAlmost Acoustic · 1988