Phil Lesh

Those looking for the inspiration of the current jam band movement need look no further than Phil Lesh. A founding member of the venerable American musical institution The Grateful Dead, Lesh has continued to inspire while pushing the envelope with his highly evolved musical performances. The world-class musicians that have passed through Phil Lesh & Friends have thrilled audiences with their high-flying improvisations and timeless renditions of Grateful Dead classics. In 2005, Little Brown published Phil Lesh’s memoir titled: Searching For The Sound – My Life with the Grateful Dead, which found the inventive bassist on the New York Times Best Seller List. Last fall, Image Entertainment released Phil Lesh & Friends’ first DVD release – Live at the Warfield. For Phil Lesh the relentless pursuit of improvisation is well known.

Mountain Jam re-unites Phil Lesh with guitarist Warren Haynes for what will be Phil Lesh & Friends’ only 2007 festival season appearance. Fans can expect Phil Lesh & Friends’ fearless musical exploration that will keep the bodies swaying and the feet moving.

Check above for sample tracks from Phil and Friends' upcoming live DVD/CD "Live At The Warfield".

On May 18th and 19th 2006, Phil Lesh and Friends electrified The Warfield Theater in San Francisco, CA with two nights of music that never failed to satisfy. The venerable theater had been visited many times by Phil Lesh and Friends, but never by this exact group. This group of assembled Friends combines a strong jazz background with a touch of blues, a pinch of soul, a good helping of groove, and just the right amount of jamming to keep the faithful dancing well into the early morning.

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Upcoming Events

Event	Time	Location	Tools
Furthur	Thu, Sep 16 7:00p	Hult Center for Performing Arts, Eugene, OR	Furthur Location: Cuthbert Amphitheater
Furthur	Fri, Sep 17 7:00p	Hult Center for Performing Arts, Eugene, OR	Furthur Location: Cuthbert Amphitheater
Furthur	Sat, Sep 18 6:00p	Marymoor Park, Redmond, WA	Furthur
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir	Mon, Sep 20 6:00p	Santa Barbara Bowl, Santa Barbara, CA	Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
Furthur: Phil Lesh & Bob Weir	Tue, Sep 21 7:00p	The Greek Theatre, Los Angeles, CA	Furthur: Phil Lesh & Bob Weir Former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh and Bob Weir will make a stop at the Greek Theatre this September to play with their new band, Furthur.
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir	Wed, Sep 22 12:00a	The Joint, Las Vegas, NV	Furthur featuring Phil Lesh and Bob Weir
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik & Joe Russo	Fri, Sep 24 7:30p	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO	Furthur featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik & Joe Russo
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik & Joe Russo	Sat, Sep 25 7:30p	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO	Furthur featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik & Joe Russo
Furthur featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik & Joe Russo	Sun, Sep 26 5:00p	Red Rocks Amphitheatre, Morrison, CO	Furthur featuring Phil Lesh, Bob Weir, Jeff Chimenti, John Kadlecik & Joe Russo
Further	Mon, Nov 8 7:30p	Northrop Memorial Auditorium, Minneapolis, MN	Further Fans can expect Lesh & Weir to push the musical envelope with jaw-dropping improvisations and loving renditions of Grateful Dead classics, with an all star band that includes keyboardist Jeff Chimenti (RatDog), drummer Joe Russo (Benevento - Russo Duo, Trey Anastasio), guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra), and vocalists Sunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson. New and old fans of the Grateful Dead alike will be entranced as Phil & Bob take the musical journey "furthur", exploring some of the Grateful Dead's most beloved songs in a tour that promises to keep the feet stomping and the bodies shaking. Those looking for the inspiration of the current jam band movement need look no further than Grateful Dead bassist Phil Lesh. A founding member of the venerable American musical institution, the Grateful Dead, Phil has continued to inspire while pushing the envelope with his highly evolved musical performances. In 2009, he teamed up with his Grateful Dead brother Bob Weir to form Furthur, a band that continues the Grateful Dead tradition of stellar playing and free flowing improvisation that moves the mind and shakes the body. Bob Weir was born in San Francisco in 1947 and grew up in the suburb of Atherton. After less-than-popular-with-the-family-and-neighbors experiences with piano and trumpet, he glommed onto the guitar at the age of 13, and hasn't let go since. He soon became the most-junior member of a folk scene that centered on a Palo Alto, California, club called the Tangent, which hosted such future legends as Jerry Garcia, Jorma Kaukonen, and Janis Joplin. Kaukonen was his guitar-picking role model (Garcia, at that time, was a banjo player), and Weir soon became a full-fledged, if young, folkie, listening to Lightnin' Hopkins, Joan Baez, and the Greenbriar Boys, as well as the Everly Brothers and Chuck Berry.

Furthur: Phil Lesh and Bob Weir	Sun, Nov 14 7:30p	U.S. Bank Arena, Cincinnati, OH	Furthur: Phil Lesh and Bob Weir Following their successful summer tour, former Grateful Dead members Phil Lesh & Bob Weir, with their new band Furthur, continue their musical adventure in a nine city fall tour beginning on November 8th at the Northrop Auditorium in Minneapolis, MN and concluding with two magical evenings at Madison Square Garden in New York City on Nov 20 & 21. The Furthur tour will also be making stops in Ames, IA, (Nov 9, Stephens Auditorium), St. Louis, MO, (Nov 11, Chaifetz Arena), Chicago Il, (Nov 12 & 13, UIC Pavilion), Cincinnati, OH, (Nov. 14, U.S. Bank Arena), Reading, PA (Nov 16, Sovereign Center), Baltimore, MD, (Nov 17, 1st Mariner Arena), and Worcester, MA, (Nov 19, DCU Center). Fans can expect Lesh & Weir to push the musical envelope with jaw-dropping improvisations and loving renditions of Grateful Dead classics, with an all star band that includes keyboardist Jeff Chimenti (RatDog), drummer Joe Russo (Benevento - Russo Duo, Trey Anastasio), guitarist John Kadlecik (Dark Star Orchestra), and vocalists Sunshine Becker and Jeff Pehrson. New and old fans of the Grateful Dead alike will be entranced as Phil & Bob take the musical journey “furthur”, exploring some of the Grateful Dead’s most beloved songs in a tour that promises to keep the feet stomping and the bodies shaking.
Phil Lesh	Thu, Sep 15 7:00p	The Fillmore, San Francisco, CA	Phil Lesh