Saw the new Grisman Trio @ SF Jazz last night with Danny Barnes and Sam Gisman. He talked about going into the studio soon, this was only their 3rd gig. David featured almost a dozen new tunes, and reworked a few others, seems he has discovered a new way of writing and has had a very prolific streak. He was playing his OAITW Fern and played everything from very sensitive tremelo waltzes to jazzy blues, to high powered Dawg style jazz and a few BG tunes. Sam Grisman has become a monster bass player getting numerous chances to solo, and Danny Barnes played both archtop guitar and banjo to great effect, as well as sing two of his BG originals. Sam Grisman sang Jack-a-Row that Jerry Garcia used to play with the Dead, and he recorded it with Grisman on Shady Grove. The crowd loved that one & Grisman joked how the applause was more than all the other tunes that HE wrote. Very interactive crowd with people shouting out questions and David jokingly answering. Barnes did a lot of unison playing with David when they brought it back to the head, incredibly tight twin slides in one tune. Danny has really learned how to play these new tunes, I guess they practice around David's kitchen table, they are neighbors. Nice to see a re-flowering of David's creative juices. Dawg music is alive & well, his chops were incredible, new tunes were classic Dawg but new & different. Dominic Leslie played some great dual mando things on the encore. He has really taken it up a notch. Phobe Hunt & the Gatherers are at Sonoma State this weekend opening for Ricky Skaggs. So he was here in the Bay Area. They are playing the Portland Zoo tonight with Jerry Douglas and Bela Fleck. Check them out when you can......... GREAT music!
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