Made up of seasoned players like Jimmy Herring from the Aquarium Rescue Unit, former Santana bassist Alfonso Johnson, and Dixie Dregs alums keyboardist T Lavitz and drummer Rod Morgenstein, Jazz Is Dead doesn’t function so much as a Grateful Dead cover band than as an outfit that uses Dead gems as jumping-off points for a sonic journey that …
Jazz isn’t really dead, it’s just looking back at the songbook and spirit of America’s favorite jam band, the Grateful Dead. Featuring an all-star cast of instrumentalists including drummer Billy Cobham, bassist Alfonso Johnson, guitarist Jimmy Herring, and keyboardist T Lavitz, Jazz Is Dead reconstructs the Dead’s songbook into a showcase for jazz-rock-fusion virtuosos. Interpreting classic tunes like …