Deadgrass: 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.
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.
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.
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.
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, Rock/Pop with engineer Mike Barnard (Christina Aguilera, The Strokes) and Ilhan Ersahin (Nublu Records); R&B/Soul with recording artist Bilal (Interscope).
Jazz violinist Kensuke Shoji was born in Gifu, Japan. He 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.
