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[jakstraw]

Hello all. Name's Chris and I've been playing guitar for about 9 years now, though I really started getting into jazz and jam music like two or three years ago.

I suppose I'll ask you fellow jazz heads a question. How do you feel about Jerry Garcia's solo style (the grateful dead)? Love it? Hate it?

Anyways, pleased to meet you all.

[derek]

Welcome to the group. Garcia's playing never did anything for me, but he was very versatile. Perfect for that situation.

[Metal Fingers]

Hello there from Witchataw.You didn't blow your buddy down I hope.

Well I got to see Jerry around seventy times so I guess I love his playing.
Also his singing.

but gone are the days when I thought he was the best player in the world.Technically he was good but the emotion that man played with was second to none.I still miss him.

I really liked the JGB stuff as well.It was kind of funny how the GD would play huge venues then two weeks later JGB would be at a place like the warfield and it was so under the radar.Those JGB shows were some of his best shows.imho of course.

[jakstraw]

cool stuf, metal fingers. I wish I had gotten to see Jerry before he died. Now I have to find ratdog or phil n friends to see something of the dead. Too bad they never come down to miami

[mr. beaumont]

jerry's pretty much the reason i became interested in improvisation, which eventually led me to jazz (back in h.s.)

there's still some "jerry-ism's" in my playing--from little triplet pull offs to a real affitinty for a good 'ol Em7--Amajor jam.

[Metal Fingers]

Originally Posted by jakstraw

Now I have to find ratdog or phil n friends to see something of the dead. Too bad they never come down to miami

the new furthur band maybe my favorite incarnation since the origional further band. give them a listen.unfortunately for you no florida dates ..yet.