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Jazz is Dead is an instrumental Grateful Dead cover band that interprets classic Dead songs with jazzy influences instrumentally. There have been different line-ups over time with T Lavitz being the only mainstay off all of them. Three years after the Grateful Dead frontman Jerry Garcia died, the first line-up of Jazz Is Dead released their first album, Blue Light Rain, which is in fact the first lyrical line from the song "Unbroken Chain". This album features "Crazy Fingers", "Scarlet Begonias", "Dark Star", "Red Baron" by Billy Cobham, the Phil Lesh classic "Unbroken Chain", and the Blues for Allah tunes "King Solomon's Marbles" and the epic "Help on The Way>Slipknot!>Franklin's Tower>Spiral Staircase" medley. The band's first line-up consisted of: Jimmy Herring (guitar), Alphonso Johnson (bass), Billy Cobham (drums) and T Lavitz (keyboards). In 1999 Billy Cobham was replaced by Dixie Dregs drummer Rod Morgenstein and Phil Lesh and Friends drummer Jeff Sipe. Their second album, Laughing Water, was released in 1999; it was a track-for-track cover of Wake of The Flood. Great Sky River, the band's 2000 live release, includes "China Cat Sunflower", "Estimated Prophet", "St. Stephen>The Eleven, Blues for Allah", "Terrapin Station", "Dark Star", "Morning Dew" and "drumz". In 2001 guitarist Jeff Pevar replaced Jimmy Herring. Little Feat's Kenny Gradney also did a stint with the group on bass. The group went through a few more line-up changes over the years eventually regaining its dual-drummer line-up in 2006 with the addition of bassist Dave Livolsi. In March of 2006 this line-up set out for a month long tour featuring the music of Blues For Allah to coincide with its 30th Anniversary. Currently, Jazz is Dead has no plans for further album releases or tours. But they are still interested in jazz.
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Yes, Jazz Is Dead is currently on tour. If you're interested in attending an upcoming Jazz Is Dead concert, make sure to grab your tickets in advance. The Jazz Is Dead tour is scheduled for 1 dates across 1 cities. Get information on all upcoming tour dates and tickets for 2026-2027 with Hypebot.
Jazz Is Dead is scheduled to play 1 shows between 2026-2027. Buy concert tickets to a nearby show through Hypebot.
Jazz Is Dead's tour starts Jul 28, 2026 and ends on Jul 28, 2026. They will play 1 cities; their most recent concert was held in Berkeley at The UC Theatre and their next upcoming concert will be in at .
As part of the Jazz Is Dead tour, Jazz Is Dead is scheduled to play across the following venues and cities:
