St. Louis ยป Calendar ยป Hard Bop Messengers Play Grateful Dead at Blue Strawberry
Hard Bop Messengers Play Grateful Dead at Blue Strawberry
Where
Blue Strawberry
364 N Boyle Ave.
St. Louis, MO
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When
Fri, April 7, 2023
7:00 pm
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Musicians
John Covelli
tromboneNick Savage
drumsChristopher Meschede
bassJesse Gannon & The Truth
pianoBen Shafer
saxophoneMatt Krieg
vocalsAbout
Hard Bop Messengersโ latest creative project focuses on jazz interpretations of the Grateful Dead.
John Covelli, a 38-year veteran of the St. Louis music scene, leads his Messengers into new territory at this special Blue Strawberry engagement. The group recently shared a preview of this new creative endeavor with audiences at their โLive at The Last Hotelโ performances in St. Louis and Chicago. A medley of โNew Speedway Boogieโ with an improvised segue into โCumberland Bluesโ was a big hit with listeners and left the crowd asking for more.
Noting the Deadโs 1970 release, โWorkingmanโs Deadโ, those two songs appear back-to-back on the album but had rarely or never been combined into an extended jam. The Hard Bop Messengersโ performance in Chicago exhibits this mashup of musical styles. ...