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David Grisman Sextet at Esprit De Django Et Stephane Festival at Freight & Salvage
Courtesy of FreightAndSalvage | Posted on January 13, 2014
Where
Freight & Salvage
Esprit De Django Et Stephane Festival
2020 Addison Street
Berkeley, CA
Map
(510) 644-2020
When
Fri, January 24, 2014
8:00 pm
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Musicians
David Grisman
mandolinGeorge Marsh
drumsMatt Eakle
fluteJim Kerwin
bassChad Manning
violinGeorge Cole
guitar, acousticAbout
The Bay Area’s own David Grisman is a direct link to the spirit of Django and Stephane. David met Stephane while writing the score for the 1978 movie, King of the Gypsies. The two play on the soundtrack and appear in brief cameos as Romani musicians. Soon after their cinematic foray, they began performing together and recorded a great album, Stephane Grapelli/David Grisman Live, playing classics like “Satin Doll” and Django’s “Swing ’42.” Joining them in several performances, incidentally, was David Balakrishnan, who went on to co-found tomorrow night’s group, the Turtle Island Quartet...