The Architecture of Rhythm: Inversion, Space & Syncopation
An examination of Bob Weir’s unique self-invented rhythm guitar role in the Grateful Dead. Influenced by pianist McCoy Tyner’s voicings in John Coltrane’s quartet, Weir avoided root notes to weave around Jerry Garcia’s lead and Phil Lesh’s counterpoint bass lines.
Guest Speaker: Jesse Jarnow
The Early Bay Area Psychedelic Milieu
Author of Heads: A Biography of Psychedelic America and co-host of the Good Ol' Grateful Deadcast, detailing Weir's formative teenage immersion at 710 Ashbury and Neal Cassady's cadences.