Deadgrass

DeadCenter
Deadgrass
Wed, June 20, 2018
Doors: 6:30 pm / Show: 8:00 pm
Garcia’s at The Capitol Theatre
Port Chester, NY
$10.00

Deadgrass

Multi-instrumentalist Matt Turk and Grammy award winner C Lanzbom have joined
forces to form Deadgrass, an acoustic five piece band that celebrates the music of Jerry
Garcia.
Web music authority All Music Guide, calls Matt Turk “…an artist to be reckoned
with.” Matt is a seasoned recording artist, multi-instrumentalist, eternal idealist
and compassionate peace loving realist. Based out of Hastings-on-Hudson, New
York, Matt is a veteran performer who has engaged audiences around the world.
He has shared the stage with Pete Seeger and opened for Judy Collins, The
Doobie Brothers, Fiona Apple, the Grateful Dead’s Mickey Hart and more. He
has performed throughout the USA, Europe, Israel and the Caribbean, appearing
at festivals including Clearwater’s Great Hudson River Revival, Gathering of the
Vibes, Atlanta’s Music Midtown, Jazz at Lincoln Center and venues including The
Beacon Theatre and Brooklyn Bowl.
Grammy award winner C Lanzbom has spent years as a studio and touring
guitarist. Well traveled in the Middle East, C absorbed Israel-Arabic musical
rhythms of the region, fusing these ancient tones with the rock and roll he grew
up with along the Jersey shore. C’s performing, writing, engineering and
producing credits include his own internationally acclaimed band Soulfarm,
American Idol finalist Crystal Bowersox, Shlomo Carlbach, and Pete Seeger with
Bruce Springsteen. C also has numerous television and film song placements.
When not touring, C runs and owns Sherwood Ridge Studio, a state-of-the-art
recording facility just north of New York City. C brings his unique sound around
the world and his affection and passion for Jerry Garcia’s music has been a
major influence.
Fiddler Clarence Ferrari is a multi-instrumentalist, composer and music educator
who has toured extensively throughout North America and Europe, including
appearances at the Kennedy Center and Chicago Symphony Space, specializing
in Celtic and Bluegrass fiddle. Clarence has performed on dozens of records,
television shows and films including “The Astronaut Farmer” and appeared
alongside many well-known performers including Pete Seeger, Roland White and
Rosanne Cash.
Bassist Dave Richards has recorded and performed with The Indigo Girls,
Rosanne Cash, Marshall Crenshaw, Buster Poindexter, Madeline Peyroux,
Jewel, Richie Havens and others. He has toured throughout Europe, Canada and
the US, appearing at Ottawa Jazz, Toronto Blues festival and Austin City Limits
festivals. Born in Palo Alto, California, at the age of 17 he was playing jazz five
nights a week in Orlando, Florida with Billy Peebles, the drummer for Ray

Charles on many classic Atlantic recordings. Dave lives with his wife, singer-
songwriter, Jane Kelly Williams and daughter in Northern NJ .

Banjo player Russell Gottlieb brings a wistful and propulsive sound to the banjo
by drawing on influences ranging from rock to jazz and bluegrass to minimalism,
without adhering too closely to stereotypes. Russell has toured extensively in the
US as a founding member of the New Jersey based The Brummy Brothers,
appearing at the Gathering of the Vibes, Catskill Chill, Philadelphia Folk Festival,
Brooklyn Bowl, Nectar’s, and World Cafe Live, opening for Melvin Seals and
JGB, Larry Campbell and Teresa Williams, and Leftover Salmon, to name a few.
Additionally, Russell has worked on several studio recordings as a leader and
sideman and continues to perform with various groups in the greater NYC and
Philadelphia areas.