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Bob Weir Performs “Jack Straw” with the National Symphony Orchestra

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Grateful Dead founding member Bob Weir takes the stage with the National Symphony Orchestra in the Kennedy Center's Concert Hall.

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Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros featuring The Wolfpack join the NSO for a once-in-a-lifetime collaboration.

Formed in 2018 by Weir, Grammy®-winning producer and bassist Don Was, drummer Jay Lane, and pianist Jeff Chimenti, Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros perform the expansive catalogue of Grateful Dead, Bobby’s solo albums, and more. String and brass quintet The Wolfpack, featuring Alex Kelly, Brian Switzer, Adam Theis, Mads Tolling, and Sheldon Brown, bring the thrilling orchestral element to this must-see concert event. The orchestration is provided by Stanford professor Dr. Giancarlo Aquilanti.

As a founding member of the legendary Grateful Dead and Dead & Company, Weir is one of rock’s finest and most distinctive rhythm guitarists and singers. He has received a Grammy® Lifetime Achievement Award, an Americana Music Association Lifetime Achievement Award, a Les Paul Spirit Award, and is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations. Weir’s Blue Mountain LP (2016)—his first solo album in more than ten years—received rave reviews from critics.

Filmed live at The Kennedy Center
October 9, 2022

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