Hough Concert Hall (doors open one hour prior to show. Show begins at 7:30pm)
Tickets:
Reserved Seating: $75, $50, $30
Tier A $75 ticket includes post-show meet & greet with artists
Presented by CRAFTSMAN HOUSE & The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg
ABOUT THE SHOW:
CRAFTSMAN HOUSE & The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg present: Halloween Evening with STANLEY PLAYS THE DEAD
The Palladium is thrilled to welcome world-renowned touch-tap guitarist, Stanley Jordan and his new band, STANLEY PLAYS THE DEAD, for a special Halloween performance playing tribute to The Grateful Dead. One thing that made the Grateful Dead’s concerts so special was that their extended improvisations and huge songbook made each show unique, and it gave concertgoers a reason to come back again and again. This made each event a full-on happening and not just a concert. This evening will be no exception.
Stanley says, “The Dead’s repertoire is an important part of the Great American Songbook. Over time people are realizing this more and more…one mark of a good song is that it can be reinterpreted in many ways, and it still holds up. These songs definitely fit that description.”
In a world full of various Grateful Dead tribute acts, Stanley Plays the Dead promises something new and unique. Stanley describes it as “Cosmic vibal variations on the music of the Grateful Dead. We’re expanding the harmonic structure and adding more jazz elements, while preserving the original feel and flavor of the music. And most importantly, we’re keeping the trippy vibe-maybe even deepening it.”
ABOUT THE ARTISTS:
STANLEY PLAYS THE DEAD
Stanley Plays The Dead is not just a concept-it’s a real band that truly works as a unit, with each member contributing something unique and important. All the members sing as well as play instruments.
STANLEY JORDAN was born in Chicago in 1959 and raised in Palo Alto, California-the very city in which the Grateful Dead was formed. He earned a bachelor’s degree in music from Princeton in 1981. Gigs were scarce in the early days, but after a few lean years working as a New York street musician Jordan was signed to Blue Note Records in 1984. His Magic Touch album was an instant classic, and it stayed at #1 on Billboard’s jazz chart for 51 weeks. He is widely regarded as the foremost exponent of the touch, or tapping technique on guitar. To date Jordan has been nominated for four Grammys, and he’s performed in 70 countries. He made a cameo appearance in the movie Blind Date with Bruce Willis and Kim Basinger, and numerous TV appearances through the years, including Johnny Carson, Jay Leno, David Letterman and Jimmy Fallon. He has collaborated on the stage or in the studio with a diverse array of artists including Phil Lesh, Miles Davis, Kenny Rogers, Herbie Hancock, Dionne Warwick, Dave Matthews, Sharon Isbin, and Carmen McRae.
Drummer KENWOOD DENNARD is a Grammy award-winning and multi-platinum recording artist. He’s unique among drummers, and he’s influenced multiple generations of musicians of all instruments. He’s played with jazz greats such as Miles Davis, Herbie Hancock and Dizzy Gillespie. He pioneered the jazz fusion improvisational movement in the 70’s with Pat Martino (Joyous Lake) and Brand X (Livestock), and later with Jaco Pastorius’ Word of Mouth Band and PDB (Pastorius, Dennard and Bullock). He’s also been a longtime collaborator with Marcus Miller, Stanley Jordan and Vernon Reid. He’s performed with many other popular artists, including The Allman Brothers Band, Phish, The String Cheese Incident, Derek Trucks, Moe., Sting, Taj Mahal, Maceo Parker, Warren Haynes, Esperanza Spaulding, and John Scofield. He recently retired as a tenured professor at Berklee College of Music, allowing him to return to full-time composing, recording and performing.
Bassist GREG KOERNER brings a lifetime of experience playing Grateful Dead music. He played with Crimson Rose, one of the first Dead cover bands in New York, and he toured extensively with Vince Welnick, the Dead’s last keyboardist. He’s played with Dark Star Orchestra, Unlimited Devotion and countless other Dead tribute bands. He’s also toured with Charles Neville, Henry Butler and The Band’s Garth Hudson. Greg has recorded five albums of original music and he’s toured extensively with his own project Gent Treadly and his trio The Joint Chiefs.
JESSE HIATT is the band’s keyboardist and second guitarist. He, like Stanley, was raised in the Bay Area, where he got his start on the blues circuit and where he recorded his album Choose Your Road. He then spent 10 years in New Orleans, touring with Mississippi blues legend Cedric Burnside, and producing Burnside’s album The Way I Am. In addition to his longtime experience playing Grateful Dead music, he brings influences of West-African, Brazilian, and classic New Orleans funk and R&B.
ABOUT CRAFTSMAN HOUSE and The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg:
CRAFTSMAN HOUSE is St. Petersburg’s premier gallery destination located in the Grand Central District. Built in 1918, this fully renovated Arts & Crafts bungalow showcases fine American craft artwork from over 300 local and national artists. The bungalow room offers contemporary Arts & Crafts inspired reproductions. Craftsman House is on the historic registry, catering to lovers of architecture and fine craft. Learn more about Craftsman House here.
The Jack Kerouac House of St. Petersburg is a private, non-profit corporation to the preservation of author Jack Kerouac’s last home in St. Petersburg, Florida and the promotion of local arts, artists, and culture. While the Kerouac house is not a museum per se, it is used as a gathering place/cultural space for various community activities such as poetry readings, streaming events, lectures, seminars, meetings, and other events consistent with its mission to enrich the (counter)culture of St. Petersburg. Learn more about The Jack Kerouac House here.
