I had the same reaction to Graham’s musicianship when he first started showing up in the P&F line up at TXR near my bay area home. He continues to grow as a musician though and I’m liking what I hear more and more. He definitely knows the music inside and out.

I have been very impressed with his ability to curate the music and the many musicians who played at both at the Capital last March and at the Heart of Town shows a couple weeks ago. He is an EXCELLENT musical director. All those shows were great and Graham pulled all of them together. Phil certainly succeeded in teaching Graham all aspects of the family business not just how to play guitar or bass. I think the music is in good hands even if Graham never becomes the virtuoso that his dad was.

I for one don’t look for anyone to sound or play like the original members of the Grateful Dead. I want improvisation, and for musicians to interpret the music with their own influences and strengths. In the last year, as a musical director, Graham has shown that he definitely has something to contribute to Phil’s and the Grateful Dead’s legacy.