HOW SWEET IT IS!
🌺🌹⚡🌹🌺
JERRY GARCIA BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE CONCERT
featuring Skeleton Krewe all-star band
July 30, 2024
MULLIGANS ON THE BLUE
Wailea, Maui
One Show • General Admission
Celebrate the music, spirit and legacy of beloved Jerry Garcia and JGB during Jerry’s birthday week.
Early Bird - GA: SOLD OUT
Plan Ahead - GA: SOLD OUT
Last Chance - GA: $47.50
Doors: 5pm | Show: 6:30pm
21 & Older Only
A limited # of ‘Last Chance’ tickets remain available for purchase now. All tickets are general admission (GA).
SKELETON KREWE
ALL-STAR BAND
Stephen Inglis with Barry Sless, Rob Barraco, Wally Ingram and Pete Sears
Artwork by
@svida_art and @colonfilm
How sweet it is to be loved by you!
Oh yes, what a wondrous feeling it is to connect with Jerry Garcia - whether it be through his songs, recordings, interviews, art or the millions of fans worldwide who continue to embrace and reflect the heart and soul of Jerry’s musical legacy today.
Jerry imbued his spirit in every musical endeavor he undertook. He also brought generational talent to the fore along with an insatiable zest for artistic, musical exploration.
He helped create a songbook and community that is unrivaled in size and impact, and will never fade away. At the center of it all - from the beginning to today and into the future - is Jerry’s love.
Join us as we gather in joy and gratitude and celebrate Jerry Garcia and his enduring legacy.
Thank you to Jammin on Maui, Hawaiʻi Public Radio and Aloha Growers for helping make How Sweet It Is! a reality.
★ SHOW PREVIEW ★
"How Sweet It Is"
Jerry Garcia Band Live
November 9, 1991
Hampton Coliseum, VA
In honor of Jerry, an all-star band - world-class players from across America who have performed, toured and recorded with members of the Grateful Dead - will take the stage and delve deep into the songbook of the Jerry Garcia Band (JGB), as well as compositions from Jerry’s solo albums and other projects.
It’s the soul, R&B, rock n’ roll, reggae and more from JGB (plus, a few, timely sparklers from Garcia’s other repertoire) brought to life in stellar fashion by supremely talented musicians who are deeply inspired by Jerry and know and love the music, and the person within it, as well as anyone in the world.
My sisters and brothers, we are incredibly grateful that through a simple twist of fate, this ensemble is coming together right now in Hawai‘i and bringing forth all the goodness and mighty high fun of beloved Jerry Garcia.
Let it rock!
Top:
John Kahn (bass), Jerry Garcia, David Kemper (drums)
1992 - San Jose, CA
Bottom:
Jerry Garcia
October 1991 - Oakland, CA
Photos by Erik Kabik
Hawai‘i Resident, Deadhead, Music Community Activist, Professional Photographer
Photos taken when Kabik was a teenager diving deep into the world of the Grateful Dead and just beginning to dip his toe into photography.
★★ SKELETON KREWE ★★
★ ALL-STAR BAND ★
Stephen Inglis (Honolulu, HI) - Guitar / Vocals
The Stephen Inglis Project band leader and Nā Hōkū Hanohano award winner | current tours with Barry Sless and Rob Barraco | past member of Bill Kreutzmann's 'House of Spirits' band.
Barry Sless (Fairfax, CA) - Pedal Steel / Guitar
current tours with Bobby Weir and Wolf Bros, David Nelson Band, Moonalice | past tours with Phil Lesh and Friends, Chris Robinson and performances with Bill Kreutzmann, Carlos Santana and more.
Rob Barraco (Sandwich, MA) - Keyboards / Vocals
current member of Dark Star Orchestra | past touring with Phil Lesh and Friends, The Dead, The Other Ones, Chris Robinson and more.
Pete Sears (Novato, CA) - Bass
current tours with David Nelson Band, Moonalice, Steamhammer | past tours with Jefferson Starship (original member), Hot Tuna | performances and recordings with Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Rod Stewart, Hot Tuna, Ron Wood and more.
Wally Ingram (Los Angeles, CA) - Drums
current tours with David Nelson Band | past performances and recordings with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Ry Cooder, Jackson Browne, Sheryl Crow, David Lindley and more.
LETTER FROM PETE SEARS
TO
HAWAI‘I GRATEFUL DEAD ‘OHANA
“Looking forward to playing music written and sung by my old friend Jerry Garcia. Some he played with his own band, and some he sang with the Dead. Most were co-written with his close friend, poet Robert Hunter.
Bob was also a good friend of mine. I played on his first solo album “Tiger Rose” recorded at Micky’s Rolling Thunder Studios and produced by Jerry in November 1974, and we later penned a few songs together for my 2nd solo album “The Long Haul” in 2001 . . .”
Jerry was a deep cat and cared very much about the people who listened to his music and came to watch him play; he was always very careful to make certain the creative tapestry he and his band-mates were about to weave had a strong foundation to build from.
He was also socially conscious and was always ready to get on board and play a benefit concert if the cause resonated with him.
Stephen, Barry, Wally, Rob and I want to celebrate Jerry’s life at these shows through his music and take the jams out to the edge as Jerry always liked to do, but in our own way.
He loved the Islands and often talked to me about the joys of Scuba diving in Hawaii, where he felt weightless and free to interact with the precious wildlife surrounding him.
We love you Jerry.”
HOW SWEET IT IS!
🌺🌹⚡🌹🌺
JERRY GARCIA BIRTHDAY TRIBUTE
featuring Skeleton Krewe all-star band
July 30, 2024
MULLIGANS ON THE BLUE
Wailea, Maui
One Show • General Admission
Celebrate the music, spirit and legacy of beloved Jerry Garcia and JGB during Jerry’s birthday week.
Early Bird - GA: SOLD OUT
Plan Ahead - GA: SOLD OUT
Last Chance - GA: $47.50
Doors: 5pm | Show: 6:30pm
21 & Older Only
A limited # of ‘Last Chance’ tickets remain available for purchase now. All tickets are general admission (GA).
SKELETON KREWE ALL-STAR BAND
How Sweet It Is!
Hawai‘i Tour
Hilo - July 29 | Maui - July 30 | O‘ahu - Aug 1
★ ALL ABOARD THE MYSTERY TRAIN ★
🚂⚡💀
Skeleton Krewe will be playing *completely different set lists* at *each show* with *no songs repeated.* 💯🧨. Time to hop on the train - whether it be the inter-island, multi-show steamer or the local line down to your neighborhood venue. Ain’t no doubt ‘whichever way your pleasure tends,’ gonna be ‘one long party from front to end.’ 🎆✨
HAWAI‘I PUBLIC RADIO
Interview
Pete Sears and Jerry Garcia:
A Lifelong Friendship
THE MAUI NEWS
Story & Interview by Jon Woodhouse
Upcoming Hawai‘i Tour by Skeleton Krewe Celebrates Jerry Garcia
Produced by Hawaii Halloween, LLC
Executive Producer: Mark Tarone
Questions?
info @ rootsmusichawaii.com