Tennessee-based singer/songwriter Amythyst Kiah, a grammy-nominated "Southern Gothic" artist who plays guitar and banjo — and ...

He later took up the trumpet, and composed for orchestras as his studies gave him a keen interest in avant-garde classical and free jazz ... Lesh met bluegrass banjo player Garcia.

Lesh was an early pioneer in the 1960s burgeoning electric bass sound, adopting a more melodic, improvisational approach to the instrument that was traditionally more of a timekeeper, with his chords ...

Through this commitment, he had his first chance encounters with Jerry Garcia, who was then still pursuing his first love of bluegrass banjo ... The bassist’s free jazz foundation supported ...