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The Mickey Hart Band Adds Two New Members
Posted: February 24, 2013 in News
Tags: African Showboyz, Ashkenaz, Berkeley, Chuck Sperry, Crystal Monee Hall, Dave Schools, entertainment, Gawain Mathews, Grammy, Grateful Dead, Greg Schutte, http www youtube, Joe Bagale, Jonah Sharp, Mickey Hart, mickey hart band, music, Mysterium Tremendum, Robert Hunter, robert hunter songs, Sikiru Adepoju, solana beach ca, The Mickey Hart Band, Tony Award, tour, Widespread Panic, Worlds Within
To kick off their 2013 Worlds Within Tour with the African Showboyz, The Mickey Hart Band unleashed a new video introducing two new band members to their line up. The band has added Greg Schutte (drummer) and Jonah Sharp (sound engineer/keyboardist) to the current line up of Widespread Panic bassist Dave Schools, Grammy winning percussionist Sikiru Adepoju, Tony Award winning vocalist Crystal Monee Hall, singer and multi-instrumentalist Joe Bagale, and guitarist Gawain Mathews. As mentioned in the video, the band will be on the road performing brand new songs co-written by Hart and Robert Hunter, songs from Mysterium Tremendum, as well as Grateful Dead tracks hand picked by Dave Schools. See the video below.
Limited edition Worlds Within tour poster by Chuck Sperry is also available at show dates, and at http://www.chucksperry.net.
The Mickey Hart Band's current 2013 tour dates are as follows:
02/25/13 – Jackson Hole Center for the Arts in Jackson , WY
02/26/13 – The Depot in Salt Lake City , UT
02/28/13 – Fox Theatre in Boulder, CO
03/01/13 – Oriental Theatre in Denver, CO
03/02/13 – Belly Up in Aspen, CO
03/04/13 – Orpheum Theatre in Flagstaff, AZ
03/05/13 – Rialto Theatre in Tuscon, AZ
03/06/13 – Belly Up Tavern in Solana Beach, CA
03/07/13 – Ashkenaz in Berkeley, CA
Mickey Hart, UCSF, and the Rhythm Central Project
Posted: October 31, 2012 in News
Tags: AARP, AARP National Event & Expo, Adam Gazzaley, ADHD, Alzheimer's, Grateful Dead, Health, M.D., Mickey Hart, New Orleans, Parkinson's, Ph.D., Rhythm and the Brain, Rhythm Central Project, Schizophrenia, science, Tinnitus, UCSF, University of California San Francisco
You may have already heard, but Mickey Hart, Grateful Dead percussionist, and neurologist Adam Gazzaley, M.D., Ph.D., professor at the University of California San Francisco made history by becoming the first to sonify and visualize brain activity in real time in front of a live audience. The two did so at the closing session of Life @50+, the AARP National Event & Expo in New Orleans on September 22. Watch the video below.
Dr. Gazzaley has extensively studied how the brain handles memory, attention and aging. Gazzaley awed the crowd midway through the session by strapping an EEG on Hart as he paced, clutching a drum, while images of the rhythms coursing through his brain were displayed on the giant screens throughout the hall. As the audience looked on, Gazzaley explained what was happening, adjusting to show more or fewer rhythms coursing through Mickey's brain. "This is scary," Mickey joked. He went on to say the following:
"It all comes down to vibration and the rhythm of things. Can you imagine being able to entrain with these rhythms and focus on a certain part of the brain? To be able to see what part of the brain lights up while you play a certain instrument, a certain rhythm at a certain amplitude. What does the brain look like before, during, and after an auditory driving experience? This is about breaking the rhythm code, our genome project. Once we know what rhythm truly does, then we'll be able to control it, and use it medicinally for diagnostics, for health reasons. To be able to reconnect the synapses, the connections that are broken in Parkinson's, Alzheimer's, that's where we are heading. I've been working in my field for many years and so has Adam, it's a handshake between science and art. Life is all about rhythm, and the brain is Rhythm Central."
Gazzaley explained:
"There are many simultaneous rhythms in the brain. The rhythms of your brain are now understood to be a critical factor in perception, decision making, memory, attention and language. Moreover, the rhythms in different brain areas synchronize, allowing them to communicate with each other like kids on a swing. Brain rhythms are also related to many brain diseases, the most obvious being Parkinson's and Tinnitus, where you see a tremor and hear a ringing in your ear. You might not think of depression, ADHD, schizophrenia or Alzheimer's disease, but they all reveal changes in the brain's rhythms."
Hart demonstrated the natural power of group rhythmic entrainment by leading a 1,000 person drum circle. Hart and Gazzaley's collaboration reinforced recent studies that show that playing a musical instrument can exercise and strengthen the aging brain. Their mission is to raise money to launch additional research on the positive interplay between rhythm, music and cognitive health, and once and for all prove what many already know.
To support this research at UCSF, visit: www.rhythmandthebrain.com
Jerry Garcia Tribute By Bob Weir & TRI Studios
Posted: July 25, 2012 in News
Tags: 7 Walkers, Anchorman, Bill Kreutzmann, bob weir, Bobby Keys, Carlos Santana, Cass McCombs, Cause I'm Missing Him Tonight, celebrities, Chris Tomson, Craig Finn, Dave Schools, David Crosby, David Hidalgo, Donna Jean Godchaux, entertainment, Grateful Dead, grateful dead concert, Harper Simon, jeff chimenti, Jerry Garcia, Jim Lauderdale, joe russo, Jonathan Wilson, Josh Kaufman, Keller Williams, Luke Wilson, Mickey Hart, Mike Gordon, Move Me Brightly, Neal Casal, Old School, Sam Cohen, Tad Kubler, The Royal Tenenbaums, TRI Studios, video tributes, Yahoo! Music
Coming soon on August 3, a very special event will happen at Bob Weir's TRI Studios when several musician will gather to perform a free webcast in tribute to Jerry Garcia titled, "Move Me Brightly: Celebrating Jerry Garcia's 70th Birthday." The live stream will be in high definition and will be presented on the TRI Studios website and on Yahoo! Music on Friday, August 3, beginning at 6:30 p.m. PST.
The artists confirmed to play so far are as follows:
Neal Casal
Jeff Chimenti
Harper Simon
Craig Finn
Tad Kubler
Chris Tomson
Donna Jean Godchaux
Jim Lauderdale
Sam Cohen
David Crosby has written a tribute specifically for the occasion titled, "'Cause I'm Missing Him Tonight," which will be read during the show as well. The webcast should also include rare Grateful Dead concert footage and video tributes given by Jerry Garcia's peers, including Mickey Hart, Bill Kreutzmann, Carlos Santana, David Hidalgo, Dave Schools, Keller Williams, the 7 Walkers with Bobby Keys and others. Luke Wilson (The Royal Tenenbaums, Old School, Anchorman) will be emceeing the event, which should be amazing. I hope that you all get to watch it live online, and hope to see you in the social networking box on the right side of TRI's video feed!