Last night, a unique event unfolded at Seattle’s Moore Theatre as the bluegrass greats gathered to celebrate David “Dawg” Grisman’s 80th birthday. The eclectic assemblage of family, friends, and ...
On Friday, December 19, Sam Grisman Project performed at the Field Center for the Arts in Port Angeles, Wash., where they welcomed a special guest, virtuoso mandolinist David “Dawg” Grisman. Before ...
It may not be common knowledge, but for some years a titan of American bluegrass has resided in Seattle’s backyard. David “Dawg” Grisman, a mandolinist and composer whose improvisatory licks have made ...
Sam Grisman and Peter Rowan revive Dawg music at EKU concert Oct. 17, 2025. Grisman draws on family legacy and Old and in the Way repertoire nightly. Sam Grisman Project shows genre flexibility, ...
Smithsonian Institution, Center for Folklife and Cultural Heritage, Ralph Rinzler Folklife Archives and Collections, 600 Maryland Ave., S.W., Suite 2001, Washington ...
For over four decades David Grisman has been actively creating what he calls “dawg” music. It’s a form of bluegrass infused with jazz, swing and Latin touches that’s so unique he felt it merited its ...
In 1968, Jerry Garcia and David Grisman met in the parking lot of a bluegrass festival at Sunset Park in West Grove, Pennsylvania. That serendipitous meeting started a relationship that five years ...
I have heard little crossover music as satisfying as a bluegrass quartet taking on classical or jazz music. David Grisman and his quintet set the stage for these investigations. Guitarist John Carlini ...