A brilliant mandolinist famous for forging his own musical path in his own inimitable way, David Grisman has been associated with bluegrass ever since his got his first job as a mandolin picker back in 1964 with Red Allen and the Kentuckians. An ardent innovator, David soon gave the genre his own personal spin in the form of "dawg" music, a unique, highly intricate, harmonically advanced hybrid of so many different stylistic influences (swing, bluegrass, Latin, jazz, gypsy) that he had to invent a name for it. In addition to his own renowned groups like Old and In the Way and the David Grisman Quintet, David has recorded with everyone from the Grateful Dead to Stephane Grapelli to Bonnie Raitt, and made more than 40 recordings (most recently a holiday-themed album, David Grisman's Acoustic Christmas), including five Grammy nominees. David also starred in the 2001 film portrait made by his daughter Gillian, Grateful Dawg.

Tonight the mandolin maestro is joined by an all-star lineup of bluegrass veterans including Herb Pedersen. Herb has been a mainstay of the West Coast bluegrass scene ever since he started playing banjo and guitar with folks like David, Jerry Garcia, and Chris Hillman back in the '60s. A fiery banjo picker and vocalist, Herb has loaned his impeccable musicianship and crystal clear tenor to projects with David like the 1992 album, Bluegrass Reunion, plus numerous other well-known folk and country music artists including the Dillards and the Desert Rose Band.

In additiona to Herb, the mandolin maestro is joined by an all-star lineup of bluegrass players, including the twin fiddles of Chad Manning and Mike Tatar pllus Jim Nunally on guitar, and Sam Grisman on bass.

As you probably guessed, this one is sure to be a night to remember!