Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble honor Grateful Dead at Dakota Oct. 4

Don Was was a member of Bob Weir & Wolf Bros. PHOTO BY MIRYAM RAMOS COURTESY OF THE KURLAND AGENCY

Don Was, the storied record producer, multi-instrumentalist and president of Blue Note Records, will be honoring the 50th Anniversary of the Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah LP.

Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will play a pair of shows at the Dakota in Minneapolis Sunday, Oct. 4, part of an extensive tour of the U.S., paying tribute to the 1975 LP.

Blues’ includes Dead classics such as “Help on the Way/Slipknot!” and “Franklin’s Tower.” Was will be performing the album in its entirety.

Among the many notable things Was has done in his career, including radio show host and documentary filmmaker, Was was a member of Bob Weir’s Wolf Bros project, which was formed in 2018. His producer credits include The Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, Willie Nelson and Wayne Shorter.

The Pan-Detroit Ensemble includes “longtime collaborators such as Blue Note artist Dave McMurray on saxophone and Eminem’s Oscar-winning collaborator, keyboardist Luis Resto,” according to the band’s promotional material. “Additional members include trombonist Vincent Chandler, trumpeter John Douglas, drummer Jeff Canaday, percussionist Mahindi Masai, guitarist Wayne Gerard, and vocalist Steffanie Christi’an.”

Was and Co., play two shows at the Minneapolis jazz club, the first at 5:30 p.m. and the second at 8 p.m.

For tickets and more information, go here.