Flashback | Grateful Dead Ring In 1991 With Branford & Bruce
By Scott Bernstein Nov 11, 2014 • 11:50 am PST
The penultimate Grateful Dead New Year’s Eve performance took place at Oakland Coliseum Arena in Oakland on December 31, 1990. Jerry Garcia and Co. welcomed a pair of special guests for their first NYE show following the death of Brent Mydland -keyboardist Bruce Hornsby (who was a member of the band at the time) and saxophonist Branford Marsalis. Our friends at Music Vault have shared a professionally-shot clip from the memorable show. 
The near 30-minute video starts off with fire dancers and a percussion ensemble leading a crazy spectacle that ends with a New Year’s Countdown. When the band takes the stage, along with Marsalis, they begin 1991 with “Not Fade Away.” The real gem of the clip is its finale -a 15-minute “Eyes Of The World” on which Branford shines.
Check it out:
