Oteil Burbridge, Stu Allen, Jackie LaBranch & Gloria Jones Join Melvin Seals & JGB At The Warfield

By Andy Kahn Feb 26, 2017 11:35 am PST

Longtime members of the Jerry Garcia Band, keyboardist Melvin Seals and vocalists Jackie LaBranch and Gloria Jones, performed together last night at The Warfield in San Francisco. The show also featured special guests – bassist Oteil Burbridge and guitarist Stu Allen.

Seals, LaBranch, Jones, Burbridge and Allen joined current JGB drummer Peter Lavezzoli, bassist John-Paul McLean, guitarist Zach Nugent and vocalists Cheryl Rucker and Shirley Starks at the storied Bay Area venue. The guests were on stage for renditions of Jerry Garcia Band staples such as “Cats Under The Stars” and Marvin Gaye’s “How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You).” View audience-shot video of those two guest-aided songs as well as Melvin Seals & JGB working up a take on “What A Wonderful World” below:

[How Sweet It Is (To Be Loved by You) | Captured by Ed Congdon]

[Cats Under The Stars | Captured by Ted Silverman]

[What A Wonderful World | Captured by Must Have Media]

Update: Additional videos captured by Ted Silverman can be viewed here:

[Lay Down Sally]

[And It Stoned Me]

[Evangeline]

[Tore Up]

[Deal]

[Dear Prudence]

[Waiting for a Miracle / After Midnight / Eleanor Rigby / After Midnight]

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