spectacular tunes

On 7/25 Kirby and I saw Stanley Jordan at the Strathmore. I've seen Stanley a few times and am always amazed, but this time he went a step further. He played both guitar and piano at the same time. One hand on the guitar playing his tapping style, and the other on the piano. And its not as if he was playing the same thing, he was playing two different complementary parts. Then he would switch hands. The guy is unbelievable.

Then on 8/1 I found a ticket to the sold out world premier performance of the BSO playing the Dead Symphony # 6. I've got a few albums of orchestras playing Led Zepplin, The Doors, and Pink Floyd and was very excited to see this live. Being a world premier didn't hurt. The composer was there and lots of VIPs like Jerry Garcia's wife. A short description:

Dead Symphony No. 6—the No. 6 signifies that it is Johnson’s Sixth Symphony—dedicates separate movements to Grateful Dead hits "Saint Stephen," "Here Comes Sunshine," "Mountains of the Moon," "Blues for Allah," "Sugar Magnolia," "To Lay Me Down," "If I Had the World to Give," "Stella Blue," "Bird Songs" and "China Doll." The work also features a symphonic jam session during "Stella Blue.” In keeping with The Dead's performance style, Pro Video Group of Baltimore will recreate a psychedelic video display behind the orchestra during this performance.