Joe Gallant

Starting out rather simply, as a jazz-rock trio in 1982, (electric bass, baritone saxophone and flute), by the time they released their album Terrapin, Joe Gallant & the Illuminati had grown to a 17-member big band. Bringing in as many influences as they did members, the group focused on reinterpreting the music of the Grateful Dead through the idioms of jazz, bluegrass, fusion and funk. Nearly ...more