A brilliant mandolinist famous for forging his own musical path in his own inimitable way, David Grisman has been associated with bluegrass ever since his got his first job as a mandolin picker back in 1964 with Red Allen and the Kentuckians. An ardent innovator, David soon gave the genre his own personal spin, in the form of "dawg" music, a unique, highly intricate, harmonically advanced hybrid of so many different stylistic influences (swing, bluegrass, Latin, jazz, gypsy) that he had to invent a name for it. In addition to his own renowned groups like Old and In the Way and the David Grisman Quintet, David has recorded with everyone from the Grateful Dead to Stephane Grapelli to Bonnie Raitt, and made more than 40 acoustic recordings (most recently this year's album of traditional tunes, Life of Sorrow, on Acoustic Disc), including five Grammy nominees. David also starred in the 2001 film portrait made by his daughter Gillian, Grateful Dawg. Tonight the mandolin maestro is joined by an all-star lineup of local bluegrass veterans including Bill Evans (the Bluegrass Intentions, Peter Rowan) on banjo, Jim Nunally (Due West) on guitar, Chad Clouse (Due West, Scott Nygaard Band) on fiddle, David Thom (David Thom Band) on vocals & guitar, and Sam Grisman on bass. As you probably guessed, this one is sure to be a night to remember!