Guitarist Warren Haynes this week announced he will partner with the Asheville Symphony Orchestra for a special concert event, Warren Haynes Presents Dreams & Songs – A Symphonic Experience, at U.S. Cellular Center in Asheville, North Carolina on March 16. The show will be the first time Haynes performs his own compositions with an orchestra, but the Gov’t Mule frontman participated in several symphonic performances over the years.
Haynes’ previous experiences with orchestras have centered on celebrating the music of late Grateful Dead guitarist Jerry Garcia. For a taste of what Warren can do while accompanied by an orchestra, below is a collection of videos from the various Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration concerts and tours held since 2013. Often joined by drummer Jeff Sipe, bassist Lincoln Schleifer, vocalists Alecia Chakour, Jasmine Muhammad and Jacklyn LaBranch, note Haynes’ use of Garcia’s custom Doug Irwin guitars Wolf and Tiger at the shows.
Terrapin Station with Boston Pops Orchestra at Tanglewood 2013 Captured by susea
Uncle John’s Band with Colorado Symphony Orchestra at Red Rocks Amphitheatre 2013
Morning Dew with Boston Pops Orchestra at Boston Symphony Hall 2014 Captured by August West
Crazy Fingers with Boston Pops Orchestra at Boston Symphony Hall 2015 Captured by susea
Scarlet Begonias with Colorado Symphony Orchestra at Red Rocks Amphitheatre 2016
Here’s a four-part interview Warren did in 2014 with Boston radio station WAAF discussing his work with conductor Keith Lockhart and the Jerry Garcia Symphonic Celebration concerts:
