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petaluma - Martin fierro memorial show
Category: Movies, TV, Celebrities
We posted a number of picture's from the Party in Petaluma, ca...for Martin fierro!...in the photo section more to follow!
will Feature a 3 part series on " The Normal Bean Show" Comcast ch 29, Eugene, Or certain parts will be available
on Google - Video...search for "Normal Bean"
also available at www.grunzychannel.net
The paparazzi had a field day at this event! held 8 miles from the Ca coast, in a country side setting , at a private farm filled with wonderful gems and Rocks...and food and green and all the things that make a upper crust event!...right down to the waiters!...Cameras galore!.....
many special guest played a tribute to the life of martin fierro, horn player for the Grateful dead....An all star cast of players attended...every one there was of a member of Elect groups of "who- who" in the grateful dead family jamband circut...Howard D. on the mix!....A private invite affair hosted by the martin family......for two days the spirit of martin was celebrated.....members of :quicksilver, jefferson starship,zero,gregs eggs, Santana, normal bean,mind x,landsdale station, natasha james, Its a beautiful day, the Maykers , the Zins, and introducing Cassidy! a Martin prodgee!...A BIG Thanks to all the special guest's who got together and held the Light up for the man himself - meester....martin fierro!
Normal Bean
Martin Fierro Fathers Day Memorial
petaluma, Ca. june 14, 15. 08
Martin Fierro
January 18th 1942 ~ March 13th 2008
Martin Fierro, tenor saxophonist who played in the jazz, freeform rock, and avant-garde traditions, best known by Dead Heads for playing sax and flute on the Dead's 1973 album "Wake of the Flood" has sadly died aged 66, leaving behind a large loving family.
Born in Mexico, a Native American of the Apache and Tarahumara tribes, Martin (Mar-Teen) Fierro moved to El Paso, Texas with his family in 1952. He started with classical piano lessons when he was 5, then in high school, he switched to clarinet and tenor sax after being strongly influenced by the sax sound of the Fats Domino and Little Richard bands. He taught himself to play the saxophone in order to join the high school band. He was soon in a rock and roll band playing in a local club six nights a week. The fifteen year-old Martin developed his chops backing up musicians such as Chuck Berry. Mid 60's sees Martin in Mexico City, where he had a successful jazz quartet, the Maxnava Jazz Four playing for audiences that included Miles Davis, Dizzy Gillespie and Thelonius Monk. At the invitation of those musicians he planned to move to New York City to continue a career in jazz. However, in 1968, The Great Spirit guided him to the San Francisco Bay Area where he continued to play both jazz and rock, mesmerizing live audiences and embarking on a recording career with a variety of bands and musicians. He has played with Sir Douglas Quintet, Legion of Mary, James Cotton, Quicksilver Messenger Service, Loudon Wainwright III, Queen Ida, Jazz is Dead, The String Cheese Incident, David Grisman, Derek Trucks, Zero, the Allman Brothers, Merl Saunders, The Grateful Dead, Steve Kimock & Friends, Yonder Mountain String Band and many, many more. He joined the band Mother Earth, recording with Michael Bloomfield, Mark Naftalin and Tracy Nelson. He also formed a lifelong musical alliance with Jerry Garcia, appearing on The Grateful Dead's 'Wake of the Flood' album and accompanied them on tours, and also joined Garcia in The Legion of Mary. Among other groups and artists, Martin has recorded with The Quicksilver Messenger Service, James Cotton, The Shades of Joy and Merle Saunders, and performed with Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs and Queen Ida. In 1970 Martin composed the musical score for the cult film classic, El Topo. In recent years he has also performed with The String Cheese Incident, Yonder Mountain String Band, Dark Star Orchestra and New Monsoon. Martin's last quest was as a founding member the jam band Zero. Martin is one of the most versatile, accomplished and respected saxophone players in American rock history, a true rock legend, The Meester ~ RIP
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