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Past News (1999-2000)
CPR- Solvang, CA. -Sept 2000
CPR , (L to R) - Pevar, Raymond, Crosby, Distanislao, and Ford - Photo by Tim Owen
JACKSON BROWNE AND CPR
CPR and Jackson Browne share double-bills together in Solvang and San Luis Opisbo, CA including Jan and David Crosby's Annual Solvang Theatrefest
Benefit, which raises money for Arts and Music in the Santa Ynez Valley
school systems.Jeff was also invited by Jackson to join in on a couple songs
during his sets.
Jeff joins Jackson in Solvang, CA.- 9/11/00 - Photo: Tim Owen
 
 
Crosby and Pevar playing 'Almost Cut My Hair' in Solvang, CA - 9/11/00 - Photos by Tim Owen
CAMP CREEK!,
CPR played at the annual Camp Creek weekend in upstate NY and had an amazing time! Jeff also decided to stick around for some jamming with Max Creek on their Sat and Sun afternoon sets. Jeff and his ole guitar pickin' pal, Scott Murawski tore into many Creek tunes together with smiles ear to ear....
Jeff and David at Camp Creek - 7/29/00 - Photo by Donna Ramsey
FREDS FRIENDS
Crosby, Nash, Pevar and James Raymond joined in the bill for two benefit concerts to help out good friend, Fred Walecki, who recently underwent
surgery for throat cancer. Performers included Jackson Browne, Bonnie Raitt,
Don Henley, Linda Ronstadt, Emmylou Harris, SPINAL TAP!, Warren Zevon, an
impromtu BYRDS reunion & many others at The Santa Monica Civic Centre
(Aug. 8 & 9- Santa Monica,CA)
 Finale (L to R) - Mr Pevar, Arlo Guthrie, Colin Haye, Tim Schmidt,
Nash/Crosby, Nigel, Emmylou Harris, Jeff Bridges (taking photo), Wix, Jackson
Browne, Albert Lee, Bonnie Raitt, Don Henley....(and others hidden) photo:
Dave Linn
Nigel demonstrates the ramifications of TURNING UP TO ELEVEN! photo: P
Garfinkel.
PHIL LESH AND FRIENDS SPRING TOUR- 2000
A GRATEFUL PEEV!
Jeff toured last spring w/ Grateful Dead bassist, Phil Lesh. Pevar and Lesh met when they were playing together at a Seva benefit in San Francisco in 1994, with David Crosby and Graham Nash.
The 'Phil Lesh and Friends' Spring Tour performed 14 sold out concerts in
the Northwest US in April and at the annual Mountain Aire Music Festival, in
Calaveras County, CA. on May 27th.
Jimmy Herring, Jeff Pevar and Derek Trucks jam at Mountain Aire!!
(Jeff's tye-dye shirts courtesy of Sew It Seams Clothing)
On the recent 'Phil Lesh and Friends' tour, besides playing guitars, lap
steel and mandolin, Jeff shared lead and harmony vocals on classic Grateful
Dead songs w/ Phil and keyboardist/vocalist, Rob Barracco (from the Zen
Tricksters).The other members on the Lesh and Friends Spring Tour included
Jimmy Herring (from the Allman Bros.Band, Aquarian Rescue Unit and Jazz is
Dead) on guitar and John Molo (from Bruce Hornsby's band and The Other Ones)
on drums. Special guests in NYC at the Beacon Theatre run included Branford
Marsalis and Warren Haynes and at Mountain Aire, Allman Bros guitarist,
Derek Trucks joined the ensemble.
Phil and Friends Related Links
Spring Tour 2000 Photos
Spring Tour 2000 Setlists
Other Spring Tour 2000 photos at tourring.com
Lesh info at www.philzone.com
More Lesh info at www.thephilzone.com
Jeff Performs With Michael Ruff In Sweden!
Jeff was recently in Stockholm, Sweden playing at a well-known jazz club
called Fasching (Nov 8th thru the 11th) with his ole buddy, Michael Ruff. Michael, a fantastically talented singer/songwriter/keyboardist who
grew up in Manchester, CT and played in many bands with Jeff when they were
teenagers, has been a busy man ever since. Besides being instrumental in
landing Jeff a touring job with singer Rickie Lee Jones in 1983 when Michael
was her bandleader, he has gone on to tour and compose for many artists
including David Sanborn, Chaka Khan, Bonnie Raitt, Huey Lewis, Lionel Richie
and many others. Michael has released many of his own records besides the
many covers of his songs that have been recorded by other artists. More info can be found at http://www.michaelruff.com
JEFF PERFORMS WITH ODETTA IN GREECE!
 
Jeff performed in Athens, Greece, performing with blues woman, Odetta, at the Blues Way 2000 Festival, on May 30th, 2000. The festival featured many
female blues belters including Urma Thomas, Shemika Copeland, Deborah Coleman
and others. Keyboardist and producer, Seth Farber, who performed in Jeff's
band in NYC in the early 90's, asked Jeff and ex-Saturday Night Live bassist,
Paul Ossola to join the ensemble for the festival.
CPR Performs at The 20th Anniversary Of Woodstock
"A Day In The Garden"
On Sun, August 15th, 1999 CPR shared the stage with Woodstock alumnus, Leslie
West, Ritchie Havens, Arlo Guthrie, Rick Danko, Johnny Winter, Melanie and
others in front of a crowd of 10,000 who came to celebrate the 20th Anniversary at the original Woodstock site. It was a memorable occasion...
 
Jeff and David at 1999's "A Day In The Garden" Reunion at the original
Woodstock site and accompanying poster. Photo: Mike Thut
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