{"content":[{"text":"Former Grateful Dead Keyboardist, Tom Constanten, to Play Nelson Ledges \n By Helen Marketti \n TC joined The Grateful Dead during opportunity to tap in and use all of my music then I’ll have a certain twist in my brain or \n As the keyboardist for The Grateful \n the recording of “Anthem of the Sun” which experiences. We were in the moment and I can hear something that someone says at a \n Dead from 1968 - 1970, Tom Constanten, \n was the band’s that’s what that time represented, to be in the performance.” \n who goes by \n second album. He moment.” Each show is approached by TC with \n “TC” has had \n and fellow Grate- TC is also trained in classical music an open mind, “I have worked with so many \n many life \n ful Dead band and, in addition to creating his own classical different people over the years that I will \n experiences \n member, Phil pieces, he has been a Professor of Music at probably make my mind up about what music \n that have \n Lesh were room- SUNY Buffalo and Artist-in-Residence at Har- I will do at Nelson Ledges once I get there. \n provided for \n mates at Berkeley. vard. “It became difﬁ cult to stay with teaching It makes it much more serendipitous and \n an eclectic \n He played histori- because I am away from home so much. It tailored to the moment. I might get an idea \n career. He \n cal places such isn’t something I could do on a steady basis,” from something I hear someone say whether \n will be doing \n as the Fillmore said TC. it’s from a fan or band member. I have ﬁ fty \n a show on \n and was on board In addition to being trained in classi- years of preparation so I’m not too worried \n Saturday, July \n at the original cal music, playing rock and roll, and speaking about it. (laughs) I’ll show up and we’ll see \n 7 at Nelson \n Woodstock ‘69. several languages, TC was also a sergeant in what happens. I’ll probably be as surprised as \n Ledges \n Reﬂ ecting back the Air Force where he worked as a com- everyone else!” \n Quarry Park. \n on that time with puter programmer. When we ﬁ rst think of TC offers advice to those who have \n Then on \n the band as well the mid-60s, we do not immediately think of asked him for guidance over the years. “Be \n Wednesday, \n as the culture of computers but they existed and were used by relentless and fearless. There is more work \n August 29, he \n the era, TC said, the military. to this than you would imagine. There are \n returns to be \n “I think that time Since he was a teenager TC has been promoters, agents and venues that you have \n a guest at the \n opened a cosmic writing orchestral pieces but does not have a to work with. The music is deﬁ nitely the easy \n Rock & Roll \n corner of the preference for what style of music he plays. “I part. If I didn’t have the attitude of show- \n Hall of Fame. Tom will be speaking about \n possibilities for all of us. A rush came in for always enjoy playing and being where I am. ing up and wanting to do this, I would be \n his time with The Grateful Dead in conjunc- \n music, art, photography…you name it. We I never regret the music I have done. What I doomed.” \n tion with the Rock Hall’s current exhibit, The \n never had set lists when I was in The Grate- regret is the music I haven’t gotten to.” www.tomconstanten.com \n Grateful Dead: The Long, Strange Trip. TC \n ful Dead. After we played a song, we would He continues, “I can get inspiration www.rockhall.com \n was inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of \n look at each other and say, “Well, what do we for new material from any angle at any time. Nelson Ledges: www.nlqp.com \n Fame with the rest of the band in 1994. \n do now?” Being in the group provided me an It could be something I hear on the radio and","bbox":{"left":0.002809,"top":0.020653,"width":0.991881,"height":0.468242}},{"text":"June 20 - July 11, 2012","bbox":{"left":0.005617,"top":0.976958,"width":0.172565,"height":0.020087999999999995}},{"text":"www.northcoastvoice.com • (440) 415-0999","bbox":{"left":0.311686,"top":0.976958,"width":0.331581,"height":0.020087999999999995}},{"text":"19","bbox":{"left":0.972725,"top":0.976958,"width":0.01873899999999995,"height":0.020087999999999995}}],"images_bbox":[{"left":0.37903,"top":0.542748,"width":0.430508,"height":0.399112},{"left":0.079907,"top":0.121447,"width":0.314803,"height":0.2657},{"left":0.005477,"top":0.514661,"width":1.015126,"height":0.45669}],"images_bbox_not_text_overlap":[{"left":0.37903,"top":0.542748,"width":0.430508,"height":0.399112},{"left":0.079907,"top":0.121447,"width":0.314803,"height":0.2657},{"left":0.005477,"top":0.514661,"width":1.015126,"height":0.45669}]}