Third Annual Tree Of Life Benefit
Feb 25 2017
feat. Scott Metzger, Sunshine Becker, Jason Crosby,
Elliot Peck, Katie Jacoby, Alexander Nelson,
Alex Jordan, Chris Crosby and more!
The third annual Tree of Life benefit will take place on February 25, 2017 in Williamsburg, NY at Rough Trade NYC. All proceeds for this year’s event will go to Ferncliff Manor, Inc., a unique residential school and housing facility for children and adults with developmental disabilities located in Yonkers, NY. Tree of Life 3 brings together some of the top musicians on the jam band scene today. This special evening of epic performances will consist of seven sets and include collaborations with special guests as follows:
SET 1-Sunshine Becker of Furthur will be joined by various friends and special guests performing as the Sunshine Garcia Band.
SET 2-Jason Crosby, multi-talented musical performer, is a member of Robert Randolph and the Family Band, who has played with Bob Weir, Phil Lesh, Carlos Santana, Pete Seeger, Eric Clapton, Bruce Springsteen and Dave Matthews will be joined by various friends and special guests.
SET 3-Elliot Peck, singer/songwriter and musician of Midnight North and Jesse Bardwell of The Quimby Mountain Band will join together as “Peck and Penn” playing an eclectic brand of original music.
SET 4-Katie Jacoby, a diverse electric and acoustic violinist who tours with Ed Palermo’s Big Band will be performing a featured mini set.
SET 5-Alexander Nelson, singer/songwriter and musician from Walking Spanish will be performing a duet with a special guest and will be joined by various friends.
SET 6-Scott Metzger, of, Joe Russo’s Almost Dead, will front his band WOLF! a unique instrumental trio that includes Jon Shaw and Taylor Floreth. Jon Shaw recently played on Bob Weirs “Blue Mountain” album and sat in during his Camprfire tour. Taylor Floreth, a versatile drummer/percussionist has shared the stage with Chris Barron, Franki Valli, Bill Sims Jr and many more.
SET 7-Tree of Life Band, will combine all the friends joined by special guests for the traditional late night Tree of Life Band jam.
Other featured friends will include Alex Jordan of Midnight North and Cubensis and Chris Crosby of Danke Baby.
For ticket sales, information and sponsorship opportunities visit: www.ferncliffmanor.org
A handful of tickets are available for the Pre_sale: http://www.axs.com/events/328761/tree-of-life-3-tickets