John K Band w/ Tom Constanten, Washington DC, 5/10/2010 setlist and links

by | May 12, 2010 | tom constanten

John K Band
Chief Ike’s Mambo Room image
Washington, DC
5/10/2010
Benefit for the 41st Annual Smoke-In

1: How Sweet It Is, Sister Smiles, The Business, That’s What Love Will Make You Do, Fast Enough for You, Nobody Told Me

2: Feel Like Dynamite, What’s Become of Mary, Seen Love, 2001*, Walking in Your Footsteps*, Cleaning Windows, Harder They Come

* w/ Tom Constanten on piano

TC played a solo set in between, Scott Fitzpatrick and John Kadlecik sat in on Dark Star

(setlist from John Kadlecik)

Here is the show on the archive, for your streaming and pleasure!
http://www.archive.org/details/JohnKBandAtChiefIkesMamboRoom4102010

John and Tom Constanten also sat in with On The Bus at chief Ike’s the last Saturday, 5/8/2010.  Here is that  show: http://www.archive.org/details/OnTheBus50810ChiefIkesMamboRoom

Next gig for the  John K Band is Friday night May 14th, at The Senator
with The Wharf Rats.

Hippie Birthday to Tom Constanten of the Grateful Dead!

by | Mar 19, 2010 | tom constanten

httpvp://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=6D3E127D50C32A9A

Tom Constanten

If you know Tom Constanten , then you know the place inside you where his keys tickle your spine.    And if you don’t know who he is, I bet you’ve been tickled anyway.

He was one of Phil Lesh’s early friends:

“Phil Lesh was standing in line at Cal Berkeley’s music department in 1961 when he overheard a young man, Tom Constanten by name, remark that Music stopped being created in 1750 and began again in 1950. They shook hands, and became friends for life…

from Dead.net The Band (bios)

He advised about creative keyboard’s on Anthem of the Sun  and Aoxomoxoa  as well as being a touring member of the Grateful Dead from the end of 1968 to early 1970.  He felt he was underamplified!

Enjoy this selection of T.C. that you can turn up!  A few clips of his solo piano mastery, as well as him sitting in with other Dead bands.  I remember an L.A. area show or two he played with Remnants of Eden round 1996 or so… does anyone have any footage of that? 

 Love you TC, you’ve rocked my soul for many years!