Branford Marsalis will sit in with The Dead at East Rutherford, NJs IZOD Center on April 28 and 29. The announcement was made via the new text message alert system setup via Dead.net. In other news, Bob Weir, Phil Lesh and Warren Haynes will appear on ABCs The View this Monday. The members of The Dead are expected to both play a song and sit for an interview. The Dead will continue to announce new sit ins and show information via its innovative text message alerts.