On Friday November 20, a new project will take the stage at the Great American Music Hall in San Francisco. Jayski and the Dawn featuring Jay Lane and Dave Ellis will interpret the music of the good ol’ Grateful Dead as well as the Bob Weir catalog with a funk flair.

Lane has a longtime association with this music. The drummer first joined Bob Weir and Rob Wasserman in 1994 in their trio project which morphed into RatDog. He later was a member of Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros. Lane also appeared with Dead & Company during the group’s final few years.

Ellis began his association with Weir between 1996-99 in the RatDog lineup. He also was part of the first post-Grateful project to feature Weir, Phil Lesh and Mickey Hart, contributing sax to The Other Ones, a group that also included Bruce Hornsby, Mark Karan, Steve Kimock and John Molo.

Lane and Ellis have been friends since they both attended Cazadero Music Camp together as teenagers. Jayski and the Dawn will also feature additional Bay Area musicians.

Tickets for the Great American Music Hall gig are now onsale.