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Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble return to The Alluvion! This exciting band left their mark on Traverse City last year with two legendary sold out shows full of outstanding music and joy. We are honored to bring them back to our stage for another round of shows.

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Alluvion Presents: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Commongrounds

The timeless classic, Grateful Dead’s Blues for Allah was released fifty years ago. Don Was and The Pan-Detroit Ensemble will be hitting the road in 2026. There, they will play the album in its entirety to celebrate its profound influence.

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Dakota

Music has always loomed large in the life of Don Was. Born in Detroit in 1952, he has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker, and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as President of America’s venerated jazz label, Blue Note Records.

Monterey County Fairgrounds

Born and raised in Detroit, Don Was is a six-time Grammy Award-winning bassist, record producer, and president of the legendary jazz label, Blue Note Records. As a co-founder of the group Was (Not Was), he has long sought to weave the city’s rich legacy of jazz, R&B and rock n' roll into a new, exotic strain of music. His latest band, The Pan-Detroit Ensemble, is a further step in that quest.

Don Was

Orchestra Hall

Music has always loomed large in the life of Don Was. Born in Detroit in 1952, he has enjoyed a multi-faceted career as a musician, record producer, music director, film composer, documentary filmmaker and radio host. Since 2011, he has also served as President of America’s venerated jazz label, Blue Note Records.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros was formed in 2018 by Weir along with Don Was and Jay Lane. The band set out performing the expansive catalog of Grateful Dead, Bobby's solo albums, and more. Bobby Weir is a founding member of the legendary Grateful Dead and Dead & Company and is one of rock’s finest, most distinctive rhythm guitarists and singers. Weir has received a GRAMMY Lifetime Achievement Award and has been honored by the Americana Music Association with a Lifetime Achievement Award. Bobby Weir and the Wolfpack will be joined by the Stanford Symphony Orchestra on the Frost Amphitheater stage.

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Past events

Oct 6, 2026

Alluvion Presents: Don Was and the Pan-Detroit Ensemble · The Alluvion

Oct 4, 2026

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble · Dakota

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