Music Director

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.

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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.

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble

Dakota

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.

Bobby Weir & Wolf Bros

Stanford University

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.

Don Was

Music Director

Events

Upcoming events

Sep 28, 2024

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble · Monterey Jazz Festival

Past events

May 24, 2024

Don Was · Detroit Symphony Orchestra

May 21, 2024

Don Was & The Pan-Detroit Ensemble · Dakota

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