When Dave McMurray was making his name on the avant-garde underground of Detroit’s jazz scene decades ago, an album of Grateful Dead music was the furthest thing from his mind. Now he’s got a pair of ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Detroit saxophonist Dave McMurray will release his fourth Blue Note album, “I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting,” on Friday, Nov. 14 ...

Here’s an encouraging thought for us all: no matter where you are in life or career, you can find inspiration in the most unexpected places. That certainly seems to be the case for Detroit’s ...

(CBS DETROIT) - Saxophonist Dave McMurray returns with "Grateful Dedication 2," the sequel to his 2021 tribute album, bringing to light the songs of The Grateful Dead with Detroit flavor. The musician ...

Country singer Jamey Johnson and saxophone player Dave McMurray have combined their talents for a new cover of Jerry Garcia and Robert Hunter’s “To Lay Me Down” that’s out now. The song appears on ...

Saxophonist Dave McMurray returns with Grateful Deadication 2, the follow-up to his acclaimed 2021 tribute album which once again finds the saxophonist reimagining the songs of the Grateful Dead with ...

Jamey Johnson has recorded a tender cover of The Grateful Dead's "Lay Me Down" alongside saxophone player Dave McMurray. The track is a part of McMurray's tribute album, Grateful Deadication 2. The ...

David McMurray has never considered himself a Deadhead — at least not in the tie-dyed, twirl-dancing fashion of the Grateful Dead’s biggest fans. But the Detroit saxophonist and Cranbrook Academy ...

Yet another Grateful Dead tribute will probably invite the same reactions from devotees and anyone else—either "oh, these songs again? " or "Hmm, these songs again?" For anyone willing to take a look, ...

Co-produced by McMurray and longtime collaborator Don Was, and recorded in Michigan’s Rustbelt Studios it features a cast of Detroit players including Was on bass, Luis Resto and Maurice O’Neal on ...

Detroit saxophonist Dave McMurray is releasing his new album, “I LOVE LIFE even when I’m hurting,” on November 14. The album features a collaboration with R&B singer Kem on a cover of Al Jarreau’s “We ...