Interview with Rob Barraco & Jeff Mattson

On The Bus Events

Hello everyone,

I am Chris Lipper from On The Bus Events Podcast.

In this episode, I had the opportunity to interview Rob Barraco & Jeff Mattson.

Rob Barraco is an American keyboardist. Born and raised i& n Long Island, NY, he has played with Phil Lesh and Friends, The Dead, Dark Star Orchestra, Chris Robinson & New Earth Mud, the Zen Tricksters, Red Flannel Hash, and The Dragonflys. He was the permanent keyboardist for Phil Lesh and Friends from 2000 to 2003 and has been in the band's line-up at other times. He also played keyboards (alongside Jeff Chimenti) when ex-members of The Grateful Dead reformed as The Other Ones (in 2002), and then as The Dead.

Jeff Mattson (born July 3, 1958) is an American musician. He was raised on Long Island, NY.

Mattson is founding member of the jam band, the Zen Tricksters, and guitarist in the Donna Jean Godchaux Band with Jeff Mattson, which features the Grateful Dead’s Donna Jean Godchaux. Mattson was named the permanent lead guitarist for Dark Star Orchestra in November of 2009. A veteran of 30 years on the road, Mattson is a guitar player whose style ranges from rock & roll to blues, bluegrass, country, jazz, folk and psychedelia.