1. Jeff Chimenti was born on October 21,1968 and is an American keyboardist, best known for his ongoing work with former members of the Grateful Dead.
11 Facts About Jeff Chimenti
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Jeff Chimenti played in local jazz bands as well as Les Claypool's Frog Brigade.
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Jeff Chimenti has played back-up for pop acts such as En Vogue.
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Jeff Chimenti was hired and played his first show 28 May 1997.
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Jeff Chimenti has been a member of RatDog ever since and has occasionally performed with Phil Lesh and Friends.
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Jeff Chimenti performed with The Other Ones during the band's final tour with that name in 2002.
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Jeff Chimenti continued to perform with every version of the Dead that toured in 2003,2004 and 2009.
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Jeff Chimenti performed at the five 50th anniversary performances of the Grateful Dead in Santa Clara, at Levi's Stadium, on June 27 and 28 2015 and in Chicago, at Soldier Field, on July 3,4 and 5 2015.
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Jeff Chimenti has played with one or more former Grateful Dead members for over 25 years, which by comparison is as long as the tenure of the last three Grateful Dead keyboardists combined.
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In 2017 Jeff Chimenti served as Music Supervisor on "Red Roses, Green Gold" an Off-Broadway musical featuring the music of Robert Hunter and Jerry Garcia, with additional music by Phil Lesh, Bob Weir and Mickey Hart, and Hunter's longtime collaborator, Greg Anton.
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Jeff Chimenti has contributed to albums by a number of different musical artists.