Carlos Santana & Jerry Garcia (Get Uppa) - Aug. 2nd 1989 - Biltmore Bowl (Los Angeles) pt1 of 2

Rummmmbbaaaaaa Jerry ! Wanna get in a good mood ? This will wake you up !
"Latino Session" Live at Los Angeles's Biltmore Bowl (Aug. 2nd 1989).
2 segments of a 1 hour long "Latino Session" where good ol' Jerry appears as guest in two songs.
1- with Carlos Santana (Jerry takes his first solo at 2:30 makin' those Latino girls jive !!) and again at 5:10 !!).
2- the second with Ruben Blades.
Already posted but unless you typed out the perfect key words, wasn't really seen (by me at least).
PS : Apparently, this was actually shot at the Hollywood Roosevelt for SHOWTIME, not the Biltmore. Go figure.

[@Stratisfied22]

Jerry Garcia could play in any musical setting.

[@glyn420]

AMEN!

[@michaelpiercey7316]

@Fred Jamison Listen to the “Rap” version of Fire on the Mountain. Can’t really conjure up any other examples but i’m sure if he was alive n well he’d be able to.

[@nellyb1594]

@Fred Jamison oh yeah definitely rap. And very much so with the type of rap thats very popular over the last 10ish years! Seriously, throw in a very subtle, kinda subdued jazz type riff while running it through a phaser pedal...Jerry would absolutely kill that.

[@brennanrandall8746]

Imagine going to see Santana play and out walks Jerry

[@samreilly4360]

You're in the Band! Unless you have another gig.

[@jcolterh]

I wish. Seen Santana 3 times but I was born too late for Jerry.

[@sosmra]

Would be a dream!

[@ronaldmoore9941]

I was at a dead show in Mile High....... and Carlos walks out. 🤯

[@LIZZIE-lizzie]

Where you been? They do it quite frequently. Jerry Garcia was playing with Celia, Tito Puentes and Carlos Santa - all together playing on the same stage. Jerry Garcia played with Los Lobos. JERRY GARCIA is fluent in Spanish and his repertoire reflects that.

[@d.banerjee4777]

Jerry was playing Carlos's game with his first solo but he decided to do his thing with the second solo.

[@GratefulforFreePress]

@Burr Anderson I mean, there is SOME room for interpretation, I guess... but that first solo was definitely not typical Jerry in any meaningful sense, but that second one had “Classic Jerry” written all over it.

[@kooneya]

Jerry doesn't like confrontation but if he wanted to, he could lay down something fresh and fly

[@brandoncargile847]

IJerry and Santana both seem to really be enjoying themselves. Jerry, looked healthy in this, really moving around the stage with a extra pep in his step.. Classic!!!!

[@mybestfriendisamonkey173]

He did look healthy God bless him. That whole thing look like it would have been a blast. Long live Jerry

[@snugglepusmcgee5816]

Jerry and Calos. Two old friends havin a ball! Jerry could not stop grinning. Carlos was lovin it. Just two buddies getting their MFn Groove on and lovin life. Beautiful!

[@bradleyale]

Yep. I was there. It was so cool. A “formal” dining room affair- tuxedos, smallish room with the stage about 2’ above the dance floor. I was 19 yrs old! My friend Eric and I saw it in the entertainment calendar that same day- we were so stoked! Without hesitation we headed to the biltmore. Here we are- tye dyes, blazing stoned and smiling, downtown LA. “Nope sorry”. No entry. A formal benefit, they said. Dude, we were SOOO out of place! We actually tried to charm our way in multiple times until they kind of ran us out. So we are dejected walking back to the van, I look up and see a door-”Service Entrance “ and...it was open! We stepped in and no shit straight away is the “service elevator “. I push the button. Machine noise and 5 seconds, door opens. In the elevator sits the Elevator Operator- a very small , old black man and he says, “boys want to go up to the party?”. Pinch me dude. Smiles and we go ”up”. Door opens into a darkly lit backstage. The elevator is gone. Must be dreaming... suddenly huge hands from a huge man wrap around us like we are toys- he says, “ enough games guys” and he pushes us through some curtains- “the” curtains of the dining room! Seriously. Now we are suddenly appeared as the MC is introducing the show. Stark. Tye dyes and smiling. Then the couple at that table invite us to duck our heads under their table! Seriously. We do. Smiling and blazing we wait for the music to begin. Amazing. We went from a sad walk to the van to being in the show in a matter of 1 minute and 40 seconds! We danced the night away! Everyone but us in tuxes. Jerry, my buddy, 2’ from me all night’! memorable. What a great night! Thanks Carlos, Jerry.....Steve Jordan!

[@mrscottybergs]

Legendary haha

[@biganation9128]

what blows me away about these guys is that they never seem to run out of licks! Like if they kept jamming for 50 years straight, covering every genre in existence, every lick they both played would sound different and exciting. Absolutely amazing guitarists!

[@ajcraft-hello]

Love this! Jerry looks so happy, as does Carlos.

[@portraitsbyms]

I was at this show. And shook Jerry's hand between set while back stage!!

[@DukeRaul]

😁 excellent!

[@450Chicago]

Was this a private event or public concert? What a show!

[@billyroche1951]

I don't remember ever seeing Jerry move so much while playing. Well into it for sure with Carlos!!

[@jerrygarcia9244]

I don't think I breathed for the entire video. Damn... Completely blown away.

[@LoloYodel]

Indeed mate !

[@jerry-st7rc]

5:30 put a smile on my face ,especially being able to play guitar. Jerry was mimicking santana lol..

[@pvames]

I was lucky enough to be at this show. The crowd was about 70% well-dressed Latinos and about 25% shaggy Deadheads. Everyone mixed just fine. Many of the Deadheads had weed and shared generously. It made for a very happy scene for the whole crowd. Garcia was just giddy playing with musicians he had never met or played with. Heck, despite his name, Garcia wasn't even really Latino. The Grateful Dead played Cal Expo two days later and I was fortunate to be there too. Jerry was reasonably happy, healthy, and in shape that year and it came through in the music.

[@jerry-st7rc]

My dad lived near cal expo in these cheap apartments and he saw a bunch of dead heads congregating and he followed them to that same 89 show. Pretty cool.

[@keseysvenisonchili]

'89 Jer was the happiest I ever saw Jer. Everything was clicking for him musically, every show (dead or JGB) was absolute fire. I count myself lucky to have seen him back then.

[@davidsthubbins176]

I was also lucky enough to see them at Cal Expo that summer. Unfortunately, I was not aware that this gig was going down. So wish I could have been there!

[@johnmanning4339]

Wasn't his father born in Spain? I think that qualifies him as Latino.

[@Becker333]

Wow... Garcia went beyond expectations out of his element..... smooth......

[@ericwarren3833]

+BB333 ksaklsc Jerry was all the elements

[@dominickmicale5413]

Yep there is no out of the element for Garcia.

[@starcat17]

MUSIC was Jerry's element 🎶🎸🎵💚🎶😊

[@Valhalen716]

Nothing was out of Jerry’s element!

[@jasondotson]

Man, Jerry's playing like a fusion player here; distortion and all. Killer! Santana is phenomenal as always. Thanks so so much for sharing!

[@glyn420]

jerry can play some mad fusion, seek out hooteroll, keepers by merl saucers, and any reconstruction shows for several examples.

[@glyn420]

*saunders

[@newusernamehere4772]

The Dead were all fusion players, but none of them would admit it. Well maybe Bobby and Phil would. To be honest they probably have said something like that. What I'm trying to say is they probably wouldn't have gotten into Miles Davis's band, but they also wouldn't have auditioned lol

[@peterstone9]

@@newusernamehere4772 Only Lesh reads music lad.........

[@jeffreypetro3803]

@@newusernamehere4772 Miles Davis knew the Dead & said They're a jazz band disguised as a rock band...

[@Pun2404]

HOLY SHIT, Jerry (and Carlos) are lighting it up here!

[@davidsthubbins176]

Jerry was so versatile, and I love how many different styles he would play. But I never thought I'd see him wailing away during a full-on Latin/Funk fusion jam. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@LoloYodel]

Man ! so cool to see Jer' at around 6:05 ... what a cut, with a little "Shakedown" swang to it too !!!

[@aprilsunshine3310]

This just added a pep in my step, today, and a big grin, for the win.😁💃

[@bruinsraybourque]

Jerry's exchange with Carlos and his expressions during that solo at 5:25 is priceless. For someone who saw Jerry many times, when he was healthy and expressive and when he wasn't... It's just nice to see him so into it and histrionic Thanks jerry and Carlos, truly my two favorite musicians

[@undergroundjohnny]

Holy smokes ,this was a fantastic jam! Jerry's playing has so much spirit and to see him playing with Carlos is breathtaking! This just rocks!

[@ncbloom]

The accordion player is Esteban "Steve" Jordan (February 23, 1939 - August 13, 2010) was a jazz, rock, blues, conjunto and Tejano musician from the United States. He was also known as "El Parche", "The Jimi Hendrix of the accordion", and "the accordion wizard". An accomplished musician, he played 35 different instruments. He also was an actor in the talking heads film - True Stories . In the film he plays in a band with the character known as Radiohead. The band radiohead got their name from this song/movie . All Graceful instruments are known .

[@SocraticIAM]

timing is everything, whomever scheduled the intro in the middle of Jerry and Carlos jam should be at minimum tarred and feathered!

[@allendodd4844]

Thanks I was wondering who is the amazing accordionist, Yes Jerry is amazing Carlos helped encourage his good soul. Bless them all.

[@mmarkwardt96]

I guess you can’t beat a man with an eye patch and an accordion, and 2 of the best guitarist of all time of course..

[@michaelhanson3450]

Wow their two styles of playing actually compliment eachother surprisingly well.

[@rickyroberts4758]

latin style

[@vincentconti3633]

Waddya expect?

[@SL-ld9tn]

I mean, they’re two of the pioneers in the jam band world

[@Valhalen716]

Two musicians of their calibre are sure to make greatness happen!

[@joeconti4392]

That's the funkiest pirate I've ever heard.

[@tonymannara]

LOL

[@ChoctawNawtic4]

HAHAHAAAA

[@kooneya]

Arghcordian

[@wsgray]

Jerry unexpectedly shredding - comfortable in any musical setting - Nice!

[@cliffordball4263]

HEAVEN N A CUP I LOVE YOU.

[@joeryan1369]

Thanks very much.

[@WhiskeySam1]

Jerry Garcia’s musical ability is on full display here. His ear, his gift for phrasing and improvisation. Modality. All of it. Those who get it, get it. But he’s still arguably the most underappreciated guitarist of all time.

[@billbeliakoff5589]

Because of his ability to play different styles and genres and blend them, have to say that Jerry is the best overall guitarist.

[@buckodonnghaile4309]

This is just incredible, thanks.

[@duck_rl2535]

this is so awesome

[@producermikescott3647]

I love Santanas smile when he brings Jerry out !!!

[@dr.buzzvonjellar8862]

Garcia was so beautiful and so ferocious.

[@tiffparz8749]

You know everyone there was having a blast...off stage and ON. There’s just something about seeing two of your favorite, amazingly talented artists share a stage ...MAGIC !

[@sofialadune9351]

Magnifique! trop classe!

[@LoloYodel]

Whowzaaaaaa, YES !! This rocks. Jerry takes his first solo at 2:30 makin' those hispanic girls jive !! and again at 5:10 !! So happy to see good 'ol Jerry smiling and so into this Latin swaaannngggg !

[@mickeymoore6771]

Thanks so much for sharing

[@bob733333]

Looks like a blast.

[@maiv1232]

good stuff Lolo thanks again --Ruben Blades too, hmmn

[@ClueSign]

RIP Ruben Blades

[@adri122554]

Beautiful!! Awesome!!

[@michaelmacchi9476]

Garcia never ceases to amaze

[@TomGruber]

amazing!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! "two master guitarists showing their chops, sweet tones, great closeups of Jerry." *** LoloYodel2 years ago-- "Man ! so cool to see Jer' at around 6:05 ... what a cut, with a little "Shakedown" swang to it too !!!"

[@sullivan2339]

That's One crazy Cat on Accordion! This is priceless. Thanks for posting.

[@anonymas1582]

so very Carlos to... having 2 of the greatest guitars going on stage together put an unknown front and center for a big part of the tune all about the love ... opening eyes to meet the unmet ... never about the ego a beautiful soul bringing beautiful soul music

[@jpmaya7284]

This magic classic Santana and great solo from Garcia .. really rocks

[@bobbygriz5648]

This was absolutely ridiculous. Absolutely ridiculously excellent 👏 ❤🙏🎸🎸

[@cyclesmoking]

Healthy & happy 1989 Jerry !!!

[@charlesmiller5315]

One of the best things I’ve ever seen

[@smithscarborough]

Wow this is such a great performance by both men. Lightin’ it up!

[@jerry-st7rc]

I remember the first time I saw this video pop up and I thought to myself it couldn't be true..

[@Eeearthmusic]

Wow!

[@jimmymurphy7789]

This is almost too Good to Believe. As if by Popular Request, you have the great Carlos Santana -(always Chili Pepper-Hot as Hell), the incredible Jerry Garcia (Bouncy-Bubbly & equally Hot, especially here, where he's really holding his Own with Carlos) & then Steve Jordan - the "Jimi Hendrix" of the Tex-Mex diatonic Acordeon ! Unbelievable ! What more can we ask for ? TYVM !

[@CurtisLoew63]

Holding his own? He BLEW HIM AWAY😂

[@CurtisLoew63]

Jerry did*

[@joeg5507]

Carlos ,Jerry and the great Steve Jordan, WOW.

[@reveddro319]

hell yeah

[@freespiritsguitar2871]

Both have it own voices....I´m happy to here Jerry and Carlos!

[@musicmavenpublishing2265]

That's a jam

[@greggehring249]

just a chance in a lifetime never would have expected that🕶🎸🎶🎵🎹🥁

[@basedball1951]

virtuoso superb

[@basedball1951]

& that is why people said WOW

[@darkodeleleon2547]

WTF!!?!? 🤔 Love it I think its Awesome ,, Orale 😎😎😎😎😎😎

[@LSommer]

I thought I'd been there but I was at the Belview Biltmore in Miami. cool jam. ty so much for sharing.

[@RaulDiaz-kf3fr]

Carlos Santana is the best Latin rock music ever played in this planet

[@cameronstewart8561]

Love seeing Jerry enjoying himself up there just ripping away.

[@Petequinn741]

Jerry having a blast.. beautiful 😊

[@superorangeish]

Jerry certainly got around.And hes holding his own w/ Carlos!..So good it made me cry

[@nancychace8619]

Dang! Thanks for sharing.

[@mikebates8402]

I cornered Garcia during rehearsal break. I blathered on about how much he meant to me. He was so awesome, patient and kind. Because I was dressed in a suit many of the other musicians approached to meet me. Weird. I loved Jerry Garcia and will always treasure that last encounter.

[@ricky4214]

this is one of the most legendary things ive seen, and to top it off ive never seen someone shred an accordion like that

[@marcsalzman8082]

My town on my 28th b-day ; didn't make this show, but have seen both Jerry & Carlos quite a few times each? But this particular show must've been a treat !👁️👁️🌌☮️🤠👍

[@ronson232]

Garcia really comes to life here; it's a totally different style of playing than what he did with the Dead. Makes me wish he had spent a little more time playing outside the Dead and Garcia bands...

[@joshb23]

Two beautiful souls - what an amazing night that must have been! As soon as that envelope filter effect thingy turned on I was like, ahhhhhh... Miss you, Jerry ~~~}

[@brettzimmerman4566]

This is great, thanks for posting, Jerry and Carlo's, two legends. Love it!!

[@energyasylum997]

Good lord!!!!! @1:30 Santana's guitar solo was FUNKY AND FEROCIOUS!! Right after that, Jerry brought in some heavy tone too!

[@petebredehoeft3322]

This is amazing. So cool. It is like jazz fusion. Jerry is having so much fun he is dancing. Love it.

[@djaminc]

Jerry wearing blue sweatshirt- the black one was in the wash..great collaboration for deadheads and santana fans alike.

[@krissantos6624]

Haha... the black one was being laundered... haha im 💀...

[@massimo80658]

asssoli meravigliosi . Jerry e' stratosferico.

[@boscomorgan4235]

What is cool about this is 95% of the people had no idea who Garcia was and he knew that, it comes to the Music that is being played and not by who it is played by just as long as you smile and it moves you. Look at the fun these cat's are having.PEACE.LEGALIZE CANNIBIS NOW

[@sammyboy7163]

santa

[@chriskovalchuk8503]

You mean *cannabis

[@ronsheldon2352]

Fantastic guitars and accordion.

[@andrewedelman3968]

That was beautiful!

[@peterbetts858]

Lolo yodel Beautiful CLIP ! The J. Man looks and Sounds GRATE !

[@kevingreaux7133]

Sounds great - music to my ears

[@TheCatfishcheese]

love that slo mo at the end of Jerry. 💀⚘⚡❤⚡⚘💀 Forever Grateful

[@tracystowe3316]

Bet that was so amazing live!!!!!

[@alexkatsanos8475]

That was Ruben Blades in the hat and Celia Cruz with the big hair in front. Legends in Latin music.

[@yguaray]

I remember watching this benefit show with Linda Ronstadt etc. for L.A. Latino technical schools including music, on Tv. when it was originally broadcast or shortly there after, at my friend's place with special subscription for cable. Remember Jerry Garcia was only half Spanish, not Latina American; and didn't speak Spanish because his Dad died when he was very young! Augy, San Diego

[@DiceyJJ]

Jerry wasn't Latin-American? Garcia??

[@yguaray]

Nope, like I said his father was Spanish. But Jerry loved to jam with Los Lobos & Carlos Santana; both of which I saw luckily open for Grateful Dead quite a few times (and elsewhere also several times). There is a video on here somewhere that was originally put on ABC on Independence Day that was recorded backstage a day or so before with Los Lobos backing up both Bob Weir & Garcia doing "This Land is your Land" by Woody Guthrie acoustic and one or two other tunes somewhere in Massachusetts in '82? Ray Augustine San Diego

[@dingoswamphead]

Yes, yguary, I agree: that carpark 'This Land is Your Land' is very emotional. Amazing in this piece how Jerry transforms the Santana groove into something new.

[@blakewhittington4336]

Jerrys energy had returned in 89

[@jonathanrubino2577]

I get flashbacks every time I hear Jerry play

[@greggehring249]

What an incredible show that must have been but those two guys being seen together probably it wasn't that rare because they both lived out in Marin County but then again Jerry stayed on the road 300 days out of the year But what I really like is this is a blues mix that KZbin pulled up so it's got Jerry Garcia and Stevie Ray Vaughan scroll down to find Carlos Santana and that's kind of about it I don't know I haven't dug that far into it but what a wonderful show and I'm sure Jerry and Stevie are upstairs kicking it right now GG747 🚀 🎶 🌎

[@r51collins]

Without being too subtle, fucking brilliant.

[@snugglepusmcgee5816]

Dang, Jerry got him groove on, never seen him look so happy. Beautiful

[@billykelly1013]

I remember watching this on HBO. Looks so long ago.

[@miked1311]

CHRISTMAS EVE 2020. EARLY PRESENT

[@mybestfriendisamonkey173]

No doubt talk about a couple of big hitters! That just goes to show you how versatile Jerry was. I absolutely love seeing collaborations like that. It's every bit of the reason why I became a musician. Fare thee well Jerry.

[@nippegmt]

Happy 72nd BDay to Carlos

[@cynlcole4649]

Very few, make life worth living. ✌💋

[@DukeRaul]

🌹⚡💀🤗

[@RamenNoodlez258]

Jerry is enjoying the hell out of this

[@masonkanterbury3007]

I wasn't expecting much after hearing Carlos taking the solo action by storm, but then Jerry came in and blew everyone away. It wasn't quite as clean, but it was radical and had that Jerry psychedelia. He did have a way of drowning everyone out with that commanding melody that brings you to a higher place and then totally melts your face completely.

[@producermikescott3647]

Way heavier then any sound he gets with the dead !!! I love it!!!

[@andrewblanton5397]

Jerry digs Carlos it's so cool to see

[@herbythechef7624]

Andrew Blanton they really dig each other. Humble respect both ways between these 2

[@sanjivharikumar]

Carlos Santana just shredded at the end @_@

[@landonmccalmon7121]

I am losing it! Much too much!

[@bustan44]

Wow this is like some parallel Jerry that I didn't know existed. His shirt is blue! His playing is on fire here too, wow.