Jerry Garcia: Secret Space of Dreams

Jerry Garcia: Secret Space of Dreams is a hard cover coffee table book that will bring together, for the first time, a comprehensive collection of photographs of Jerry Garcia taken by renowned Grateful Dead photographer Jay Blakesberg. The focus of the book is to present a collection of Jay's iconic images of Garcia from 1978 until Garcia's death in 1995. The book will include photographs of Garcia with members of the Grateful Dead as well as guest musicians and solo projects Jerry worked on. Since Jerry Garcia's passing, the band's popularity has remained immense as evidenced by their continued merchandise sales, acclaimed 50th anniversary "Fare Thee Well" concerts in 2015 and ongoing tours by surviving members. The book will include quotes from many notable musicians who were influenced and inspired by Jerry Garcia.


About the Author
Blakesberg, Jay: - Jay Blakesberg is a San Francisco based photographer who has published 13 coffee table books of his music photography. He has been photographing the Grateful Dead experience for 41 years. He continues to regularly work with original Grateful Dead members on their assorted projects.Mayer, John: - John Mayer is a Grammy winning American singer songwriter who currently tours as a solo artist as well as lead guitarist in the current incarnation of the Grateful Dead called Dead & Company.Gans, David: - David Gans is an Oakland, Ca. based musician, writer, and radio host. Frequently touring as an innovative one man band, he can be found playing Grateful Dead themed festivals and concerts around the country. He has written several books about the Grateful Dead, and currently hosts a weekly "call in radio show" on the Sirius XM Grateful Dead Channel called "Tales From The Golden Road".