The O-Zone

Happy Birthday, Jerry!

When I’m old and grey, Jerry’s voice and playing will always remind me of my son’s childhood. Nigel was just 4 months old when I started really digging in to my first 100 Grateful Dead songs. While this music is…

John Mayer Interview on Tales from the Golden Road

Thank you, John, for your super kind words in your interview on Tales from the Golden Road with David Gans and Gary Lambert.  (Slideshow tour photos by Brande Jackson)… Read More

Sidwell Friends School 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award

I’m really honored that Sidwell Friends School chose me as one of the recipients of the 2017 Distinguished Alumni Award. Thank you to Jessica Clancy for creating and sharing this great video. Now that I have a child, I realize…

“Let Oteil Sing” Pays It Forward

A “Let Oteil Sing” shirt shows up on the big screen at a Dead & Company show. I can’t tell you enough how much the people who have participated in the “Let Oteil Sing” campaign have meant to me. In…

Reuniting with Dr. Kote

I met this man, Dr. Kote Lotah and his wife A-lul’Koy when I first joined the Allman Brothers Band in 1997. If it wasn’t for him and his amazing wife we wouldn’t have had the last 20 years with Gregg. Or…

New Guitar Straps

You guys may have noticed the crazy cool new guitar straps that I’ve been sporting. I was lucky enough to have the amazing Jenny Shuman (of Beadworks by Jenny) create these and the stealie bag for Jess and me. When…

China Doll

I couldn’t sleep last night. They laid Gregg to rest yesterday and I couldn’t be there because I was playing at Shoreline Amphitheatre with Dead & Company. I know that Warren also couldn’t be there along with a few others.…

One for the Gear Heads

This one is for the gear head bassists… If you’ve ever tried a 1969 Gibson EB-2 bass guitar you know what an incredibly fat sound it has. It’s those humbucker pickups that are the key. It’s the same for the…

The Colonel Has a Master Plan

  “It is no measure of mental health to be well adjusted to a profoundly sick society.” – Jiddu Krishnamurti “Be in the world but not of it.” -Yeshua Ben… Read More

Happy New Year!

2015 went so far past anything I could have ever dreamed of. From the birth of my first child and the experience of seeing the world through his eyes, playing with so many of my favorite musicians and growing my…