Dave Mason w/ Special Guest Shawn Phillips

Dave Mason left Traffic in 1969 to pursue a solo career in the U.S. Dave has penned over 100 songs, has 3 gold albums: Alone Together, Dave Mason, Mariposa De Oro, and platinum album Let It Flow, which contained the top-ten single “We Just Disagree”.  

In addition to cranking out hits, Dave has performed on, or contributed to, a number of famous albums, including: The Rolling Stones’ Beggars Banquet, George Harrison’s All Things Must Pass, Paul McCartney and Wings’ Venus and Mars, and Jimi Hendrix’s Electric Ladyland. Mason is featured playing acoustic guitar in “All Along the Watchtower” on Electric Ladyland, a favorite in Dave’s live shows!  

Dave, a prolific artist in his own right, has collaborated with an enviable list of the who’s who in the music industry ... Jimi Hendrix, George Harrison, Paul McCartney, Stevie Wonder, Michael Jackson, GrahamNash, Stephen Stills, Rita Coolidge, Delaney & Bonnie, Leon Russell, Ron Wood, Steve Winwood, EricClapton, and Jim Capaldi, just to name a few.  THE BAND: Dave Mason: Guitars & Vocals Mark Stein (Hammond B3) Johnne Sambataro-Guitar & Vocals Marty Fera-Percussion Ray Cardwell–Bass & Vocals

Special guest opening the show is Shawn Phillips, the man Bill Graham called “The best kept secret in the music business”, who taught Joni Mitchell her first guitar techniques, also taught George Harrison of the Beatles his first lessons on Sitar, the man who wrote the music to Donovan’s “Season Of The Witch” and has played with many of the finest musicians in the world including Eric Clapton and Steve Winwood. He’s produced 27 Albums and is known around the world for his refusal to bow down to commercialism in the music industry. He has done what many singer/songwriters don’t do, which is continue to evolve his creative skills in his concerts. When he comes into a venue, he brings the sounds of an entire Symphony Orchestra in real time, and plays the songs so many love as close as possible to what was recorded on the albums. All in real time! All solo!