Reconstruction was a band formed in 1978 byJohn Kahn initially to occupy him whileJerry Garcia, his long-time musical collaborator, was busy with theGrateful Dead. The band's originalguitar player wasJerry Miller, best known for performing withMoby Grape. In March 1979, Garcia took over guitar duties officially.^[1]

The band performed while the Grateful Dead was on a brief hiatus, switching keyboard players fromKeith Godchaux toBrent Mydland, and continued well into 1979. The band varied its styles from previous Garcia/Kahn/Saunders collaborations to more of a disco and jazz sound.

Reconstruction performed only for an eight-month period in 1979. The band's first performance was January 30, 1979 at the Keystone inBerkeley, California. Its last performance was on September 22, 1979, at the Keystone inPalo Alto, California. During that period, the band played 57 concerts, all of them inCalifornia andColorado.

The band's lineup consisted of:

• Jerry Garcia -guitar,vocals
• John Kahn -bass
• Merl Saunders -keyboards,vocals
• Ed Neumeister -trombone
• Ron Stallings -tenor saxophone,vocals
• Gaylord Birch -drums

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