HOW ZAKIR HUSSAIN MET GRATEFUL DEAD PERCUSSIONIST MICKEY HART

November 30, 2016 | by Rusty Aceves

Zakir Hussain & Mickey Hart pay tribute to Armando Peraza at SFJAZZ in 2014 (Photo by Scott Chernis)

Tabla master and SFJAZZ Gala 2017 honoree Zakir Hussain recounts the story of meeting Grateful Dead percussionist Mickey Hart upon arriving in the United States, as told to SFJAZZ Founder-Artistic Director Randall Kline during a Member Listening Party at the SFJAZZ Center during Hussain's 2015 residency.