current_members years_active image_size landscape past_members background genre article_title name
jeff constanten pevar alphonso johnson rod morgenstein chris smith tom 1998-2006 , 2015-present 260px yes t gradney dave livolsi lavitz billy cobham jimmy herring jeff sipe kenny group_or_band rock , jazz jazz is dead
 jazz is dead
jazz is dead

jazz is dead is an instrumental grateful dead cover band that interprets classic dead songs with jazz influences .
the group is notable in featuring veterans of jazz and jazz fusion ensembles .
the group 's composition has changed over time , and t lavitz was the band 's only constant member until they reformed in 2015 -lrb- five years after lavitz 's death -rrb- .
in march 2006 the band set out for a month-long tour featuring the music of `` blues for allah '' to coincide with its 30th anniversary .
