Zen Tricksters founder and Donna Jean Godchaux Band guitarist Jeff Mattson will perform with Dark Star Orchestra this November. Mattson will sub for DSO guitarist John Kadlecik while he is on the road with Phil Lesh and Bob Weir’s new band Furthur. Mattson will also continue to perform with Donna Jean. In related news, 1970s Donna Jean Band keyboardist Devin Greenwood recently joined the former Grateful Dead singer and her current band for a series of shows.

Mattson’s gigs with Dark Star Orchestra include:

November 16 Princeton, NJ—McCarter Theater
November 18 Ithaca, NY—State Theater
November 19 Bridgeport, CT—The Klein
November 20 Northampton, MA—Calvin Theatre
November 21 Lowell, MA—Memorial Auditorium