The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall / An Evening of Photos, Stories and Music

Join us at Leica Store San Francisco on Thursday, September 18, 2025, for a special evening celebrating the launch of The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall, a new photo book published by Chronicle Books. This event is a celebration and conversation around this new master piece, featuring a Q&A and book signing plus live music by David Gans veteran Deadhead and music historian.

This highly anticipated publication showcases over 200 photographs capturing the Grateful Dead’s formative years from 1966 to 1977, as seen through the lens of legendary photographer Jim Marshall.

Curated by Amelia Davis and David Gans, and featuring an afterword by GRAMMY® Award–winning artist John Mayer, the book offers an unprecedented visual journey through one of the most influential eras in American music history. Marshall’s intimate access and instinctive eye documented the Dead onstage, backstage, and at home, resulting in a body of work that remains unmatched.

To mark the occasion, David Gans will perform live in tribute to the 60th anniversary of the founding of the Grateful Dead and their enduring legacy.

Don’t miss this unique opportunity to honor Jim Marshall’s iconic work and the music of the Grateful Dead in the city where it all began.

This event is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase.

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Where: Leica Store San Francisco, 463 Bush St, San Francisco.

When: Thursday, September 18th, 2025. 5:30 – 8:00 PM PT

Schedule:

• 5:45 PM | Acoustic set by David Gans!

• 6:40 PM | Conversation with Amelia Davis of Jim Marshall Photography, musician and music historian David Gans, and Dan Sullivan a contributing essayist of The Grateful Dead.

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(1936 - 2010) is widely celebrated as a premier music photographer and a pioneer of the genre. His portfolio includes photos of virtually every major musician of his era, not only the icons of rock and roll, but also giants of jazz, blues, and country. Annie Leibowitz called him “THE rock and roll photographer.” Marshall was a legend not only for his outsize personality but also for the way he seemed to disappear when behind his trademark Leica camera, thereby producing some of the most intimate and iconic images in music history.

is a musician, author, and radio host. He has published five books about the Grateful Dead and produced boxed sets, compilations, and tribute albums for the band. Gans lives in Oakland, CA.

is the owner and manager of Jim Marshall Photography LLC. She lives in San Francisco.

Founded in 1967 in San Francisco, is one of the world’s most admired publishers and distributors of illustrated books, gifts, and games for all ages. Its highly acclaimed list spans art, photography, food, lifestyle, pop culture, humor, self-help, wellness, children’s books, and stationery, among other categories. Chronicle is the home of numerous award-winning authors, bestselling series, and trend-setting titles. Chronicle Books is committed to partnering with artists and writers who represent the diversity of our world and to maintaining an inclusive and equitable working environment for its employees and business partners.

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Images:

TOP: Jerry Garcia, last concert on Haight Street, March 3rd, 1969. Photo by Jim Marshall

MIDDLE: The Grateful Dead at Haight Ashbury, 1967. Photo by Jim Marshall

BOTTOM: The Grateful Dead by Jim Marshall. Published by Chronicle Books

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