Bill Kreutzmann (Grateful Dead), Oteil Burbridge (Allman Brothers Band) and Scott Murawski (Max Creek) have joined together to form a POWER trio sure to capture the interest of the "scene". The musical chemistry Bill & Scott enjoyed at a meeting in Costa Rica facilitated by none other than PHISH bassist Mike Gordon was limitlessly compelling, and when Oteil joined the band shortly there after it was an obvious decision to pursue further musical adventurism. Currently working on a debut release slated for Fall 2008, KBM is hitting the road this summer where fans can capture the MAGIC of this electrifying combination at transcending LIVE shows.

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Bill Kreutzmann started playing drums at the age of 13, despite having been told by his sixth grade music teacher that he couldn't keep a beat. As a teenager, he met Aldous Huxley at his high school, who encouraged him in his drumming. At the end of 1964 he co-founded the band The Warlocks, along with Phil Lesh, Jerry Garcia, Bob Weir, and Ron "Pigpen" McKernan. Their first real gig was May 5, 1965, two days before Kreutzmann's 19th birthday. In November 1965, the Warlocks became the Grateful Dead. Meeting fellow percussionist Mickey Hart in the fall of 1967 would have a big impact on Kreutzmann's career. Hart soon joined the Dead, making it one of the first (and few) rock bands to feature two drummers. The two percussionists' remarkable cohesion, synchronicity, and driving power would be a hallmark of the Grateful Dead sound for the next thirty years, earning them the nickname "The Rhythm Devils". Their ten-minute drum duets, a feature of every show from 1978–1995 became legendary in the rock world. Kreutzmann remained with the Grateful Dead until its dissolution following the passing of Garcia in 1995, making him one of four members to play at every single one of the band's 3,500 shows, along with Garcia, Weir and Lesh. Following the end of the Grateful Dead, Kreutzmann returned to his home in Hawaii but by 2000 was back on the road with The Other Ones (Weir, Hart, Bruce Hornsby, Steve Kimock, Mark Karan, and Alphonso Johnson). The Other Ones were so successful that in 2003, the band began touring as The Dead (keeping "Grateful" retired out of respect for Garcia). At 60 years old, he has lost none of his expertise and stamina, routinely playing three hours of drumming with only one 45-minute break. Kreutzmann also does work as a visual artist and, in 2001, began releasing limited edition reproductions of his digital artwork. Kreutzmann and the Grateful Dead were honored with a lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Grammy Awards in Los Angeles, California.

Oteil Burbridge has always been in demand as a session and live sideman – recently, he was simultaneously a member of six different bands! His first step into the national spotlight came in 1991, when he became a founding member of the Aquarium Rescue Unit, a legendary jam outfit. He is probably best known, though, for his membership in The Allman Brothers Band since 1997. He was an immediate success with ABB fans, earning raves for his six string bass version of “Little Martha.” His work with the band also earned him two Grammy nominations for best rock instrumental, in 2004 and in 2005. Along the way, he found time to collaborate with Phish’s Page McConnell and The Funky Meters’ Russell Battiste on the jam unit Vida Blue.

Scott Murawski is lead guitarist for Max Creek a band he co-founded with friends in 1971. They got their start as a country rock band, and then quickly evolved into exploratory & original music thanks to bands like The Grateful Dead. The band has a loyal following and puts on a camping festival in upstate New York each year. The festival, Dubbed Camp Creek, it is one of the longest running festivals on the East Coast. They were perhaps the first Jamband outside of the Bay Area, with many groups imitating their style, in particular Phish, who's bassist Mike Gordon has been a fan since the 1980's. Live shows are the bands forte, often lasting 3 or more hours. The Creek, as they are known, peaked in popularity in the late 80's, when they would play 200+ shows a year. Creek decided to cut back drastically on touring in the early 1990's to concentrate on family, and today play only a handful of shows a year.