Euphoria Brass Band

A tribute concert and album release for Jeffrey Joe's posthumously released album Don't Get to Know Me will be held in San Diego on Tuesday, July 17th, 2018 at Vision: A Center for Spiritual Living. Organized by Jeff Berkley of Berkley Sound and Jeffrey's fiancée Carina Wheatley, the tribute will feature local musicians who performed on the album, including the Euphoria Brass Band, Rob Thorson, Josh Hermsmeier, Sky Ladd, Steph Johnson, Lindsay White, Veronica May, and other long time contemporaries Yael Gmach, Cathryn Beeks, Gregory Page, Larry Grano, Tori Roze and more. More than your typical tribute show, Jeffrey Joe will also be “present” through the magic of technology. Carina Wheatley shares, "This album bookends our relationship. I had my first listen late at night in Jeffrey Joe's car following an evening out. He had just received the master reference CD and was bursting to share it. The title track, "Don't Get to Know Me", Was Jeffrey Joe's uniquely humorous homage to his ongoing battle with The Grim Reaper. It was also a warning I respectfully ignored. When Jeffrey passed, the most important way for me to honor him was to get this album out." “Jeffrey Joe was a walking encyclopedia of music. He was a living jukebox with the gift of interpretation. You may have heard the song before but not like this. Something about JJ’s past authenticated the words and melody. Something about his gentle lilt. Something about his slow vibrato. Something about his complete immersion in the performance. Some little piece of heart and soul in every word and every breath. Every note a gift.” - Jeff Berkley Jeffrey Joe’s post-production efforts to manufacture and distribute this album were thwarted by numerous health issues. Following his death in 2017, Berkley and Wheatley released this powerful testimony to the fragile beauty of life thanks to financial contributions from several former bandmates. While the Don’t Get to Know Me album release concert is rooted in shared grief amongst Jeffrey Joe’s colleagues and loved ones, the event’s organizers and performers are creating a joyful celebration that honors his ongoing gifts of love, gratitude, humor, and joy. Event Information: Date: Tuesday, July 17, 2018 Time: Doors and Beverages 6:30. Concert 7:30. Location: Vision: A Center for Spiritual Living 4780 Mission Gorge Pl, Suite H San Diego, CA 92120 Tickets: $20 (includes one copy Don’t Get to Know Me per family)