The New-York Historical Society presents the rock n roll world of Bill Graham (19311991), one of the most influential concert promoters of all time. Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution explores the life and work of the legendary music impresario who worked with the biggest names in rock music, including the Grateful Dead, Jefferson Airplane, Jimi Hendrix, Santana, Led Zeppelin, and the Rolling Stones, and launched the careers of countless music luminaries at his famed Fillmore Auditorium in San Francisco and the Fillmore East in New York City. Organized by the Skirball Cultural Center, which debuted the exhibition in Los Angeles, Calif., this comprehensive retrospective of Grahams life and career explores some of the 20th centurys momentous cultural transformations through the lens of rock n roll. Showcasing more than 300 objects, including rock memorabilia, photographs, and concert posters, the New-York Historical Society presentation highlights Grahams personal connections to New York, beginning with a site-specific installation of The Joshua Light Show, the trailblazing liquid light show conceived in 1967 by multimedia artist Joshua White that served as a psychedelic backdrop to Grahams concert productions in New York. Unique to this exhibit is a special, immersive audio experience, providing a musical tour through the exhibition with songs by rock superstars Aerosmith, Blondie, David Bowie, Cream, The Doors, Janis Joplin, Tom Petty, and Neil Young, among others. Shop books, speakers, concert prints, and more from the Bill Graham collection are available at the NYHistory Store. Bill Graham and the Rock & Roll Revolution is organized and circulated by the Skirball Cultural Center, Los Angeles, Calif., in association with the Bill Graham Memorial Foundation, and made possible by the support of Alex Graham, David Graham, and Danny Scher. New-York Historical is grateful for the cooperation of the National Museum of American Jewish History. The exhibit is coordinated at New-York Historical by Cristian Petru Panaite, associate curator of exhibitions. The audio experience has been generously sponsored by luxury audio brand Master & Dynamic. The New-York Historical Society is located at 170 Central Park West at Richard Gilder Way (77th Street) in New York City. For further infomation, visit www.nyhistory.org.