Trey Anastasio

Introduction

Ernest Giuseppe Anastasio III, born September 30, 1964, is an American guitarist, composer and lead singer most noted for his work with the jam band Phish (1983 - 2004).

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September 30 - 1964 - American - Jam band - Phish

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Both before and after the dissolution of Phish in August 2004, Anastasio has fronted and participated in a variety of ensembles. These have included the "supergroup" Oysterhead (2000-01), with Primus bassist Les Claypool and percussionist Stewart Copeland of The Police; Bad Hat (1994-96), a trio including Jazz Mandolin Project mandolinist Jamie Masefield, also of Vermont; and Surrender to the Air (1996), a one-off album project in tribute to the free jazz of Sun Ra and including several members of the late Sun Ra's Arkestra. His solo career (1998-present) started with a trio of guitar/bass/drums, but soon became a large ensemble including a horn section, backup singers, and exotic percussion, which had its genesis in an earlier group of Burlington, Vermont musicians called the Eight Foot Fluorescent Tubes (1998).

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Oysterhead - Primus - Les Claypool - Stewart Copeland - The Police - Bad Hat - Jazz Mandolin Project - Jamie Masefield - Vermont - Surrender to the Air - Free jazz - Sun Ra - Arkestra - Burlington, Vermont - Eight Foot Fluorescent Tubes

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Anastasio has also nurtured a fruitful relationship with the Vermont Youth Orchestra, for whom he has written and arranged music, and with whom he has performed at Carnegie Hall in New York City. Some of the VYO musicians were featured on Trey's self-titled second album, and VYO members have also joined his band live on at least one occasion.

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Vermont Youth Orchestra - Carnegie Hall - New York City

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The most recent members of his solo band include bassist Tony Hall, keyboardist and guitarist Les Hall, drummer Skeeto Valdez, keyboardist Ray Paczkowski, and often features Jennifer Hartswick & Christina Durfee on backing vocals. Paczkowski and Hartswick were also in former incarnations of Trey's solo band. Trey's fourth studio album, Shine (produced by noted producer Brendan O'Brien (Bruce Springsteen, Neil Young, Pearl Jam)), is due for release on November 1, 2005 on Columbia Records.

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Brendan O'Brien - Bruce Springsteen - Neil Young - Pearl Jam

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