Trey Anastasio
Trey Anastasio Trey Anastasio at Red Rocks Amphitheater July 30, 2009 Background information Birth name Ernest Joseph Anastasio III Born (1964-09-30) September 30, 1964 (age 50) Fort Worth, Texas United States Genres Alternative rock, rock, jazz fusion, progressive rock, classical, funk, blues, bluegrass Instruments Vocals, guitar, piano, keyboard, percussion, fiddle, pan flute, tin whistle Years active 1982–present Labels Elektra, Sony, Rubber Jungle, Sony BMG, JEMP, MapleMusic Recordings (Canada) Associated acts Phish, Trey Anastasio Band, Oysterhead, Dave Matthews and Friends, Phil Lesh and Friends, Surrender to the Air, Eight Foot Fluorescent Tubes, Space Antelope, SerialPod, Bivouac Jaun, Bad Hat, New York Philharmonic, Orchestra Nashville, Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, The Grateful Dead Website www.trey.com Notable instruments Languedoc Guitars Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III; September 30, 1964) is an American guitarist, composer, and vocalist noted for his work with the rock band Phish, and his solo career, including the Trey Anastasio Band and the orchestral "Evenings with Trey Anastasio" performed with the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, the Baltimore Symphony, the Pittsburgh Symphony, and the Colorado Symphony. Anastasio was a 2013 best score Tony award nominee for the Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody. He received the 2013 Dramatist Guild Frederick Loewe award for Dramatic Composition. In addition to his orchestral compositions, he is credited by name as composer of 152 Phish original songs, 140 of them as a solo credit, in addition to 41 credits attributed to the band as a whole.