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Trey Anastasio Solo Tour with Classic TAB: February 2010

Trey Anastasio has officially announced a 16 show solo tour that will take place throughout the month of February.

The show will feature Classic TAB members Russ Lawton (drums), Tony Markellis (bass) and Ray Paczkowski (keyboards) as well as a three-piece horn section featuring Russell Remington (tenor sax and flute), Jen Hartswick (trumpet and vocals) and first-timer Natalie Cressman on (trombone and vocals).

According to HT the February 8th tour opener in Charlottesville will be a benefit show for the Kristine Anastasio Manning Memorial Fund on what would have been her 47th birthday.

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Backstage Jams Vol. 4: Trey Trades Licks with Warren

Trey Anastasio & Warren Haynes

Song
Blues Jam feat. Funky Bitch

Date
Sun, December 18, 2005

Venue
Christmas Jam at Asheville Civic Center

Location
Asheville, NC

Welcome back for Vol. 4 of “Backstage Jams.” So far we've featured Jimi Hendrix backstage playing Hound Dog, Jerry Garcia backstage playing Crazy Fingers, and Pete Townshend backstage doing a two song mini-set.

When you go to Warren Haynes Christmas Jam, you're guaranteed some great jam sessions on stage. So it's probably no surprise that there's some jamming going on backstage too.

In this video, Trey Anastasio is backstage with Warren himself. The clip begins with a short interview, followed by a nice Funky Bitch inspired blues jam that finds the two virtuosos trading loose licks for about 5 minutes.

The tone and sound on warren's guitar is fuckin mind blowing.
bleed66

Personally I dig this little backstage jam session though there's plenty of disagreement over its merits on the YouTube comment thread.

But my favorite part isn't actually the music at all — it's the way Trey and Warren share a laugh at the end, as if even they're surprised by what just transpired.

“That was cool” Trey says. Yes Trey, cool indeed.

P.S. I'm assuming this is from 2005 Xmas Jam. If you know otherwise, please drop a comment.

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Divided Sky Turns Elastic

Trey Anastasio w/ Orchestra Nashville

Song
Divided Sky

Date
Sun, September 28, 2008

Venue
Ryman Auditorium

Location
Nashville, TN

Last night Trey played a special performance of his “guitarchestral” piece — Time Turns Elastic — with Orchestra Nashville at the Ryman Auditorium in Tennessee.

Here's a video of the Divided Sky dress rehearsal and I think it's safe to say, you've never seen Divided Sky played like this before. (Or perhaps sung quite as ghastly.)

And even if you have seen this video, it was probably in five different 2½ minute segments over on YEMblog or YouTube.

Here I've take the liberty of bringing those five clips together into a single playlist so can watch the whole thing at once (for the most part).

Enjoy!

Megaprops to jeremyandjoy for posting these videos.

Update (September 29, 2008): Here's a really unique review of Time Turns Elastic from Mr. Miner’s Phish Thoughts.

Trey Tickets On Sale: Northern Exposure Tour 2008

Marquee from Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY

Photo courtesy of Hidden Track. Thanks Scotty.

This Friday and Saturday, tickets go on sale for the eight night “Northern Exposure” Tour 2008 featuring Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB bandmates Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski. If the Classic TAB Brooklyn show was any indication, it won't be too easy to get Trey tickets, but the concerts should be a blast.

In case you miss the on-sale, or end up getting shut-out, you can search for Trey Anastasio tickets right here on Jamtopia. And if you're saving your money for the Phish reunion, you can even search for cheap Trey tickets.

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Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB at All Points West

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Hot on the heels of the first (and very well received) Trey Anstasio & Classic TAB show in Brooklyn, the band was back together again on Sunday for one set at the first All Points West Music & Arts Festival at Liberty State Park in Jersey City, NJ.

As expected, the show didn't match the energy or intimacy of Classic TAB's warm-up show in Brooklyn, but Trey still managed to deliver some “dirty wah” and “nasty solos” at the APW Fest according to the fine folks @glidemag.

An all killer no filler affair where the band didn’t take many chances, but allowed Trey to rip some incredibly fast and melodic solos.
Scott Bernstein

Scroll down to see the setlist from Trey Anastasio & Classic TAB All Points West Festival, watch videos, and read reviews, but don't expect too many surprises. The set was 100% repeats from Brooklyn.

P.S. Sorry for the boring headline. It was really all I could muster. If you have better ideas, drop a comment.

Update (11:49 PM): Word is that Trey sat in with Jack Johnson on Mudfootball. More details as they come.

Update (August 14, 2008): I've just added a bunch of pictures of Trey at All Points West thanks to Matt Simpson of WNEW FM in New York.

Update (September 11, 2008): Trey's going on an eight show Fall Tour with Classic TAB band mates Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski. Search for Trey Anastasio tickets right here on Jamtopia. And to whet your appetite for the Trey concerts, Hidden Track's got a soundboard of the APW Jibboo you can download for free.

Classic Trey Band Makes Some Noise in Brooklyn

Marquee from Trey Anastasio and Classic TAB at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY

Photo courtesy of Hidden Track. Thanks Scotty.

Just a few days after Trey's acoustic performance at Newport Folk Festival and with Phish reunion rumors still swirling, Trey Anastasio staged a reunion of another sort — getting the “classic” Trey Anastasio Band (TAB) from 1999 back together for an intimate show at the Music Hall of Williamsburg in Brooklyn, NY.

Music Hall of Williamsburg Logo

Classic TAB was my favorite of Trey's side projects, a short-lived power trio featuring Trey on guitar, Russ Lawton on drums, and Tony Markellis on bass. The Brooklyn show found them reunited, only this time as a foursome, with the great Ray Paczkowski on keys added to the mix.

And that wasn't the only reunion going on. After a handful of acoustic-only gigs, Trey was also reunited with his Languedoc, the custom hollow-body guitar that helps create the “Trey-tone” so familiar to and beloved by Phish fans.

The Trey Band Brooklyn Setlist featured traditional TAB songs like Cayman Review, Night Speaks, Drifting, and Mr. Completely; first time debuts including Gone, Valentine, Greyhound Rising, and Light; and the electric debut of the new songs Alaska, Peggy, and Backwards Down The Number Line.

Security may be non-existent, but my husband and our friends got yelled at for dancing too hard on the balcony!
SweetMelinda

Scroll down to download and stream audio and watch videos from the show. And be sure to to check back once in a while as I'll be adding more audio sources and videos from Classic TAB's Brooklyn show as I find them.

P.S. The title of this post is a reference to Jay-Z's guest appearance with Phish in Brooklyn.

Update (August 10, 2008): See our post about Trey & Classic TAB at the All Points West Festival in New Jersey.

Update (September 11, 2008): This Fall Trey's going on tour with Classic TAB (Russ Lawton, Tony Markellis and Ray Paczkowski) for eight shows. Search for Trey tickets right here on Jamtopia.

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