Tony Trischka

Tony Trischka

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Name = Tony Trischka


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Birth_name = Tony Trischka
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Born = birth date and age|1949|1|16
Origin = Syracuse, New York, USA
Instruments = Banjo, steel guitar
Genre = Bluegrass, Country
Occupation = Bluegrass musician
Years_active = 1970s – present
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Notable_instruments = Banjo, steel guitar

Tony Trischka (born January 16, 1949 in Syracuse, New York) is an American five-string banjo virtuoso with a remarkable picking style.

Biography

He was born in Syracuse, New York, and graduated from Syracuse University (in Syracuse, New York) with a B.A in Fine Arts, and was inspired to play the banjo in 1963, listening to the Kingston Trio's "Charlie and The MTA". In 1971 he made his recording debut on 15 Bluegrass Instrumentals with the band Country Cooking, and at the same time, he was also a member of Country Granola In 1973, he began a two-year stint with Breakfast Special. Between 1974 and 1975, he recorded two solo albums, Bluegrass Light and Heartlands. After one more solo album in 1976, Banjoland, he went on to become musical leader for the Broadway show The Robber Bridegroom. Trischka toured with the show in 1978, the year he also played with the Monroe Doctrine. Beginning in 1978, he also played with artists such as Peter Rowan, Richard Greene, and Stacy Phillips.

In the early 1980s, he began recording with his new group Skyline, which recorded its first album in 1983. Subsequent albums included Robot Plane Flies over Arkansas (solo, 1983), Stranded in the Moonlight (with Skyline, 1984) and Hill Country (solo, 1985). In 1984, he performed in his first feature film, Foxfire. Three years later, he worked on the soundtrack for Driving Miss Daisy. Trischka produced the Belgian group Gold Rush's No More Angels in 1988. The following year, Skyline recorded its final album, Fire of Grace. He also recorded the theme song for Books on the Air, a popular National Public Radio Show, and continued his affiliation with the network by appearing on Garrison Keillor's Prairie Home Companion, Mountain Stage, From Our Front Porch, and other radio shows.

Trischka's solo recordings include 1993's World Turning, 1995's Glory Shone Around: A Christmas Collection and 1999's Bend. New Deal followed in 2003. The new studio album was a bluesy adaptation of bluegrass standards that featured, among other things, a vocal cameo by Loudon Wainwright. Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, featuring an appearance by comedian Steve Martin, came out four years later.

Tony was banjo teacher to Béla Fleck, regarded, along with Tony, as one of the world's top banjoists.

In the late 90s, Trischka teamed up with David Grier, Darol Anger, Mike Marshall, and Todd Phillips as "Psychograss" and formed a new band, whose debut album "Bend" explored yet more territory uncharted by banjo.

In January 2007 Tony released, to critical and popular acclaim, Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular, featuring new music and performances by a stellar line-up of musicians including Earl Scruggs, Bela Fleck and even the multi-talented Steve Martin. On April 26, 2007, he performed live on The Late Show With David Letterman with Steve Martin and Béla Fleck.

On October 4,2007 Tony won his three nominations at the International Bluegrass Music Awards; for Album of the Year, Recorded Event of the Year and Banjo Player of the Year. This was some long-deserved recognition for Tony and marked a homecoming to the bluegrass community.

Tony currently resides in Fair Lawn, NJ.

Tony has performed with the following list:The Wayfaring StrangersThe Boston Pops OrchestraBarry Bostwick*Sam Bush*David BrombergWilliam S. Burroughs*Buddy Cage*Larry Campbell*Keith CarradineVassar Clements*Ornette ColemanJohn Denver*Hazel Dickens*Jerry Douglas*Bill Evans (saxophonist with Miles Davis)*Bela Fleck*The FlecktonesJohn GoodmanRichard Greene*Merv Griffin OrchestraNancy GriffithDavid Grisman*Thomas Hampson*John HartfordLevon HelmChris HillmanGarth HudsonFerlin HuskeyDavid Johansen (aka Buster Poindexter)*Jorma KaukonenJeannie KendallAlison Krauss*Malachy McCourtRoger McGuinnSteve Martin*John MedeskiNatalie Merchant*Edgar MeyerJane MonheitBill MonroeNational Radio Orchestra of KoreaMark O’Connor*OdettaCharles Osgood*Van Dyke Parks*Tom PaxtonRobert RandolphThe Roche Sisters*Peter Rowan*Earl Scruggs*Mike Seeger*Pete Seeger*Ricky SkaggsPhoebe SnowBruce SpringsteenRalph Stanley*Tanya TuckerJay Ungar and Molly Mason*Violent Femmes*Loudon Wainwright*Doc WatsonWaverly Consort*The Whites*Wichita Percussion EnsembleTom Wopat
*denotes recordings

Banjos Tony Plays

Tenbrooks Saratoga Star made by the Deering Banjo Company

Television Appearances

• Live at the Quick, with Bela Fleck, 2004-2006• ABC “Views”, with Bela Fleck - Summer 1997• “ABC World News Tonight” with Peter Jennings - Summer1996• “CBS Sunday Morning” with Charles Osgood - feature story (including Bela Fleck), 1995• “Where in the World is Carmen Sandiego?” (PBS), 1992• British Television Production of “Voice of America: History of the Banjo” , 1989• CBS “Hallmark Hall of Fame” production of “Foxfire” with Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn and John Denver, 1987• Ralph Emory’s “Frets” Awards Show, The Nashville Network, 1987• Nashville Network’s “Fire on the Mountain,” 1986, 1984• Merv Griffin Show, 1976

Performances

• Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular Tour - Currently touring with guitarist/vocalist michael daves, fiddler brittany haas, bassist skip ward & double banjo seat filled by noam pikelny, gordon stone, and others.• Tony Trischka Band – Kennedy Center (2000), Seaside Jazz Festival (2002), plus tours throughout the United States, Canada, and Germany, 1997-present• Solo tours throughout the United States and Korea, Japan, Finland, Germany, Czechoslovakia, Italy, Croatia, 1986-present• World Turning - Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC) 1997, Telluride Bluegrass Festival, Winterhawk Bluegrass Festival, Black Mountain Folk Festival, and countless concerts and club dates, 1993-2002• National Public Radio – “Next Big Thing”, 2005, “World Café”, 2004, 2001, “Morning Edition”, “Fresh Air”, Mountain Stage”, 2001, 1995 and 1994; The Connection (2001), “Prairie Home Companion”, 1996, 1982• With Skyline - appearances in 40 states, five tours throughout Europe; two tours of Japan, 1981-Present

Performances with others

• Duo performances with Bela Fleck - tours of U.S., and New Zealand, 1992-2006• With John Medeski and Robert Randolph, 2001• Leftover Salmon, Flecktones, Vassar Clements, and Violent Femmes, 1999-2001• Old and in the Way reunion at Rocky Grass Festival (CO), 1997• Waverly Consort - 1998 Spring tour, NPR’s Performance Today, Summer 1996; Metropolitan Museum of Art (NYC), 1995.• With Peter Rowan and Richard Greene - Telluride,CO, 1996, Japan and Hawaii, 1978• Guest soloist with National Radio Orchestra of Korea, in Seoul: “The Slavery Documents”, 1991• Guest soloist with Wichita Percussion Ensemble: “The Void Beneath the Coffee Table” a three movement banjo concerto composed by Paul Elwood for Tony Trischka, 1986• “Foxfire” with Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, and Keith Carradine, Los Angeles and Denver, 1985-1986• “The Robber Bridegroom” - Ford’s Theater, Washington, D.C., 1978; bus and truck tour, 1978; musical leader of Broadway production, 1976-1977• With David Bromberg and Ferlin Husky - Avery Fisher Hall, NYC, 1973

Instructional Materials

Mel Bay• Fiddle Tunes for Banjo, to be published in 2006

Alfred Publishing• Banjo for Beginners, 2001

Hal Leonard Publications• The Tony Trischka Collection, 1999

AcuTab Publications• Masters of the 5 String Banjo (with Peter Wernick) 2000 (re-pubublication)• Glory Shone Around, 1995

Books for Oak Publications• The Complete Banjo Player, to be published 2006/2007• Masters of the Five String Banjo (with Peter Wernick), 1987 (first publication)• Hot Licks for Bluegrass Banjo, 1983• Bill Keith, 1979• Teach Yourself Bluegrass Banjo, 1977• The Banjo Songbook, 1975• Melodic Banjo, 1973

Independently Published Books• Tablature for Hill Country• Tablature for Robot Plane Flies Over Arkansas

Homespun TapesBOOK• Bluegrass Repertoire, to be published 2006• Tablature to Solo Banjo Works, with Bela Fleck, 1998VIDEO and DVD• Classic Bluegrass Banjo Solos, and Practicing Tips, 2002, 2003• Bluegrass Banjo: Tunes and Tips, 1990AUDIO• Easy Banjo Solos, 1988• Hot Licks for Bluegrass Banjo, 1986• Advanced Banjo (with Bill Keith), 1979

Workshops and Lessons• Banjo Camp North, 2001-2006 Groton, MA• Rocky Grass Academy, Lyons, CO, 2006, 2002, 1997• Winnipeg Folk Festival, 2006• Augusta Heritage Workshop, Elkins, WV, 2005, 2001, 1994-1996• National Summer Guitar Workshop, New Milford, CT, 2001, 1989-1997• Sore Fingers Summer Workshop, Chipping Norton, England 1999-2000• Bluegrass Camp, Levelland Texas, 2000• Tony Trischka’s first Banjo Retreat, New Paltz, NY, 1998• Banjo history lecture at Princeton University, Princeton, NJ, 1997• Common Ground Workshop, Westminster, MD,1997• Telluride Academy, Telluride, CO, 1994• Tennessee Banjo Institute, Lebanon, TN, 1988, 1990, 1992• Puget Sound Guitar Workshop, 1977-1982, 1989-1990, 1992• One day workshops throughout U.S., Australia, Japan and Europe, 1978-present• Private instruction, 1971-present

Miscellaneous

• Performed on 2001 International Bluegrass Music Association instrumental album of the year Knee Deep in Bluegrass, the Accutab Sessions• Performed on 1997 Grammy winner True Life Blues (the music of Bill Monroe)• 1996 NAIRD nominee for Best Album in a Seasonal Category (Glory Shone Around)• 1994 International Bluegrass Music Awards Finalist for Recorded Event of the Year• Hall of Fame inductee, Syracuse Area Music Awards (Sammy), 1993• Three time FRETS Award Winner, “Banjo Player of the Year”, 1986-1988• Columnist for Sing Out, Bluegrass Unlimited, Acoustic Musician, Banjo Newsletter• Liner notes for numerous recordings (Bela Fleck, Alison Krauss, others)

External links

* [http://www.tonytrischka.com Official Site]


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