Trey Anastasio: podcast appearances and interviews

Trey Anastasio, born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on September 30, 1964, is an American guitarist, composer, and singer-songwriter. He is best known as the co-founder and lead guitarist of the rock band Phish, established in 1983. Anastasio is credited as the composer of 152 original songs for Phish, with 141 of those being solo credits, along with 41 credits attributed to the band collectively. Beyond his work with Phish, he has released eleven solo albums and participated in several side projects including the Trey Anastasio Band, Oysterhead, Ghosts of the Forest, Phil Lesh and Friends, and Surrender to the Air. Anastasio has performed his compositions with several major orchestras, such as the New York Philharmonic, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra, and the National Symphony Orchestra. He collaborated with Amanda Green to write the score for the Broadway musical Hands on a Hardbody, for which they received a Tony Award nomination in 2013 for Best Musical Score. The same year, they were awarded the Dramatists Guild Frederick Loewe Award for best theatrical score. In 2023, Rolling Stone ranked Anastasio at number 53 on its list of the 250 greatest guitarists of all time.