Jazz Is Phsh is set to embark on a Northeast Spring tour, kicking off in Rochester, NY, at Three Heads Brewing on May 30th and wrapping up in Plymouth, NH, at the Flying Monkey on June 8th. The supergroup is renowned for blending Phish songs with jazz compositions, ranging from old-school artists like Miles Davis and Herbie Hancock to contemporary artists like Nate Smith and Kinfolk.

As Phish tour is completed until the summer, Jazz Is Phsh is coming together for a late spring tour from May 31 to June 11. Covering the parts of the northeast and Midwest, the band will bring their electrifying interpretations of the Phish song book to Phish phans and Jazz fans to dive into.

TAUK is excited to announce their fall headline tour.  The "Feed The Beast” tour will take them across the country over the course of 4 weeks, with the back half consisting of a co-headline run with JAZZ IS PHSH.  After a full festival schedule  that has included Electric Forest, Camp Bisco, High Sierra Music Fest and still has Cobblestone Live, Druid City, Wormtown, Resonance, Progtoberfest and Hulaween yet to come, TAUK is looking forward to having their full light show back out on the road with them this October/N

Sadly, I believe this is what most people think of when they think of jazz. A bunch of loud instruments trying to drive you mad through cacophony. This is unfortunate and the sentiment is misguided. Jazz, to me, is a concept about how music, especially “live” music, can be played. A concept that promotes a mostly unscripted, free flowing exchange of sounds and ideas. A formula that elevates originality over predictability. In other words, jazz is all about improvisation, spontaneity, and taking chances. Certainly, there are cases when the formula fails, but when the stars align, jazz can lead to most beautiful, meaningful, and redeeming music you will ever hear. It’s really an approach to music and spans a wide spectrum of the musical landscape, from bluegrass to rock n’ roll to the more textbook definition of jazz, including blues, bebop, and hardbop. Bands and artists – to name a few -that live or lived by this jazz ethos include Miles Davis, The Grateful Dead, John Coltrane, The Allman Brothers, Eric Clapton, Charlie Parker, Sonny Rollins, Steve Kimock, and Phish.

JAZZ IS PHSH is an instrumental tribute to Phish inspired by the popular tribute to The Grateful Dead, “Jazz is Dead”. JAZZ IS PHSH is a collective of prominent musicians from the Jazz and Jam scenes that have come together in their appreciation of Phish music to reimagine Phish in an instrumental, jazz fusion setting!

Phish has been my favorite band for the last 20 years. Since then, I have seen them 179 times. In addition, I have been a fan of jazz music since I was born. My grandfather was a jazz guitarist with Artie Shaw and a few other big bands in Philadelphia. Therefore, to say that I was excited to see two of my favorite genres (yes, I said Phish was a genre) of music collide and collaborate is a true understatement.