Jon Fishman
Jon Fishman on stage with Trey Anastasio at the Gorge on July 13, 2003. Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on
Background information
Also known as	Fish, Henrietta
Born	February 19, 1965 (1965-02-19) (age 43) Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
Genre(s)	Jam, jazz fusion, neo-psychedelia
Occupation(s)	musician
Instrument(s)	Drums, Percussion, Guitar, Bass, Electrolux vacuum cleaner, trombone, mandolin
Years active	1983 - present
Associated acts	Phish, Pork Tornado, Surrender to the Air, Jazz Mandolin Project, Everyone Orchestra, J. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə The Commonwealth of Pennsylvania ( often colloquially referred to as PA (its abbreviation by natives and Northeasterners is a state located in the Northeastern The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued Fusion or more specifically jazz fusion or jazz rock, is a Musical genre that merges Jazz with elements of other styles of music particularly Neo-Psychedelia (aka modern psychedelic rock, psy, psych) is the product of the Psychedelic rock explosion of the 1960s A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. A drum kit (also drum set or trap set) is a collection of Drums Cymbals and sometimes other Percussion instruments such as cowbells The guitar is a Musical instrument with ancient roots that is used in a wide variety of musical styles The electric bass guitar (also called electric bass, or simply bass; ˈbeɪs as in "base" is a Stringed instrument played primarily with the The Electrolux Group is a Swedish Manufacturer of home and professional appliances A vacuum cleaner (in colloquial British English also hoover) is a device that uses an air Pump to create a partial Vacuum to Suck The trombone is a Musical instrument in the brass family Like all brass instruments it is a lip-reed Aerophone: sound is produced when the player’s A mandolin is a musical instrument in the Lute family (plucked or strummed Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Pork Tornado is a band founded in 1997 by former Phish drummer Jon Fishman, Dan Archer (guitar vocals Joe Moore (saxophone vocals Aaron Hersey Surrender to the Air was a Free jazz ensemble led by Trey Anastasio of Phish that included Marshall Allen, Damon Choice and Michael Ray The Jazz Mandolin Project is a Jazz trio from Burlington Vermont, led by Mandolinist Jamie Masefield Willis Pratt and We're Bionic, Bad Hat, Yonder Mountain String Band, Touchpants

Jon Fishman (born February 19, 1965) is an American drummer best known for his work with the jam band Phish. The Yonder Mountain String Band (abbreviated YMSB) is an American Progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado. Events 197 - Roman Emperor Septimius Severus defeats usurper Clodius Albinus in the Battle of Lugdunum Year 1965 ( MCMLXV) was a Common year starting on Friday (link will display full calendar of the 1965 Gregorian calendar. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A drummer is a Musician who plays a Drum or drums particularly a Drum kit ("drum set" or "trap set" Marching percussion Jam bands (or jambands) are musical groups whose albums and live performances relate to a fan culture which originated with the 1960s group Grateful Dead and continued Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following He is credited with co-writing 18 Phish originals, 7 of them as a solo credit [1].

Fishman was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Philadelphia (ˌfɪləˈdɛlfiə He was then adopted, and grew up in Syracuse, New York with a Jewish family. Adoption is the act of legally placing a child with a Parent or parents other than those to whom they were born Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. PLEASE TAKE NOTE************ Fishman had a passion for the drums from an early age, and emulated John Bonham, the drummer for Led Zeppelin, Bill Bruford of Yes, and Keith Moon of The Who. John Henry "Bonzo" Bonham (May 31 1948 – September 25 1980 was an English Drummer and member of the band Led Zeppelin. Led Zeppelin were William Scott Bruford (born May 17 1949 in Sevenoaks, Kent) better known as Bill Bruford, is an English Drummer Yes are an English Progressive rock band that formed in London in 1968. Keith John Moon ( August 23, 1946 &ndash September 7, 1978) was the Drummer of the rock group The Who. The Who are an English rock band formed in 1964. The primary lineup consisted of guitarist Pete Townshend He went to Jamesville-Dewitt High School in a suburb of Syracuse, and after graduation in 1983, he attended the University of Vermont for one year, where he co-founded Phish. Jamesville-DeWitt High School (JDHS is a New York State public education facility located in in the Town of DeWitt, serving high school students (grades 9-12 in the Jamesville-DeWitt Syracuse (locally ˈsɛrəkjuːs sometimes ˈsɪrəkjuːs or /ˈsɪərəkjuːs/ by non-natives is a city in Central New York, USA. Year 1983 ( MCMLXXXIII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link displays the 1983 Gregorian calendar) The University of Vermont is a national public research university and the state of Vermont's land-grant university Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following He then transferred with guitarist Trey Anastasio to Goddard College, where he wrote his thesis on "A Self-Teaching Guide to Drumming in Retrospect. Trey Anastasio (born Ernest Joseph Anastasio III on Goddard College is a private college located in Plainfield, Vermont, that grants bachelor degrees ( BA and BFA) and master degrees ( MA " As of 2005, he lived in Essex, Vermont. Essex is a town in Chittenden County, Vermont, United States. Vermont ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America. ^[1]

Phish

The band Phish was named after him (he is commonly referred to as “Fish” among many other nicknames) though other explanations for the name have been given [2]. Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Other than drumming, he also sang back-up vocals and occasionally lead-vocals (usually on cover songs, most of them humorous). He was well-known on tour for his Electrolux vacuum cleaner solos and his distinctively-patterned frock (green with red donuts). The Electrolux Group is a Swedish Manufacturer of home and professional appliances

Other musical projects

Fishman also plays drums in the rock band Pork Tornado, and has performed with the Jazz Mandolin Project for several years as well. Pork Tornado is a band founded in 1997 by former Phish drummer Jon Fishman, Dan Archer (guitar vocals Joe Moore (saxophone vocals Aaron Hersey The Jazz Mandolin Project is a Jazz trio from Burlington Vermont, led by Mandolinist Jamie Masefield As of late, he has been a member of two large musical collectives, The Everyone Orchestra and The Village. He is also a member of the Burlington, VT comedy troupe Touchpants with Colby Dix and Chris Friday and is their regular touring drummer. In 2007, he emerged from semi-retirement to perform a series of shows with the Yonder Mountain String Band. The Yonder Mountain String Band (abbreviated YMSB) is an American Progressive bluegrass group from Nederland, Colorado.

Drug use

Fishman and the other members of Phish, with the exception of Mike Gordon, were admitted psychedelic drug users. Phish is an American Jam band noted for their Musical improvisation, extended Jam sessions and cult following Mike Gordon (born June 3, 1965 in Sudbury, Massachusetts) is a bass player and vocalist most noted for his work with the rock band He once claimed that for a whole year he would set his alarm clock for 5 AM, ingest some LSD, go back to sleep, and at 7:30 the acid would wake him up to go to school. He stated that this was the year in which he got his best grades. He also has claimed that he consumed acid at every single gig during the first two years of the band's history. ^[2]

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