Tony Markellis

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Tony Markellis (10 September 1952 – 29 April 2021) was a bassist and record producer, born in Helena, Montana, to a Turkish immigrant, Constantine Markellis, and the daughter of Greek immigrants, Victoria Carkulis, residing in Saratoga Springs, New York from 1975 until his death.[1] Markellis was best known as the bass guitarist for the Trey Anastasio Band and various other groups led by Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio.

Career

In his forty-seven year career he played blues, folk, jazz, rock, country, and bluegrass with musicians such as

Russ Lawton for the Trey Anastasio Band). Phish's bassist, Mike Gordon played the second guitar during the song.[5]

One of Markellis' final public performances was accompanying Anastasio for the majority of his "Beacon Jams" series of livestream concert series in the fall of 2020, which were held in the empty Beacon Theatre during the COVID-19 pandemic.[6]

Death

Markellis died on April 29, 2021.[6][7]

Notes

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    Burlington Free Press
    . Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  2. ISBN 978-0-306-81484-6
    . Retrieved 3 December 2010. Tony Markellis.
  3. ^ Cohen, Jonathan (30 March 2002). "Stepping out of Phish's Shadow". Billboard. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  4. ^ Pilarczyk, Andrzej (18 February 2010). "Tony Markellis: Mr. Bassman". Nippertown. Retrieved 3 December 2010.
  5. ^ McLaughlin, Frank (June 20, 2010). "Jun 20, 2010 Setlist - Phish.net". Retrieved 12 February 2014.
  6. ^ a b "RIP Tony Markellis: Trey Anastasio Band's original bassist and Northeast original". glidemagazine.com. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.
  7. ^ "RIP: Tony Markellis, Bassist for Trey Anastasio Band". Relix Media. 30 April 2021. Retrieved 30 April 2021.

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