Though Phish began its first hiatus following the band’s October 7th, 2000 show at Shoreline Amphitheater in Mountain View, CA, that didn’t stop various members of the band from getting their feet wet and playing live. 24 years ago tonight, Phish guitarist Trey Anastasio made his first post-hiatus appearance at a Medeski Martin & Wood show in Albany, NY at the Palace Theatre.
Being introduced as “Trey ‘Family Man’ Anastasio,” Big Red would join the ensemble that night featuring MMW, guitarist Oren Bloedow, and percussionist Cyro Baptista for several tunes in the second set, including “Partido Alto”, “Start/Stop”, “Dracula”, and “Swamp Road”. As the story goes, Anastasio also inquired to Baptista on this night if he would be interested in helping out on a future project, that project being the Trey Anastasio Band (TAB). The Brazilian percussion master would go on to play with TAB on several tours during the early 2000s, and he continues to be a vital presence in the band to this day.
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Listen to full-show audio including Anastasio’s sit-in with MMW below, and scroll down to view the setlist.
Medeski Martin & Wood at Palace Theater, Albany, NY – 12/1/2000
Setlist: Medeski Martin & Wood at Palace Theater, Albany, NY – 12/1/2000
Set 1: Jam > Sun Sleigh > The Dropper > > Shacklyn Knights > Seven Deadlies
Set 2: Big Time > Third Stone From the Sun, Partido Alto[1] > We Are Rolling[1] > Start/Stop[1] > Dracula[1] > Chubb Sub[1]
Encore: Swamp Road[1]
[1] w/ Trey Anastasio
[Photo via Tobin Voggesser]