Tony Trischka - born in Syracuse, New York on January 16, 1949 - is a
five-string banjo player who specializes in bluegrass music but has also dabbled
in country, jazz, and avant-garde. He is acknowledged as one of the innovators
of the ‘chromatic’ style of banjo playing. Inspired to play the banjo in 1963
after hearing “Charlie and the MTA” by the Kingston Trio, he joined the Down
City Ramblers in 1965. However, he didn’t make his recorded debut until 1971
when he left the Down City Ramblers, joined the group Country Cooking and
released the album 15 Bluegrass Instrumentals. Aft...