Stacy Phillips

In the hands of New York-born Stacey Phillips, the resonating guitar, or dobro, has become a medium for expressing a diverse range of musical influences. As a member of Breakfast Special, with Tony Trischka, Andy Statman, and Kenny Kosek, and Tasty Licks, with Bela Fleck, Phillips helped to extend the bluegrass tradition to the urban sensibility. Phillips has continued to explore the possibilities of his instrument. In addition to performing with a charnaga-style salsa band for several years, he's played bluegrass, jazz, Caribbean, and Hawaiian music in a duo that he shares wi...