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September 29, 2025 6 mins

“Welcome back to Schecky’s Jam Bands, the podcast where we dive deep into the legends and rising stars of the jam scene. Today, we’re talking about the band that sits on the throne of the jam-band kingdom. The group that took what the Grateful Dead pioneered and brought it into a new generation. That’s right—we’re talking about Phish.

“Phish formed in Burlington, Vermont back in 1983 when Trey Anastasio, Mike Gordon, Jon Fishman, and Jeff Holdsworth started jamming together at the University of Vermont. Soon after, Page McConnell joined on keyboards, and the core four that we know today—Trey, Mike, Page, and Fish—were solidified.

The name ‘Phish’ actually came from drummer Jon Fishman’s nickname, ‘Fish,’ and they stylized it with a ‘ph’ to make it stand out. Pretty simple, but iconic. And over time, they’ve become the defining jam band of the modern era—selling out arenas, headlining festivals, and even hosting their own massive festivals, like Big Cypress in 1999, which went all night into the new millennium.”

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