Jazz Is Phsh will bring their jazz-focused Phish tribute to nine cities in the Midwest and Northeast this spring. The group’s “Contact” tour spans May 31 – June 11.
Under the direction of co-founder and drummer Adam Chase, Jazz Is Phsh blends songs from the Phish repertoire with compositions of jazz icons including Miles Davis, Jaco Pastorius and Herbie Hancock as well as contemporary artists like Robert Glasper and Nate Smith. For instance, “You Enjoy My Bounce” weaves together “You Enjoy Myself” with Smith’s “Bounce.”
Jazz Is Phsh launches the “Contact” tour in Ohio with stops at Cincinnati’s Fretboard Brewing on May 31 and Cleveland’s Bop Stop on June 1. A gig at Baltimore’s famed 8X10 on June 2 will be followed by a dip into Canada for a show in Toronto on June 3. Next up is a concert in Buffalo on June 7.
Burlington, Vermont club Nectar’s, where Phish spent many nights in the ’80s developing their sound, will host Jazz Is Phsh on June 8. The New England swing also includes shows in Newmarket, New Hampshire on June 9 and Manchester, Connecticut on June 10. The tour which takes its name from a song on Phish’s debut album, Junta, ends at Nublu in New York City on June 11.
Listen to Jazz Is Phsh’s “You Enjoy My Bounce” mashup below:
