The Grateful Dead's bassist, Phil Lesh, has had many bands since the demise of the Grateful Dead in 1995. Perhaps the best was the group dubbed Phil and Phriends that played a trio of shows at San Francisco's The Warfield in April 1999.
The group consisted of Phil Lesh on bass, John Molo on drums, Steve Kimock on guitar, and from Phish, Paige McConnel on keyboards and Trey Anastasio on guitar. It was a magical combination and the interplay between Kimock and Anastasio is a pure joy to listen to.
The shows were recorded on multitrack with plans for a professional release, which never happened. Eventually they were made available for download; I've had pristine copies for years. Now videos, shot from the audience and synchronized to the soundboards, have made it to YouTube.
I can't recommend these shows highly enough. They were probably the best music made by any of the members of the Grateful Dead between Garcia's death and the 2015 Fare Thee Well shows. I've embedded a playlist to all three of them. Enjoy!
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