Phil Lesh

Phil Lesh
Phil Lesh
	Phil Lesh performing at Terrapin Crossroads December 6, 2013
Background information
Birth name	Philip Chapman Lesh
Born	March 15, 1940; Berkeley, California, U.S.
Genres	Rock; psychedelia; jam; jazz;
Occupation(s)	Musician, songwriter
Instrument(s)	Bass guitar; trumpet; vocals;
Years active	1961–present
Labels	Warner Bros.; Grateful Dead Records; Arista; Columbia;
Member of	Phil Lesh and Friends
Formerly of	Grateful Dead; The Other Ones; The Dead; Furthur;
Website	www.phillesh.net

Philip Chapman Lesh (born March 15, 1940) is an American musician and a founding member of the Grateful Dead, with whom he played bass guitar throughout their 30-year career.

After the band's disbanding in 1995, Lesh continued the tradition of Grateful Dead family music with side project Phil Lesh and Friends, which paid homage to the Dead's music by playing their originals, common covers, and the songs of the members of his band. Lesh operated a music venue called Terrapin Crossroads. He scaled back his touring regimen in 2014 but continues to perform with Phil Lesh & Friends at select venues. From 2009 to 2014, he performed in Furthur alongside former Grateful Dead bandmate Bob Weir.

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