Tony Trischka

Tony Trischka
Born
Anthony Cattell Trischka

(1949-01-16) January 16, 1949
GenresBluegrass, country
OccupationsMusician, educator
InstrumentBanjo
Years active1970s–present
LabelsRounder, Smithsonian Folkways, Shefa Records
Websitewww.tonytrischka.com

Anthony Cattell Trischka (born January 16, 1949) is an American five-string banjo player. Sandra Brennan wrote of him in 2020: "One of the most influential modern banjoists, both in several forms of bluegrass music and occasionally in jazz and avant-garde, Tony Trischka has inspired a whole generation of progressive psychedelic bluegrass musicians."