Phil Lesh: School and college bands and orchestras: 1954 to 1960
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| 1954 : |
El Cerrito High School Phil Lesh played in El Cerrito High School marching and concert bands after starting to play trumpet instead of violin.
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| 1955-57 : |
Berkeley High School Phil Lesh played trumpet in the band, the orchestra and the dance band at Berkeley High School.
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| 1958-60 : |
College of San Mateo Phil Lesh wrote for and played trumpet in the College of San Mateo jazz band. A tape of the band exists with Lesh playing on five pieces: I'll Remember April; Wail Frail; Finnegan's Awake and two whose titles are not known.
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| 195? : |
Hanson's Young People's Symphony Orchestra Phil Lesh played first trumpet for this orchestra.
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| 195?/196? : |
Oakland Symphony Orchestra Phil Lesh played second trumpet for this orchestra.
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(Note: the information on this page is taken from A Long Strange Trip: The Inside History of the Grateful Dead, Dennis McNally, 2002 and Garcia: An American Life, Blair Jackson, 1999.) |