Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish. He plays on stage right which is referred to by fans as "Page Side, Rage Side."
In addition to being a member of Phish since 1985, McConnell has had several other musical liaisons during his career, including a trio named Vida Blue. He released his first solo album, featuring original compositions, in 2007.
Background
McConnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963. By age four he was learning to play the piano, and when his family relocated to Basking Ridge, New Jersey, in 1969 he continued his musical studies, eventually playing in bands with friends by his seventh grade. His father, Dr. Jack B. McConnell, worked at McNeil Laboratories and helped to develop Tylenol and the MRI. The elder McConnell then started a free health clinic for kids that was staffed by retired health workers in Hilton Head, South Carolina.
Page McConnell is the self-titled debut album from Phish keyboardist Page McConnell. It was recorded over a two-year period following the break-up of Phish. The album was produced by Bryce Goggin and Jared Slomoff. It was released on April 17, 2007.
"You can't force something like that. But we have encouraged our audience, because we avoid the confrontation of regular rock concerts: us up here, you down there. Instead, we're looking for interaction."
"Every piece has its own identity which we develop by the rule 'We know no limits.' We follow the inspiration of the moment and don't worry if what we're playing is alternative, progressive or fusion rock."
"My dad also plays a little banjo and guitar, my mom plays the mandolin."
"I didn't have bands that I was playing with growing up, so I learned to try to adapt and play these songs that were guitar songs on the piano, and sing them."
"If you can play live and support yourself, it's one of the few ways you're going to actually get paid in this business these days."
"Each of our 900 shows so far was different - maybe that's what makes the fans come back to our gigs time and again. And that they're always part of the show. Phish concerts are a communal experience."
"You never know where your influences are going to come from, or where you're going to find your inspiration."
Page McConnell's Phish 2022 Keyboard Rig Tour (4K HDR)
A complete rundown of Page McConnell's 2022 Phish keyboard rig. #Phish #Keyboards #synthesizer Special Thanks to Page's keyboard tech Eddie Piotrowski.
Directed by Trey Kerr.
Additional Thanks:
Warneck Research Wurlitzer Electronics
Tim Warneck
Retrolinear Inc.
Mike Suchodolski
Karl Frick
Amanda Fitser
Mike Frank
Yamaha Piano
Helen Pursell
Chris Gero
Darrell's Music Hall
Adam Darrell
Moog Music
Jason Daniello
Sequential LLC
Justin Labrecque
Mark Kono
Michelle Marshall
Nord USA/Jam Industries
Robert Ruguaru
Frankie Monteith
Debbie Roberts
Lehman Sammons
Ka Shing Cheung
Circle 3 Designs
Christopher Shalhoub
Nashville Pro Hammond
Murph Wanca
Trek II Products
Michael Smokowicz
Roc-N-Soc
Corey Becker
Roc-N-Soc shop crew
Whirlwind USA
Michael Laiacona
Korg...
published: 30 Dec 2022
"Waste" – Page McConnell & Trey Anastasio from The Barn
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Waste” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on October 30. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate/.
published: 02 Nov 2020
Radio Silence - Page McConnell
Phish keyboardist Page McConnell announces the release of his new solo album, MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS, arriving digitally via Keyed Records this Friday, April 9. Listen now: Listen digitally: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS was written and recorded in Iceland and Burlington, VT. The release is preceded by today’s premiere of the album’s first song, “Radio Silence,” which David Fricke called in his album notes “an overture of slowly dawning arpeggios that dot the void like hopeful transmissions.”
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
published: 06 Apr 2021
Phish's Page McConnell with Tenacious D "Flash, Wonderboy, Beatles Medley" 9/28/01
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Phish's Page McConnell with Tenacious D
"Flash, Wonderboy, Beatles Medley"
9/28/01 Higher Ground, Winooski, VT
Upgraded FULL version here: https://youtu.be/_ewRvGtTXHA
published: 11 Oct 2012
Page McConnell's Phish Keyboard Rig - Part 1
Page McConnell goes over his Phish touring rig.
published: 15 Jan 2013
Page McConnell - Heavy Rotation Promo Video
Page, Mike Gordon, Jim Keltner and Adam Zimmon recorded Heavy Rotation for the album "Page McConnell" at Bryce Goggin's Trout Studios in Brooklyn. This behind-the-scenes video, shot and edited by Jared Slomoff documents this exciting session. Visit pagemcconnell . com for more info.
published: 17 Apr 2008
A Special Message from Page McConnell
Shown just prior to 10-23-20 Trey Anastasio Beacon Jams #3
Please donate to the Divided Sky Fund: https://trey.com/donate
Page tells us he will not be a guest at Trey's Beacon Jams.
(also, they recorded some video of them playing at the Barn over the past several months, and they showed "Evening Song" after the message)
You can find that version of Evening Song on Trey's official page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAOSbSvJDhA
published: 24 Oct 2020
Terra Incognita - Page McConnell
From Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's new solo album "Maybe We're The Visitors" available for pre-order now on audiophile black vinyl at: http://dry.gd/visitors. Listen to the record: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
published: 29 Apr 2021
"Brian and Robert" – Page McConnell & Trey Anastasio from The Barn
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Brian and Robert ” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on November 27. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate.
published: 09 Dec 2020
Evening Song – Page & Trey
Page and Trey perform “Evening Song” from The Barn.
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A complete rundown of Page McConnell's 2022 Phish keyboard rig. #Phish #Keyboards #synthesizer Special Thanks to Page's keyboard tech Eddie Piotrowski.
Directe...
A complete rundown of Page McConnell's 2022 Phish keyboard rig. #Phish #Keyboards #synthesizer Special Thanks to Page's keyboard tech Eddie Piotrowski.
Directed by Trey Kerr.
Additional Thanks:
Warneck Research Wurlitzer Electronics
Tim Warneck
Retrolinear Inc.
Mike Suchodolski
Karl Frick
Amanda Fitser
Mike Frank
Yamaha Piano
Helen Pursell
Chris Gero
Darrell's Music Hall
Adam Darrell
Moog Music
Jason Daniello
Sequential LLC
Justin Labrecque
Mark Kono
Michelle Marshall
Nord USA/Jam Industries
Robert Ruguaru
Frankie Monteith
Debbie Roberts
Lehman Sammons
Ka Shing Cheung
Circle 3 Designs
Christopher Shalhoub
Nashville Pro Hammond
Murph Wanca
Trek II Products
Michael Smokowicz
Roc-N-Soc
Corey Becker
Roc-N-Soc shop crew
Whirlwind USA
Michael Laiacona
Korg/Vox
Tom Cusimano
Sweetwater
Jeffrey Green
Guitar Center
Jimmy Harrington
Gibraltar Keystand Hardware
Brent Barnett
Konig & Meyer USA
Ashley Lizza
David L Trout
RonSound
Ron Neely II
Barefoot Buttons
Kevin Richards
Brett Richards
A complete rundown of Page McConnell's 2022 Phish keyboard rig. #Phish #Keyboards #synthesizer Special Thanks to Page's keyboard tech Eddie Piotrowski.
Directed by Trey Kerr.
Additional Thanks:
Warneck Research Wurlitzer Electronics
Tim Warneck
Retrolinear Inc.
Mike Suchodolski
Karl Frick
Amanda Fitser
Mike Frank
Yamaha Piano
Helen Pursell
Chris Gero
Darrell's Music Hall
Adam Darrell
Moog Music
Jason Daniello
Sequential LLC
Justin Labrecque
Mark Kono
Michelle Marshall
Nord USA/Jam Industries
Robert Ruguaru
Frankie Monteith
Debbie Roberts
Lehman Sammons
Ka Shing Cheung
Circle 3 Designs
Christopher Shalhoub
Nashville Pro Hammond
Murph Wanca
Trek II Products
Michael Smokowicz
Roc-N-Soc
Corey Becker
Roc-N-Soc shop crew
Whirlwind USA
Michael Laiacona
Korg/Vox
Tom Cusimano
Sweetwater
Jeffrey Green
Guitar Center
Jimmy Harrington
Gibraltar Keystand Hardware
Brent Barnett
Konig & Meyer USA
Ashley Lizza
David L Trout
RonSound
Ron Neely II
Barefoot Buttons
Kevin Richards
Brett Richards
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Waste” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on October 30. To donate to the Divided Sky ...
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Waste” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on October 30. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate/.
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Waste” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on October 30. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate/.
Phish keyboardist Page McConnell announces the release of his new solo album, MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS, arriving digitally via Keyed Records this Friday, April ...
Phish keyboardist Page McConnell announces the release of his new solo album, MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS, arriving digitally via Keyed Records this Friday, April 9. Listen now: Listen digitally: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS was written and recorded in Iceland and Burlington, VT. The release is preceded by today’s premiere of the album’s first song, “Radio Silence,” which David Fricke called in his album notes “an overture of slowly dawning arpeggios that dot the void like hopeful transmissions.”
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
Phish keyboardist Page McConnell announces the release of his new solo album, MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS, arriving digitally via Keyed Records this Friday, April 9. Listen now: Listen digitally: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS was written and recorded in Iceland and Burlington, VT. The release is preceded by today’s premiere of the album’s first song, “Radio Silence,” which David Fricke called in his album notes “an overture of slowly dawning arpeggios that dot the void like hopeful transmissions.”
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
Page, Mike Gordon, Jim Keltner and Adam Zimmon recorded Heavy Rotation for the album "Page McConnell" at Bryce Goggin's Trout Studios in Brooklyn. This behind-t...
Page, Mike Gordon, Jim Keltner and Adam Zimmon recorded Heavy Rotation for the album "Page McConnell" at Bryce Goggin's Trout Studios in Brooklyn. This behind-the-scenes video, shot and edited by Jared Slomoff documents this exciting session. Visit pagemcconnell . com for more info.
Page, Mike Gordon, Jim Keltner and Adam Zimmon recorded Heavy Rotation for the album "Page McConnell" at Bryce Goggin's Trout Studios in Brooklyn. This behind-the-scenes video, shot and edited by Jared Slomoff documents this exciting session. Visit pagemcconnell . com for more info.
Shown just prior to 10-23-20 Trey Anastasio Beacon Jams #3
Please donate to the Divided Sky Fund: https://trey.com/donate
Page tells us he will not be a guest ...
Shown just prior to 10-23-20 Trey Anastasio Beacon Jams #3
Please donate to the Divided Sky Fund: https://trey.com/donate
Page tells us he will not be a guest at Trey's Beacon Jams.
(also, they recorded some video of them playing at the Barn over the past several months, and they showed "Evening Song" after the message)
You can find that version of Evening Song on Trey's official page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAOSbSvJDhA
Shown just prior to 10-23-20 Trey Anastasio Beacon Jams #3
Please donate to the Divided Sky Fund: https://trey.com/donate
Page tells us he will not be a guest at Trey's Beacon Jams.
(also, they recorded some video of them playing at the Barn over the past several months, and they showed "Evening Song" after the message)
You can find that version of Evening Song on Trey's official page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAOSbSvJDhA
From Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's new solo album "Maybe We're The Visitors" available for pre-order now on audiophile black vinyl at: http://dry.gd/visito...
From Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's new solo album "Maybe We're The Visitors" available for pre-order now on audiophile black vinyl at: http://dry.gd/visitors. Listen to the record: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
From Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's new solo album "Maybe We're The Visitors" available for pre-order now on audiophile black vinyl at: http://dry.gd/visitors. Listen to the record: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Brian and Robert ” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on November 27. To donate to the...
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Brian and Robert ” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on November 27. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate.
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Brian and Robert ” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on November 27. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate.
Page and Trey perform “Evening Song” from The Barn.
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Page and Trey perform “Evening Song” from The Barn.
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https://www.facebook.com/treyanastasio
https://twitter.com/treyanastasio
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Page and Trey perform “Evening Song” from The Barn.
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https://twitter.com/treyanastasio
https://www.trey.com
A complete rundown of Page McConnell's 2022 Phish keyboard rig. #Phish #Keyboards #synthesizer Special Thanks to Page's keyboard tech Eddie Piotrowski.
Directed by Trey Kerr.
Additional Thanks:
Warneck Research Wurlitzer Electronics
Tim Warneck
Retrolinear Inc.
Mike Suchodolski
Karl Frick
Amanda Fitser
Mike Frank
Yamaha Piano
Helen Pursell
Chris Gero
Darrell's Music Hall
Adam Darrell
Moog Music
Jason Daniello
Sequential LLC
Justin Labrecque
Mark Kono
Michelle Marshall
Nord USA/Jam Industries
Robert Ruguaru
Frankie Monteith
Debbie Roberts
Lehman Sammons
Ka Shing Cheung
Circle 3 Designs
Christopher Shalhoub
Nashville Pro Hammond
Murph Wanca
Trek II Products
Michael Smokowicz
Roc-N-Soc
Corey Becker
Roc-N-Soc shop crew
Whirlwind USA
Michael Laiacona
Korg/Vox
Tom Cusimano
Sweetwater
Jeffrey Green
Guitar Center
Jimmy Harrington
Gibraltar Keystand Hardware
Brent Barnett
Konig & Meyer USA
Ashley Lizza
David L Trout
RonSound
Ron Neely II
Barefoot Buttons
Kevin Richards
Brett Richards
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Waste” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on October 30. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate/.
Phish keyboardist Page McConnell announces the release of his new solo album, MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS, arriving digitally via Keyed Records this Friday, April 9. Listen now: Listen digitally: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
MAYBE WE’RE THE VISITORS was written and recorded in Iceland and Burlington, VT. The release is preceded by today’s premiere of the album’s first song, “Radio Silence,” which David Fricke called in his album notes “an overture of slowly dawning arpeggios that dot the void like hopeful transmissions.”
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
Page, Mike Gordon, Jim Keltner and Adam Zimmon recorded Heavy Rotation for the album "Page McConnell" at Bryce Goggin's Trout Studios in Brooklyn. This behind-the-scenes video, shot and edited by Jared Slomoff documents this exciting session. Visit pagemcconnell . com for more info.
Shown just prior to 10-23-20 Trey Anastasio Beacon Jams #3
Please donate to the Divided Sky Fund: https://trey.com/donate
Page tells us he will not be a guest at Trey's Beacon Jams.
(also, they recorded some video of them playing at the Barn over the past several months, and they showed "Evening Song" after the message)
You can find that version of Evening Song on Trey's official page. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uAOSbSvJDhA
From Phish keyboardist Page McConnell's new solo album "Maybe We're The Visitors" available for pre-order now on audiophile black vinyl at: http://dry.gd/visitors. Listen to the record: https://linktr.ee/MaybeWereTheVisitors
Photograph by Heather Pearson
Visualizer by Baked Studios
Page McConnell and Trey Anastasio perform “Brian and Robert ” from The Barn in Vermont. Originally aired before The Beacon Jams on November 27. To donate to the Divided Sky Fund, please visit http://trey.com/donate.
Page and Trey perform “Evening Song” from The Barn.
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Page Samuel McConnell (born May 17, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania) is an American multi-instrumentalist most noted for his work as a songwriter and keyboardist with the American rock band Phish. He plays on stage right which is referred to by fans as "Page Side, Rage Side."
In addition to being a member of Phish since 1985, McConnell has had several other musical liaisons during his career, including a trio named Vida Blue. He released his first solo album, featuring original compositions, in 2007.
Background
McConnell was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania in 1963. By age four he was learning to play the piano, and when his family relocated to Basking Ridge, New Jersey, in 1969 he continued his musical studies, eventually playing in bands with friends by his seventh grade. His father, Dr. Jack B. McConnell, worked at McNeil Laboratories and helped to develop Tylenol and the MRI. The elder McConnell then started a free health clinic for kids that was staffed by retired health workers in Hilton Head, South Carolina.