In his new solo album, Traveler, co-produced with Peter Katis (The National, Interpol, Jónsi), Trey Anastasio imagines a convergence of many roads the musician has taken in his remarkable career. The album caps off a year that he characterizes as one of his busiest and most creatively fulfilling yet.

In the past 12 months, Anastasio has toured the U.S. in three separate configurations: playing arenas with his band mates in the GRAMMY-nominated, genre-busting band Phish, concert halls in a series of orchestral evenings conducted by the Los Angeles Philharmonic’s Scott Dunn, and intimate clubs with his septet, Trey Anastasio Band.

In the fall of 2012, Trey’s touring band, the Trey Anastasio Band, returned to the road in support of Traveler. From its beginnings in 1998 the band has included original members Russ Lawton (drums), and  Tony Markellis (bass), and over the years has added Cyro Baptista (percussion), Ray Paczkowski (keys), Jennifer Hartswick (trumpet, vocals), and Natalie Cressman (trombone, vocals). The latest tour featured new-comer James Casey (saxophones, vocals).