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Masterful Spa City bass player Tony Markellis dies at 68
Longtime Phish collaborator provided bottom end for countless acts
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Bassist Tony Markellis performs onstage in the Trey Anastasio Trio in Concert at the Civic Theatre on April 28, 2018 in New Orleans. The Saratoga Springs guitarist died April 29, 2021.Jeff Kravitz/FilmMagic
SARATOGA SPRINGS Spa City musician Tony Markellis, a genre-jumping master praised by Phish frontman Trey Anastasio as the baddest bass player I’ve ever heard, died in his sleep Thursday night at age 68.
Markellis death was announced on Facebook by his nephew, Cory Markellis. Bridget Ball Shaw, who along with her husband Chris Shaw collaborated for decades with Markellis, said he had been battling health problems.