caption associated_acts years_active label article_title past_members background genre image origin name
surrender to the air in 1996 phish , aquarium rescue unit , sun ra , medeski martin and wood 1996 elektra surrender to the air
 trey john medeski michael ray james harvey jon fishman oteil burbridge anastasio kofi burbridge bob gulloti marshall allen damon r. choice marc ribot group_or_band free jazz stta.jpg burlington , vermont , usa surrender to the air
surrender to the air

surrender to the air was a free jazz ensemble led by trey anastasio of phish that included marshall allen , damon choice , and michael ray of the sun ra orchestra , john medeski , marc ribot , oteil burbridge , jon fishman , and several other musicians .
the group performed two concerts at the new york arts academy in april 1996 and disbanded shortly thereafter .
the concerts , like the group 's sole album , consisted of completely improvised music .
around the time of the group 's formation , anastasio mentioned in interviews that he based the ensemble around sun ra 's free jazz ensembles of the mid-twentieth century .
`` a lot of times , i think he was the pinnacle , '' said anastasio .
`` he was as good as it got .
his values remained pure for his entire life , and there 's something to be said for that . ''
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