NCO on MTV!

MTV.com anyway. A Google news search turned up THIS from last week. Trey Anastasio, late of the monster jam band Phish, has released an all-instrumental album called The Horseshoe Curve, with a cast of guest luminaries including renowned jazz pianist John Medeski and members of the NCO. It's not the only time the NCO has worked with Anastasio. The orchestra backed him on stage at Bonnaroo in 2004 in an epic set that placed Trey's smart, adventuresome songcraft and guitar against a huge backdrop of sound. As it happens, it was that encounter when Trey told Paul Gambill for the first time about ArtistShare. So in many ways we can thank Anastasio for NCO Uncovered. The new album sounds interesting and is on sale at Trey's website HERE. The full, albeit brief MTV.com news item appears after the jump.

Tre Bien: Trey Anastasio doesn't have a whole lot to say on his new album, in a sense — The Horseshoe Curve is a wholly instrumental affair. For it, he called on Jon Fishman, John Medeski, a five-piece brass section, bassist, drummer, percussionist, keyboardist and the Nashville Chamber Orchestra — so the album can hardly be considered a solo outing.

His Two Cents: A portion of the proceeds from The Horseshoe Curve will benefit the Seven Below Arts Initiative, a nonprofit arts-education group Anastasio founded last year.