Jeff Austin

Infobox musical artist

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Background = solo_singer
Instrument = Mandolin
Name = Jeff Austin
Born = Arlington Heights, Illinois, United States
Died =
Alias =
Genre = Progressive bluegrass
Jam band
Associated_acts = Yonder Mountain String Band
Label = Frog Pad
SCI Fidelity
Vanguard
Notable_instruments = J75 D'Addario Mandolin
Years_active = 1998–present
URL =

Jeff Austin (born in Arlington Heights, IllinoisCite web|url=http://yondermountain.com/yonder/jeffbio.htm|title=The Band; Jeff Austin Biography|accessdate=2006-12-07|publisher=Yonder Mountain Enterprises|year=2001|] ) is a mandolinist and singer best known for being a part of the Yonder Mountain String Band.

Although Austin was born in Arlington Heights, he grew up in Elk Grove, Illinois and attended Rolling Meadows High School. Austin attended the University of Cincinnati, but soon made his way to Urbana, Illinois, where he met future banjoist Dave Johnston. Receiving a request from Johnston to perform in his band The Bluegrassholes, Austin picked up the mandolin for the first time. After some time, Austin moved to Nederland, Colorado;Cite web|url=http://www.allmusic.com/cg/amg.dll?p=amg&sql=1:YONDERMOUNTAINSTRINGBAND|title=Yonder Mountain String Band Biography|accessdate=2006-12-07|publisher=All Media Guide, LLC|author=Ruhlmann, William|work=Allmusic] Johnston, after seeking improvement in his playing ability, also moved to Nederland. While attending a club called the Verge, Austin met Adam Aijala and Ben Kaufmann, with whom he and Johnston would form the Yonder Mountain String Band.

ide Projects

In February 2006, Austin recorded Rex (Live at the Fillmore), a live album under the band name Grateful Grass featuring featuring fellow musicians Keller Williams and Keith Moseley (String Cheese Incident). Available only for digital download, the album features non-traditional bluegrass versions of songs by the Grateful Dead with 100% of the proceeds going to the Rex Foundation. [ [http://news.jamradio.org/824-keller-williams-new-album-2008.php Keller Williams album for REX charity] , "news.jamradio.org", May 7 2008, Retrieved May 7 2008.]

References

External links

* [http://www.yondermountain.com Yonder Mountain String Band Official Homepage]