Consummate banjo artist since 1963. Veteran of bands: Down City Ramblers, Country Cooking, Country Granola, Breakfast Special, Monroe Doctrine, Skyline, Psychograss, The Big Dogs, The Wayfaring Strangers, Tony Trischka Band.

In October 2007, Tony was given an IBMA (International Bluegrass Music Association) award for Banjo Player of the Year 2007. Double Banjo Bluegrass Spectacular received IBMA awards for Recorded Event of the Year, Instrumental Album of the Year and a Grammy Nomination. In December of 2012, Tony was awarded the United States Artists Friends Fellow in recognition of the excellence of his work.