Phish

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American rock band jam band

Phish is an American jam band known for its improvisational live performances, genre-blending style, and devoted fan community.

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All labels observed (9)

Label	Occurrences
Phish canonical	98
Phish discography	7
Hoist (album) – as a member of Phish	1
Live Phish series	1
Phish – Chicago ’94	1
Phish – Hampton/Winston-Salem ’97	1
Phish – Joy	1
Sigma Oasis (album) – as a member of Phish	1
Terrapin (vacuum solos) with Phish	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1159396 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Phish
Context triple: [Grateful Dead, influenced, Phish]

A. Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band is an American rock group known for its improvisational live performances, fusion of rock, jazz, and folk influences, and hits like "Crash Into Me" and "Ants Marching."
B. Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead was an influential American rock band known for its improvisational live performances, eclectic fusion of musical styles, and devoted fan base known as "Deadheads."
C. Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band known for their energetic fusion of funk, punk, and alternative rock, as well as hits like "Under the Bridge" and "Californication."
D. Snarky Puppy
Snarky Puppy is a Grammy-winning American jazz-fusion and funk collective known for its large rotating lineup and energetic, genre-blending instrumental performances.
E. Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: Phish
Target entity description: Phish is an American jam band known for its improvisational live performances, genre-blending style, and devoted fan community.

A. Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band is an American rock group known for its improvisational live performances, fusion of rock, jazz, and folk influences, and hits like "Crash Into Me" and "Ants Marching."
B. Grateful Dead
Grateful Dead was an influential American rock band known for its improvisational live performances, eclectic fusion of musical styles, and devoted fan base known as "Deadheads."
C. Red Hot Chili Peppers
Red Hot Chili Peppers are an American rock band known for their energetic fusion of funk, punk, and alternative rock, as well as hits like "Under the Bridge" and "Californication."
D. Snarky Puppy
Snarky Puppy is a Grammy-winning American jazz-fusion and funk collective known for its large rotating lineup and energetic, genre-blending instrumental performances.
E. Lord Huron
Lord Huron is an American indie folk band known for its cinematic, atmospheric sound and storytelling-driven songs such as "The Night We Met."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (81)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	American rock band ⓘ jam band ⓘ
associatedAct	Mike Gordon (solo) ⓘ linked to: Mike Gordon – bassist and vocalist The Dude of Life ⓘ Trey Anastasio Band ⓘ Vida Blue ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
genre	alternative rock ⓘ bluegrass ⓘ blues rock ⓘ country rock ⓘ experimental rock ⓘ folk rock ⓘ funk ⓘ improvisational music ⓘ jam band ⓘ jazz fusion ⓘ jazz rock ⓘ neo-psychedelia ⓘ progressive rock ⓘ psychedelic rock ⓘ reggae ⓘ rock ⓘ
hasCharacteristic	known for devoted fan community ⓘ known for elaborate live show concepts ⓘ known for extended jams ⓘ known for genre-blending style ⓘ known for humorous and surreal lyrics ⓘ known for long improvisational live performances ⓘ known for musical experimentation ⓘ known for varying setlists from show to show ⓘ
hasDigitalSeries	Dinner and a Movie (webcast series) ⓘ LivePhish.com ⓘ
hasFanBase	Phishheads ⓘ
hasLiveAlbum	A Live One ⓘ Hampton Comes Alive ⓘ Live Phish series ⓘ linked to: Phish Slip Stitch and Pass ⓘ
hasMemberRole	Jon Fishman – drummer and vocalist ⓘ Mike Gordon – bassist and vocalist ⓘ Page McConnell – keyboardist and vocalist ⓘ Trey Anastasio – guitarist and lead vocalist ⓘ
hasPart	Jon Fishman ⓘ Mike Gordon ⓘ Page McConnell ⓘ Trey Anastasio ⓘ
hasSideProject	Jon Fishman side projects ⓘ Mike Gordon solo band ⓘ Page McConnell solo projects ⓘ Trey Anastasio Band ⓘ Vida Blue ⓘ
hasTouringReputation	extensive touring across the United States ⓘ multi-night runs at single venues ⓘ
inception	1983 ⓘ
influencedBy	Frank Zappa ⓘ Grateful Dead ⓘ Jazz fusion artists ⓘ King Crimson ⓘ Talking Heads ⓘ
notableEvent	Halloween musical costume shows ⓘ New Year’s Eve concerts ⓘ Phish festival series ⓘ
notableWork	A Picture of Nectar ⓘ Big Boat ⓘ Billy Breathes ⓘ Farmhouse ⓘ Fuego ⓘ Hoist ⓘ Joy ⓘ Junta ⓘ Lawn Boy ⓘ Rift ⓘ Round Room ⓘ Sigma Oasis ⓘ The Story of the Ghost ⓘ Undermind ⓘ
placeOfOrigin	Burlington, Vermont ⓘ
recordLabel	Elektra Records ⓘ JEMP Records ⓘ
stateOfOrigin	Vermont ⓘ
website	https://phish.com ⓘ