Jeff Austin
Musician · 1974–2019 · Arlington Heights, Illinois
Jeff Austin was an American mandolinist and high-energy tenor singer best known as a founding member of the jamgrass band Yonder Mountain String Band. After leaving the group in 2014 he fronted the Jeff Austin Band until his death in 2019.
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- Born April 25, 1974, in Arlington Heights, Illinois; died June 24, 2019, in Seattle.
- Co-founded Yonder Mountain String Band in 1998 in Nederland, Colorado, with Adam Aijala, Ben Kaufmann, and Dave Johnston.
- Departed Yonder Mountain in 2014 and formed the Jeff Austin Band.
- Released his solo debut The Simple Truth (2015, Yep Roc).
- Ran the side duo 30db with Brendan Bayliss of Umphrey's McGee.
- Performed in the bluegrass-Dead project Grateful Grass.
