{"id":374,"date":"2019-06-25T22:03:25","date_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:03:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2019\/2019\/06\/25\/jeff-austin-co-founder-of-yonder-mountain-string-band-dead-at-45\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T22:03:25","modified_gmt":"2019-06-25T22:03:25","slug":"jeff-austin-co-founder-of-yonder-mountain-string-band-dead-at-45","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2019\/2019\/06\/25\/jeff-austin-co-founder-of-yonder-mountain-string-band-dead-at-45\/","title":{"rendered":"Jeff Austin, Co-Founder of Yonder Mountain String Band, Dead at 45"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jeff Austin, 45, passed away in Seattle, WA on Monday, June 24. This news comes after an announcement on Saturday that he was canceling his upcoming music sets due to a medical emergency. The cause of his death has not been released.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The news was confirmed on June 25 with an official statement, reading, \u201cIt is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of a beloved family member, mandolinist, singer, songwriter and founder of The Jeff Austin Band, and\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/nysmusic.com\/site\/tag\/YMSB\">Yonder Mountain String Band<\/a>, Jeff Austin.\u00a0 Austin passed away June 24, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. He was son of Eileen Austin, husband to Devlyn, and father to Lily Rose (12), Penelope (5), and Jude Patrick (2).\u00a0 He was a dear friend whose music touched the lives of so many, and will be sorely missed.\u00a0 If you would like to make a contribution to help his family, please visit\u00a0<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/sweetrelief.org\/jeff-austin-fund\/\" target=\"_blank\">Sweetrelief.org<\/a>.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">It is with profound sadness that we announce the passing of a beloved family member, mandolinist, singer, songwriter and founder of The Jeff Austin Band, and Yonder Mountain String Band, Jeff Austin.  Austin passed away June 24, 2019 in Seattle, Washington. (Tweet 1 of 2) <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/SN9izRamck\">pic.twitter.com\/SN9izRamck<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Jeffrey Austin (@Jeffreyaustin10) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Jeffreyaustin10\/status\/1143557732366049280?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">News of his death quickly traveled through the jam and bluegrass scenes, with many taking to social media to express their condolences. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-twitter wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">We are deeply saddened that we have lost Jeff Austin. The UM organization mourns his passing, while celebrating the joy &amp; laughter he brought to so many of us. Our thoughts are with his family &amp; the wider community. <br><br>If you&#39;d like to help, please do so: <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/fNmzn8qDzy\">https:\/\/t.co\/fNmzn8qDzy<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/XsCb5RZx7E\">pic.twitter.com\/XsCb5RZx7E<\/a><\/p>&mdash; Umphrey&#39;s McGee (@umphreysmcgee) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/umphreysmcgee\/status\/1143565414066094086?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">June 25, 2019<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin co-founded <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yondermountain.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Yonder Mountain String Band (opens in a new tab)\">Yonder Mountain String Band<\/a> in 1998 and was with the band through some of their biggest career moments. Yonder Mountain brought the jamgrass genre to the forefront of the live music circuit. In 2014, Austin left Yonder Mountain to pursue solo projects including <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jeffaustin.com\/tour\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"The Jeff Austin Band (opens in a new tab)\">The Jeff Austin Band<\/a>, The Here And Now, and Grateful Grass. In the last few years, the mandolinist had returned his focus to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/30dbmusic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"30db (opens in a new tab)\">30db<\/a>, an acoustic duo with <a href=\"http:\/\/www.umphreys.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Umphrey\u2019s McGee (opens in a new tab)\">Umphrey\u2019s McGee<\/a> guitarist Brendan Bayliss. They released&nbsp;<em>One Man Show&nbsp;<\/em>in 2010, toured in support of the album intermittently and eventually began a tradition of a Chicago holiday concert. In May 2019, Jeff Austin canceled his performances with his band and 30db at the Summer Camp Music Festival, citing a family emergency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin was born in 1974, raised in Illinois and studied musical theater at the University of Cincinnati Conservatory of Music. He first picked up a mandolin in 1996 with little experience, but quickly became a master at the instrument. Loved and renowned by fellow musicians and fans alike, this a huge loss for the music community.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/06\/Jeff-Austin4-1024x683-768x512.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-315653\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Austin performed with moe. at the 2008 moe.down in Turin, NY.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\nhttps:\/\/youtu.be\/lQ9I5-_s7gI\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yonder Mountain String Band performs Danny Barnes&#8217; &#8220;Death Trip&#8221; at Grey Fox Bluegrass Festival, on 7\/15\/2011 with special guests Ronnie McCoury and Jason Carter<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Yonder Mountain String Band w\/ Ronnie McCoury &quot;Death Trip&quot; Grey Fox 2011\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2y_HZqYR8pg?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Jeff Austin, 45, passed away in Seattle, WA on Monday, June 24. This news comes after an announcement on Saturday that he was canceling his upcoming music sets due to a medical emergency. The cause of his death has not been released. 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