Steve DiStanislao (born November 18, 1963) is an American

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David Crosby

DiStanislao frequently collaborated with

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. He toured with Crosby & Nash, the band formed by David Crosby,

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, and Crosby's solo tours. He appears on the CPR albums ''

'', '' Live at the Wiltern'', and '' Just Like Gravity'', as well as Crosby's solo albums ''

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'', '' Sky Trails'', and ''

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''. While he was performing with Crosby & Nash at the

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in London in 2005, he came to the attention of concert attendee,

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David Gilmour

DiStanislao toured and recorded with

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guitarist David Gilmour, promoting his solo album ''

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''. The touring band featured Pink Floyd keyboardist Richard Wright and occasional Floyd collaborator

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on saxophones. Also featured were long-time Gilmour collaborators

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on bass and

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on keyboards, lap steel and vocals as well as

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on guitars and vocals, who also co-produced ''On an Island''. The tour included three nights at the

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with special guests

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, Crosby & Nash,

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and

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. Other performances took place in St. Mark's Square in Venice. The last official show of the tour took place in

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, Poland where the band were joined by conductor

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and The Polish Baltic Philharmonic Orchestra, to celebrate the 26th anniversary of Solidarity of the Shipyard Worker's Union in Gdańsk. Over 55,000 fans turned out for this concert. The show was documented on Gilmour's live album '' Live in Gdańsk'' (2008). In January 2007, DiStanislao, along with

and Richard Wright, joined Gilmour at his barn at his home in Sussex, England for a series of jamming sessions. The sessions consisted of the band playing instrumental material composed by Gilmour. DiStanislao appears on five of the ten tracks on Gilmour's ''

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'' (2015) album, including its title track, as well as performing on the subsequent "Rattle That Lock" Tour 2015-2016, which was captured on the live album and video '' Live at Pompeii''. DiStanislao appears on the title track of Gilmour's 2024 album, ''

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'', in material taken from one of the 2007 jam sessions which also features Wright. He is not part of the band for Gilmour's 2024 tour promoting this album, which instead features drummer Adam Betts.

Don Felder

Steve tours regularly with the Don Felder Band.

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