For over forty years, the Zen Tricksters have been playing Grateful Dead covers and jam band music, as well as derivative original songs.
The Zen Tricksters remain a cohesive extended family of musicians who get to play together in different formats throughout every year where and when schedules allow.
Known to their fans as the Tricksters, the band generally plays a mixture of Grateful Dead and other covers, and their own derivative/ original songs.
[2] Playing relatively small venues around the North Shore of Long Island, such as Theodore's in Oyster Bay and New York Ave in Huntington.
Their popularity increased following the death of Jerry Garcia, when a broader audience saw the band and attended Dead themed festivals like the Gathering of the Vibes.