Born Page McConnell May 17th, 1963 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Page moved to Basking Ridge, New Jersey in 1969, where he lived before going away to school in 1982.

At the age of 4, Page began taking piano lessons, performing his first recital soon after. The piece, Ten Little Indians, arranged for 4 players on 2 pianos, was met with critical acclaim, and was widely popular among the 4 students' parents. What is remembered most by Page is his view of the audience from the stage and the ice cream consumed immediately after the performance (Bubble Gum).

Page continued piano lessons through high school. He began playing in bands in the 7th grade with Carl Gerhard, trumpet player and schoolyard chum. After a few bad performances, he and his cohorts pulled it together to play a battle of the bands in 1978 at William Annen Junior High School. Though the band didn't quite win, it seemed to signal a new era for Page, one which he hoped would continue: an era in which gigs didn't suck.

After graduating high school, Page went on to S.M.U. in Dallas. S.M.U. soon realized that this was not the place for Page, and sent him on his merry way. Moving on to Goddard College in Plainfield, Vermont, Page played with many bands including Pueblo Fever, Tom's Sub Shop and Love Goat.

It was during the Goddard Springfest of 1985 that Page was introduced to Phish. Intrigued with their style of improvising and original tunes, Page decided to join the band. Many months passed before all band members completely embraced Page's decision. Once accepted, Page began to broaden the colors and textures of this two guitar band with synthesizers, pianos and organs until one of the guitarists finally left. This solidified Page's role as "Keyboardist." Over the next fifteen years, Phish would become one of the country's most successful live acts.

Despite coming from a musical family, years of standard piano lessons and jazz piano lessons with Burlington piano legend Lar Duggan, Page credits most of his musical education to Phish. The complex compositions, the years of rehearsal and time on stage have been invaluable in his development as a well rounded musician. As Phish began a hiatus in 2000, Page began to come to terms with the next step in his musical career: the creation of Vida Blue. In the Spring of 2001 Page was inspired to form a trio with Oteil Burbridge on bass and Russell Batiste on drums.

The group recorded in New Orleans in September of 2001 and played their first gig around New Years Eve of that year.