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Edgar Meyer
contemporary bassist and composer
Since 1960
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Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won seven Grammy Awards and been nominated ten times.
Meyer is a member of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's "house band" super group, along with Sam Bush, Béla Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, and Bryan Sutton. His collaborators have spanned a wide range of musical styles and talents; among them are Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, Tessa Lark, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, Christian McBride, and Emanuel Ax.
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Discography
Albums
- 1986 Unfolding
- 1987 Dreams of Flight
- 1990 Work in Progress
- 1993 Skip, Hop & Wobble
- 1995 Bourbon & Rosewater
- 1996 "Trout" Quintet / "Arpeggione" Sonata
- 1996 Appalachia Waltz
- 1997 Uncommon Ritual
- 1998 Meyer: Quintet / Rorem: String Quartet No. 4
- 1999 Listen to the Storyteller: A Trio of Musical Tales from Around the World
- 1999 Short Trip Home
- 2000 Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass
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- 2000 Violin Concertos
- 2000 Appalachian Journey
- 2002 Concertos
- 2004 Music for Two
- 2006 Edgar Meyer
- 2007 The Best of Edgar Meyer
- 2008 Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
- 2009 The Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio
- 2011 The Goat Rodeo Sessions
- 2014 Bass & Mandolin
- 2017 Bach Trios
- 2020 Not Our First Goat Rodeo
- 2024 But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?