ALBUMBach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites - Performed on Double BassEdgar Meyer
ALBUMBarber & Meyer: Violin ConcertosHilary Hahn, Hugh Wolff & The Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra
ALBUMAppalachian JourneyYo-Yo Ma
ALBUMAt the Octoroon Balls - String Quartet No. 1; a Fiddler's Tale SuiteWynton Marsalis, Daniel Phillips, David Shifrin, David Taylor, Edgar Meyer, Ida Kavafian, Milan Turkovic, Orion String Quartet, Stefon Harris, Steven Tenenbom, The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center, Timothy Eddy & Todd Phillips
ALBUMThe Melody of RhythmBéla Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer
ALBUMMeyer: Quintet for Strings & Double Bass - Rorem: Quartet for Strings No. 4Emerson String Quartet
Yo-Yo Ma and friends bring classical chops to country.
About Edgar Meyer
Artist Biography
The masterful skills of Edgar Meyer -- whether as bassist or composer; in bluegrass, classical, or a mix of genres -- earned him a MacArthur Genius Grant in 2002, but that is not the only accomplishment of this remarkable musician. Following his initial emergence in the late '80s, Meyer rose to acclaim with his solo albums and collaborations with his similarly inclined contemporaries, banjo player Béla Fleck, dobroist Jerry Douglas, and violinist Mark O'Connor. He has five Grammy Awards to his name, including three for albums with mandolin player Chris Thile: 2000's Appalachian Journey, 2011's Goat Rodeo Sessions (with Yo-Yo Ma and Stuart Duncan), and 2014's Bass & Mandolin. The former two albums also topped the Billboard Classical Albums chart, as did 2020's Not Our First Goat Rodeo. But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?, a collaboration with bassist Christian McBride, arrived in 2024.
Hometown
Oak Ridge, TN, United States
Genre
Classical
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