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Edgar Meyer Born November 24 1960 Is A Prominent Contemporary Bassist. His Styles Include Bluegrass Newgrass Jazz And Classical. Meyer Has Worked As A Session Musician In Nashville Part Of Various Chamber Groups A Composer And An Arranger.
Meyer Grew Up In Oak Ridge Tennessee. He Learned To Play The Double Bass From His Father The Late Edgar Meyer Sr. Who Directed The String Orchestra Program For The Local Public School System. Meyer Later Went On To Indiana University To Study With Stuart Sankey. Meyer Is Noted For Achieving Virtuosity On An Instrument Of Unusual Technical Difficulty. His Skill Has Allowed Him To Perform Difficult Music Originally Composed For Other Instruments As In His Recordings Of Bach's Unaccompanied Cello Suites. Meyer Frequently Records And Performs With Other Outstanding Artists Including Joshua Bell Yo-Yo Ma Bela Fleck Sam Bush James Taylor Jerry Douglas Mike Marshall Mark O'Connor Alison Krauss And Mary Chapin Carpenter.
Meyer Has Also Composed A Number Of Works That Break The Traditional Mold Of Classical Music Including Two Double Bass Concertos A Double Concerto For Bass And Cello And A Violin Concerto Composed Specifically For Hilary Hahn.
His Collaborations Have Been Nominated For And Awarded Several Grammys. In 2002 He Was Named A MacArthur Fellow.
On Meyer's Self-Titled 2006 Sony Classical Release He Performs Accompanied Only By Himself On A Wide Variety Of Instruments Besides His Usual Piano And Double Bass Including Guitar Banjo Violin Mandolin And Dobro.
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