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Edgar Meyer (born November 24 , 1960 ) is a prominent contemporary Bassist . His styles include Bluegrass , Newgrass , Jazz , and Classical .

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 . {Link without Title}

Meyer is noted for achieving , Yo-Yo Ma , Béla Fleck , Sam Bush , James Taylor , Jerry Douglas , Mike Marshall , and Mark O'Connor .

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 .


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Sony Classical

2006

  • Music For Two

  • 2002

  • Meyer Bottesini Concertos with Joshua Bell & Yo-Yo Ma

  • Silk Road Journeys: When Strangers Meet

  • 2001

  • The American Seasons

  • Perpetual Motion (2 Grammys )

  • Classic Yo-Yo

  • Classical Hits

  • Heartland: An Appalachian Anthology

  • 2000

  • Bach: Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass

  • Appalachian Journey Live in Concert (VHS and DVD)

  • Appalachian Journey ( Grammy )

  • Barber, Meyer: Violin Concertos

  • 1999





Deutsche Grammophon

  • Emerson String Quartet (works by Meyer and Rorem)



MCA Master Series

  • Unfolding (1986)

  • Dreams of Flight

  • Love of a Lifetime

  • Work In Progress

  • With Strength in Numbers (Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Mark O’Connor, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer) ''The Telluride Sessions''



Sugar Hill Records

  • Skip, Hop, and Wobble (Russ Barenberg, Jerry Douglas, Edgar Meyer)



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