Edgar meyer biography

American bassist and composer (born 1960)

This article is about the musical artist. For the Austrian painter, see Edgar Meyer (painter).

Musical artist

Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer.

His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz.

Edgar meyer compositions

He has won seven Grammy Awards and been nominated ten times.^[1]

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,^[2] Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, Christian McBride, and Emanuel Ax.

Early life

Meyer grew up in Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where he attended Oak Ridge High School. He learned to play the double bass from his father, Ed