Allan
01-20-2004, 03:44 PM
This past weekend I had a great time playing a couple of concerts with Edgar Meyer. For those of you who don't know his stuff, he's a virtuoso double bass player. That is only a part of the story though. Edgar is also fluent in what I guess you would call rural American music (bluegrass, country, fiddle). I've been told he won the fiddle competition at the Telluride Bluegrass festival a long time ago (playing bass). He also composes and his compositional style reflects a big influence from bluegrass and fiddle music. He's frequently writing for and bringing together top musicians of both idioms to create some wonderful stuff.
Here are some links for some listening examples:
Edgar Meyer's Short Trip Home (http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1618823)
here is some of his stuff he wrote for orchestra:
Edgar Meyer's Concerti (http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2679702)
He's often pigeon-holed into the classical section of stores but don't let that deter you if classical music listening isn't your thing. Give it a listen and I hope you enjoy.
Allan
Here are some links for some listening examples:
Edgar Meyer's Short Trip Home (http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=1618823)
here is some of his stuff he wrote for orchestra:
Edgar Meyer's Concerti (http://www.towerrecords.com/product.aspx?pfid=2679702)
He's often pigeon-holed into the classical section of stores but don't let that deter you if classical music listening isn't your thing. Give it a listen and I hope you enjoy.
Allan