Edgar Meyer
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About
American bass player and musical composer known for his work in the bluegrass, classical, and jazz genres. His solo albums include Dreams of Flight and Unfolding.
Before Fame
He studied music at Indiana University. He later taught at both Vanderbilt University (Nashville, Tennessee) and at Philadelphia's Curtis Institute of Music.
Trivia
He was a 2000 recipient of the prestigious Avery Fisher Prize.
Family Life
He was born in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. His father, Edgar Meyer, Sr., directed a string orchestra and taught him to play the double bass.
Associated With
He won a Grammy Award for his collaboration with renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma on a 2000 album entitled Appalachian Journey.
