Person · Male
Edgar Meyer
contemporary bassist and composer
- From
- Oak Ridge, United States
- Since
- 1960–present
- Rating
- ★ 4
- Releases
- 31
- classical
About
Edgar Meyer (born November 24, 1960) is an American bassist and composer. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. He has won seven Grammy Awards and been nominated ten times.
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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, Jerry Douglas, Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, Christian McBride, and Emanuel Ax.
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Discography
Albums
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Unfolding
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Dreams of Flight
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Work in Progress
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Skip, Hop & Wobble
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Bourbon & Rosewater
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"Trout" Quintet / "Arpeggione" Sonata
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Appalachia Waltz
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Uncommon Ritual
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Meyer: Quintet / Rorem: String Quartet No. 4
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Short Trip Home
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Listen to the Storyteller: A Trio of Musical Tales from Around the World
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Violin Concertos
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Appalachian Journey
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Unaccompanied Cello Suites Performed on Double Bass
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Concertos
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Music for Two
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Edgar Meyer Apple Music
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The Best of Edgar Meyer Apple Music
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Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile
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The Melody of Rhythm: Triple Concerto & Music for Trio
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The Goat Rodeo Sessions
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Bass & Mandolin
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Bach Trios
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Not Our First Goat Rodeo
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But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?
Links
Official
Concerts
Teacher
Also known as
Meyer
Tags
- american bassist
- american composer
- bassist
- composer
- multi-instrumentalist
Identifiers
- MusicBrainz
- 901caa09-383e-4dbc-95f2-a75ec7863b6a
- ISNI
- 0000000031827087
- IPI
- 00201237330
Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.