Edgar Meyer

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Edgar Meyer

contemporary bassist and composer

From
Oak Ridge, United States
Since
1960–present
Rating
★ 4 (1 votes)
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 25
Live 6

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Meyer

Tags

  • american bassist
  • american composer
  • bassist
  • composer
  • multi-instrumentalist

Identifiers

ISNI
0000000031827087
IPI
00201237330

Data from MusicBrainz, saved 11 Nov 2026. Photo from Wikimedia Commons, covers from the Cover Art Archive and Apple Music.