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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.
Edgar Meyer and Christian McBride release their new album, "But Who's Gonna Play the Melody?" out now on all major platforms. The album explores the vast variety possible with the pairing of two limitless bassists, encompassing diverse original compositions, American Songbook standards, and familiar classics by... Read More.
In 1994 he received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and in 2000 became the only bassist to receive the Avery Fisher Prize. Currently, he is Visiting Professor of Double Bass at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia. Download Edgar’s current bio.
The official Facebook page for bassist and composer Edgar Meyer.
Edgar Meyer’s genre-defying library of recordings includes collaborations with Joshua Bell, Yo-Yo Ma, Chris Thile, Béla Fleck, the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, and Hilary Hahn. Explore his full catalogue here.
Edgar Meyer began studying bass at age five with his father and continued with Stuart Sankey. He is the winner of numerous awards, including a 2002 MacArthur Award, and is the first bassist to receive the Avery Fisher Career Grant (1994) and the Avery Fisher Prize (2000).
Edgar Meyer joins conductor Cornelia Laemmli Orth and the Cayuga Chamber Orchestra for Bottesini's Second Concerto for Double Bass on March 10, 2018.
Jun 16, 2020 · April 28, 2006 • On a self-titled CD, Edgar Meyer plays all the instruments, overdubbing parts in his home studio. During a visit to Studio 4A, he offered a sampler on bass, banjo and gamba.
In 1994, he received the Avery Fisher Career Grant and in 2000, he became the only bassist to receive the Avery Fisher Prize. Currently, he teaches bass in partnership with Hal Robinson at the Curtis Institute of Music in Philadelphia.
Edgar Meyer. Hailed by The New Yorker as "...the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively un-chronicled history of his instrument,” Mr. Meyer’s uniqueness in the field was recognized when he became the only bassist to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in addition to a MacArthur Award.
