10 Facts About Edgar Meyer

Edgar Meyer has won five Grammy Awards and been nominated seven times.

Edgar Meyer is a member of the Telluride Bluegrass Festival's "house band" super group, along with Sam Bush, Bela Fleck, Jerry Douglas, Stuart Duncan, and Bryan Sutton.

Edgar Meyer's collaborators have spanned a wide range of musical styles and talents; among them are Joshua Bell, Hilary Hahn, Yo-Yo Ma, Jerry Douglas, Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Sam Bush, Stuart Duncan, Chris Thile, Mike Marshall, Mark O'Connor, Christian McBride, and Emanuel Ax.

Edgar Meyer learned to play the double bass from his father, Edgar Meyer, Sr.

Edgar Meyer later went on to Indiana University to study with Stuart Sankey.

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In 2011, Edgar Meyer collaborated on The Goat Rodeo Sessions with Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, and Chris Thile.

Edgar Meyer recorded a collection of Bach trios with Thile and Yo-Yo Ma, released in April 2017.

Edgar Meyer is Artist in Residence at Vanderbilt University's Blair School of Music and is on faculty at the Curtis Institute of Music.

At Curtis, Edgar Meyer taught Punch Brothers bassist and composer Paul Kowert.

Edgar Meyer is married to violinist Connie Heard, and they have one son, George Meyer, who plays the violin.