Both a stellar solo artist and innovative composer, double bassist Edgar Meyer began playing bass when he was five years old. After studying under Stuart Sankey, Meyer burst onto the classical music scene in the early 1990s and has been delighting audiences and critics ever since. He is the only bassist to win the Avery Fisher Prize (2000), and he was honored with the MacArthur Genius Award in 2002, among his many other accolades.

Known for his genre-crossing collaborations, his latest CD and tour is a departure, showcasing Meyer on multiple instruments, layering tracks of piano, banjo, mandolin, dobro, and guitar with his masterful double bass in works of his own creation.