If the world were to follow you today, where would you lead them. They recorded numerous albums, most notably flight of the cosmic hippo, their second album, which reached number one on the billboard top contemporary jazz albums chart and found. Were celebrating edgar meyers birthday today with an awesome throwback bass duet with victor wooten. Nicknamed throw down your heart after one of the songs, the album is actually a soundtrack for a film of the same name, released by docurama films, which he produced, about travelling through africa, recording with many musicians from that continent as he searched for the origins of the banjo. Victor wooten may well be the paganini of the electric bass, a miraculous musician who can do the seemingly impossible on his fourstring baritone instrument. Over the years, fleck, 60, has performed with bassist edgar meyer, pianist chick corea and many.
Both bassists push their instruments to the limit while making musical jests over the lighthearted groove. System seven acoustic bass edgar meyer bass fretless victor wooten fiddle stuart duncan mandolin sam bush percussion kenny malone. Read them on a desktop, laptop, phone or tablet, and. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself. Paul chamber orchestra featuring bottesinis gran duo with joshua bell. Victor wooten, virginiaborn and raised and now nashvillebased, is a kinder, gentler bass virtuoso. On may 1, edgar, yoyo ma, chris thile, and stuart duncan release not our first goat rodeo on sony music masterworks. Here he makes his his heads up debut with this mesmerising 12song set. Bass instincts concert from kentucky educational televisions the lonesome pine. Edgar meyer is an innovative composer and vibrant performer in a variety of genres from classical to bluegrass virtuosity and musicianship inspired one critic to call him, quite simply, the best bassist alive has composed pieces for violinist hilary hahn, the emerson string quartet, the minnesota orchestra, and the santa fe chamber music festival, among others winner of grammy award. Hailed by the new yorker as the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively unchronicled history of his instrument, mr. Banjo pickers bela fleck and abigail washburn marry two. An unassuming artist whose virtuoso performances fuse jazz, rock, irish balladry, and bluegrass, fleck fronts a band that cannot possibly be classified as strictly bluegrass or even new grass. Check out the audio of mike forfias conversation with victor wooten.
Keeping the beat, hosted by tnmea in partnership with the cma foundation, is an engaging web series featuring interactive discussions led by guest music industry professionals and educators about wideranging topics in music. Edgar meyer born november 24, 1960 is an american bassist and composer. Should you have any questions or need additional materials, please feel free to contact. Meyers unparalleled technique and musicianship in combination with his gift for composition have brought him to the fore, where he is appreciated by a. Highly regarded as a bass innovator, victor wooten has made a name for himself laying down the lowend for both bela fleck and during his guest stints with the dave matthews band, and in his own successful solo career. This page is dedicated to providing materials for promoting victor wooten or the victor wooten band. Banjo pickers bela fleck and abigail washburn marry two styles. Cooking, baking, knitting, habitat for humanity, books, things of beauty, grownup time. Music for two is an album of duets by edgar meyer and bela fleck created and recorded while.
The album is progressive bluegrass with jazz inflections, but also adds elements from classical music. Electric bass virtuoso victor wooten is a grammy nominee and the only threetime winner of bass player magazines bass player of the year award. Now, if we could get some label to partner wooten with edgar meyer the great acoustic double bassist we would have a duel worth hearing. All information within is expressly for promoter use only. Hear this incredible solo performance of the lesson featuring the emg jvx and emg pax bass guitar pickups. Stream adfree or purchase cds and mp3s now on amazon. Order books and transcriptions in easytodownload pdf form.
Do you have any questions or requests about victor wootens music repertoire, victor wooten in general, or just a comment about this page. Edgar meyer and i decided it was time to play together some more, and this time as a duo. Wooten s name and welldeserved reputation as the finest electronic bassist in the world is already common knowledge. A hilarious duet between victor wooten and edgar meyer on. Victor wooten bio, fact age,net worth,married,husband. His styles include classical, bluegrass, newgrass, and jazz. The pair has fun with meyers original tune webbed feet in this 1991 clip from kentucky educational televisions the lonesome pine specials.
Easily considered among the top echelon of bass players in history, wooten first came to prominence as a member of the grammyw. Sam bush john cowan pat flynn new grass revival edgar meyer jerry douglas future man victor wooten jeff coffin. Edgar meyer, victor wooten improvisation bass instincts1991. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten multimedia librarian. Theres precious little on youtube, and what is there is usually from a shaky cell phone, but ive always been a fan of this video featuring the late great ray brown and electric bassist extraordinaire victor wooten in concert with. Once the same emotions are generated by enough people, the politician can use it to steer the public in his desired direction. The means are not necessarily new in this age after stanley clarke, jaco pastorius, larry graham and. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. His collaborators have spanned a wide range of musical styles and talents. Instructors and staff are handpicked for each program based on subject matter and students who are attending. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten jason heaths. This longawaited follow up to the quartets grammy awardwinning first album, the goat rodeo sessions, is now available for preorder. An extremely gifted and versatile bassist, victor wooten is a highly acclaimed performer whose work straddles the lines between jazz, bluegrass, funk, and progressive rock. Wootens name and welldeserved reputation as the finest electronic bassist in the world is already common knowledge.
Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo grand master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Nashville symphony premieres conni ellisor and victor. The last time i remember victor wooten being in this area was a day that i had a bass lesson close to my jury. The masterful skills of edgar meyer whether as bassist or composer. For this reason, victor makes sure that students are provided with a variety of different teachers offering a variety of content, methods, and views. I n demand as both a performer and a composer, edgar meyer has formed a role in the music world unlike any other.
My little brother sascha got tapped as road manager for the. Christian mcbride and edgar meyer, friday, february 3, 8. Bass guitarist victor wooten gives a music lesson october 12, 2010 bass guitarist and music teacher victor wooten has won five grammys and was named bass player magazines player of. In your eyes acoustic bass edgar meyer piano chick corea. Fleck and his flecktones have been credited with expanding the parameters of the banjo by combining traditional bluegrass with jazz and classical music, similar to what david grisman did with the mandolin. Victor wooten kicks serious ass and i feel bad that every time i see him, all i can think of is south park. Bass victor wooten drums future man piano chick corea tenor saxophone branford marsalis. Double bass resources dissertations search this guide search.
Check out this amazing impromptu performance from victor wooten. Top quality, printable victor wooten sheet music to download instantly. A politician is not allowed to get too emotional in public, so what he does is drop subtle hints that, over time, cause the public to get emotional. Bela fleck edgar meyer and i decided it was time to play. Improve yourself, find your inspiration, share with friends. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 3oct2003 sheet music. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. Edgar meyer and victor wooten webbed feet duration.
This has been a constant theme since show of hands in 1996 and is no longer necessary. Victor wooten wows with his performance of the lesson solo. Victor wooten sheet music to download top quality pdfs. After posting my lengthy post about edgar meyer s playing last week, i though it would be good to put out a little video of this great player out on the blog. Victor wooten was born on september 11, 1964, in mountain home, idaho, united states. Bela fleck is an acknowledged master of the fivestring banjo. Meyers double concerto for bass and cello with yoyo ma. The princess bride, the philadelphia story, an affair to remember, the harry potter series, the lord of the rings trilogy. Wooten has written a book about music called the music lesson. A spiritual search for growth through music by victor wooten pages.
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