All information within is expressly for promoter use only. People talk about the guy who has shaped it and changed it the most in the last 20 years. Check out the audio of mike forfias conversation with victor wooten. A spiritual search for growth through music victor l. Fivetime grammy awardwinning bassist victor wooten will be in residence at berklee college of music april 68. Gillian welch, chris thile, sara jarosz, sierra hull, dolly parton edgar meyer, victor wooten, bela fleck, creedance clearwater revival, allison krauss, jerry douglas and many more. An innovative and technically proficient banjo player, he is best known for his work with the bands new grass revival and bela fleck and the flecktones. He was the son of eugene marc meyer 18421925, a dry goods merchant and later a banker, and harriett newmark 18521922.
Appalachia waltz edgar meyer on bass got me first interested in this type of playing. Bela fleck and abigail washburn show the lyric theatre. Victor wooten and edgar meyer bass duet using only one bass. Mix edgar meyer ray brown and victor wooten youtube.
Wooten, according to fleck, has redefined the electric bass in a lot of ways. Victor wooten in residence april 68 berklee college of music. An interview with victor wooten international society. If you have ever wanted to get inside the mind of victor wooten, this is the book for you. 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. 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. His spellbinding, acrobatic basslines take the lead, literally, and even when hes fulfilling the traditional role of the bassist not that theres much about his virtuosic playing thats traditional and shining the spotlight on his collaborators, he remains the focal point. He has been the bassist for bela fleck and the flecktones since the groups formation in 1988. Sam bush, jerry douglas, victor wooten, edgar meyer. The song selections cover the groups entire career, ranging from new arrangements of several of classics to covers and seven previously unrecorded originals. 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. Victor wooten, steve bailey, and david fingers haynes, 4 of 4. Bela anton leos fleck born july 10, 1958 is an american banjo player. Aug 30, 2008 an amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players.
Wooten is also a skilled naturalist and teacher, a published author, magician, husband, and father of four. Sorry that the filming sucks and i take i think two pictures during. Come all you coal miners take me to harlan, sunrise, banjo banjo, pileup, the welltempered clavier, book 1. I highly recommend checking out his book the music lesson. Wooten victor the best of bass gtr book by various 3oct2003 sheet music.
Thile calls meyer his hero and goes on to say, edgar is one of the biggest influences on my musical life, and now im in a duo with him and writing songs with him. Wooten s name and welldeserved reputation as the finest electronic bassist in the world is already common knowledge. Were celebrating edgar meyers birthday today with an awesome throwback bass duet with victor wooten. Nashville symphony premieres conni ellisor and victor. Sliding down, big country instrumental, help on the way, if i.
The online course is a lifetime subscription that accesses more exercises and lessons. Nashville symphony premieres conni ellisor and victor wooten s electric bass concerto. The music lesson a spiritual search for growth through music the book that is helping musicians around the world form a stronger connection with music. Aug 31, 2008 edgar meyer and victor wooten webbed feet duration. Discover book depositorys huge selection of victor l wooten books online. The pair has fun with meyers original tune webbed feet in this 1991 clip from kentucky educational televisions the lonesome pine specials.
Bela fleck is an acknowledged master of the fivestring banjo. 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. Edgar meyer, ray brown, and victor wooten jason heaths. The musicians that influenced me were earl scruggs, chick corea, and charlie parker, as well as the guys i worked with. Music for two is an album of duets by edgar meyer and bela fleck created and recorded while touring to support perpetual motion and released by sony classical in 2004. Edgar meyer, victor wooten improvisation bass instincts1991. I always wondered what it would be like to be playing music this hard. This page is dedicated to providing materials for promoting victor wooten or the victor wooten band.
Christian mcbride and edgar meyer, friday, february 3, 8. Victor lemonte wooten is an american bass guitarist, record producer, educator, and recipient of five grammy awards. Victor wooten and bela fleck master class berklee college. Among other things, he is a loving husband and father of four. Looking for a great place to find tabs for bass parts for classical songs. Sam bush john cowan pat flynn new grass revival edgar meyer jerry douglas future man victor wooten jeff coffin. This has been a constant theme since show of hands in 1996 and is no longer necessary. Mr edgar joseph meyer was born in san francisco, california on january 1884. Victor surprises us again by writing this book as a novel. Music for two is an album of duets by edgar meyer and bela fleck created and recorded while. Those early 90s albums flight of the cosmic hippo and ufo tofu are what catapulted fleck into near rock star status and turned victor wooten into a charismatic bandleader in his own. Most of the pieces are original compositions by meyer and fleck, working alone and together.
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. The 100 best bass players of all time guitar world. In 1988, fleck and victor wooten formed bela fleck and the flecktones and fleck, who has been nominated for grammy awards in more categories than any other musician, continued to collaborate with a wide array of artists from many genres. Join facebook to connect with edgar wooten and others you may know.
Learn vocabulary, terms, and more with flashcards, games, and other study tools. Continuing to blaze a musical trail with the band, victor has also become widely known for his own grammy nominated solo recordings and tours. Written by 5time grammy award winning musician victor l. The 15time grammy award winner has been nominated in more categories than any other artist in grammy history, and remains a powerfully creative force globally in bluegrass, jazz, c. Yoyo ma, edgar meyer, chris thile and stuart duncan. An amazing bass trio with some of the worlds best bass players. Victor wooten, roy futureman wooten, howard levy santander performing arts center tickets.
There are some who say that bela fleck is the worlds premier banjo player. Victor wooten, fivetime grammy awardwinning bassist, is known for his solo career and his work as a member of bela fleck and the flecktones. If you are familiar with bela, you know that he just loves to play the banjo, often reimagining it in unique settings. Hes a bass player best known for his amazing work with banjo master yes, thats right, banjo master bela fleck. Edgar meyer, ray brown and victor wooten, in a 1991 performance. Bela fleck and flecktones bring quickie tour to oakland. Edgar meyer and victor wooten coolest duet ever youtube.
Jun 06, 2019 those early 90s albums flight of the cosmic hippo and ufo tofu are what catapulted fleck into near rock star status and turned victor wooten into a charismatic bandleader in his own. Im not necessarily looking for classical pieces transcribed for the bass, but to the actual bass part of classical songs. I came across the book entirely by accident and after having read its first few pages didnt know if i felt quite compelled to keep at it. Edgar meyer and victor wooten webbed feet duration. Bass instincts concert from kentucky educational televisions the lonesome pine. In the middle of a song they were playing, chris suddenly broke out into nickelcreeks the smoothie song. Edgar and lucy was called a riveting and exuberant ride by the new york times, and mathilda savitch, winner of the pen usa award, was hailed as a salingeresque wonder of a first novel. The story the music lesson chronicles the story of a young bass player desperately in need of improving. On april 6, wooten will team up with banjo great and flecktones bandmate bela fleck for a master class, and on april 8 he will deliver the keynote at berklees 17th annual liberal arts symposium. Wooten, now a fivetime grammy winner, hit the worldwide scene in 1990 as a founding member of the supergroup bela fleck and the flecktones. Wootens book the music lesson berkley trade 2008 caught me off guard. The best of victor wooten features his playing on 14 great tunes, which wooten transcribed himself.
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