Rushad Eggleston

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Rushad Eggleston

Background information
Genre(s) Jazz
Americana
bluegrass
Occupation(s) Musician
Instrument(s) cello
Website http://www.rushadeggleston.com/


Rushad Eggleston (b. September 1979) is a cellist who is considered by some to be the preeminent innovator of contemporary improvisational cello music.

Eggleston, a graduate of Carmel High School in Carmel, California, United States, first built his reputation in Monterey Bay Area circles as a member of the Youth Music Monterey orchestra. He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he became the first string player to be awarded a full scholarship. Eggleston graduated from Berklee in May 2003. While at Berklee, Eggleston studied cello with Associate Professor Eugene Friesen.

After releasing a small-press album called Nico and Rushad in 1999 (with fellow musician Nico Georis), Eggleston made his large-scale recording debut with his self-titled Compass Records release with Fiddlers 4 which was nominated for a 2002 Grammy, as well as with Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, bringing him to national prominence. Eggleston has toured extensively with Darol Anger's Republic of Strings, Fiddler's 4, and the alternative folk/bluegrass group he helped found, Crooked Still. Crooked Still has released two CD's. The first "Hop High" was released September 14, 2004 and the second, "Shaken By a Low Sound" was released August 22, 2006. Eggleston also released a more experimental album named "Playhouse of the Universe" July 10, 2006 with The Wild Band of Snee, as well as another of his goofier albums, Rushad Eggleston and The Butt Wizards.

Eggleston is also an accomplished instructor. His teaching's at Mark O'Connor's fiddle camps and conferences (2001-2007) have inspired countless young musicians to pursue improvisational music of all genres.

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