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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. A music genre is a categorical and typological construct that identifies musical sounds as belonging to a particular category and type of music that can be distinguished from other Jazz is an American Musical art form which originated in the beginning of the 20th century in African American communities in the Southern United States Americana refers to artifacts of the Culture of the United States, the history and folklore resultant from its Westward expansion. A musician is a person who plays or writes Music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music An instrumentalist plays a A musical instrument is a device constructed or modified for the purpose of making Music. The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ September 1979) is a cellist who is considered by some to be the preeminent innovator of contemporary improvisational cello music. Year 1979 ( MCMLXXIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link displays the 1979 Gregorian calendar) The violoncello (abbreviated to cello, or 'cello, plural cellos or celli —the c is tʃ

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. Carmel High School is a school of 750 students and 50-plus faculty members situated just outside of the city of Carmel California. Carmel-by-the-Sea, usually called simply Carmel, is a small town endowed with a rich artistic history situated on the Monterey Peninsula in Monterey The United States of America —commonly referred to as the This article is about the bay near Monterey CA For other uses see Monterey Bay Aquarium, California State University Monterey Bay He attended the Berklee College of Music in Boston, Massachusetts, where he became the first string player to be awarded a full scholarship. Berklee College of Music, founded in 1945 is an independent music College in Boston Massachusetts. Eggleston graduated from Berklee in May 2003. While at Berklee, Eggleston studied cello with Associate Professor Eugene Friesen. Eugene Friesen (born 1952 is an American cellist and Composer.

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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