Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile
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Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile are a collaborative ensemble of virtuoso musicians blending classical, bluegrass, and folk traditions in innovative crossover projects.
All labels observed (4)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9635685 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile Context triple: [Attaboy, performer, Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile]
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Chris Thile
Chris Thile is an American mandolin virtuoso, singer, and composer best known for his work with Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers and for his genre-crossing collaborations in classical, bluegrass, and progressive acoustic music.
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Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer – Appalachian Journey
"Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer – Appalachian Journey" is a collaborative album blending classical, folk, and Americana traditions, showcasing virtuosic string performances and genre-crossing compositions.
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Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck is a virtuoso American banjo player and composer known for pioneering genre-blending work that fuses bluegrass, jazz, classical, and world music, particularly with his band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers is an American progressive bluegrass band known for its virtuosic musicianship, intricate compositions, and genre-blending approach to acoustic music.
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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is an innovative American ensemble known for its genre-blending fusion of bluegrass, jazz, funk, and world music, led by virtuoso banjoist Béla Fleck.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile Target entity description: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile are a collaborative ensemble of virtuoso musicians blending classical, bluegrass, and folk traditions in innovative crossover projects.
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A.
Chris Thile
Chris Thile is an American mandolin virtuoso, singer, and composer best known for his work with Nickel Creek and Punch Brothers and for his genre-crossing collaborations in classical, bluegrass, and progressive acoustic music.
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B.
Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer – Appalachian Journey
"Yo-Yo Ma, Mark O’Connor, and Edgar Meyer – Appalachian Journey" is a collaborative album blending classical, folk, and Americana traditions, showcasing virtuosic string performances and genre-crossing compositions.
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C.
Béla Fleck
Béla Fleck is a virtuoso American banjo player and composer known for pioneering genre-blending work that fuses bluegrass, jazz, classical, and world music, particularly with his band Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.
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D.
Punch Brothers
Punch Brothers is an American progressive bluegrass band known for its virtuosic musicianship, intricate compositions, and genre-blending approach to acoustic music.
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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is an innovative American ensemble known for its genre-blending fusion of bluegrass, jazz, funk, and world music, led by virtuoso banjoist Béla Fleck.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collaborative project
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musical ensemble ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Goat Rodeo Sessions ensemble NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award for Best Engineered Album, Non-Classical
NERFINISHED
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Grammy Award for Best Folk Album NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United States of America ⓘ |
| genre |
Americana
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bluegrass ⓘ classical music ⓘ crossover ⓘ folk music ⓘ |
| hasCollaborator | Aoife O’Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasGuestMusician | Aoife O’Donovan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasInstrument |
banjo
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cello ⓘ double bass ⓘ fiddle ⓘ guitar ⓘ mandolin ⓘ vocals ⓘ |
| hasMember |
Chris Thile
NERFINISHED
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Edgar Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasMemberRole |
Chris Thile – mandolin and vocals
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Edgar Meyer – double bass NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Duncan – fiddle ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma – cello ⓘ |
| locationOfRecording | James Taylor’s Barn, Massachusetts NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| musicFusionOf |
bluegrass tradition
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classical tradition ⓘ folk tradition ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
complex cross-genre arrangements
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virtuosic improvisation ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Attaboy
NERFINISHED
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Less Is Moi NERFINISHED ⓘ No One But You NERFINISHED ⓘ Not Our First Goat Rodeo NERFINISHED ⓘ Quarter Chicken Dark NERFINISHED ⓘ Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ The Goat Rodeo Sessions NERFINISHED ⓘ The Trappings NERFINISHED ⓘ Where’s My Bow? NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| performerOf |
Not Our First Goat Rodeo tour
NERFINISHED
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The Goat Rodeo Sessions tour NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Sony Classical Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| startTime | 2011 ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile Description of subject: Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, and Chris Thile are a collaborative ensemble of virtuoso musicians blending classical, bluegrass, and folk traditions in innovative crossover projects.
Referenced by (7)
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this entity surface form:
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer, Chris Thile
this entity surface form:
Yo-Yo Ma, Stuart Duncan, Edgar Meyer & Chris Thile discography
this entity surface form:
Yo-Yo Ma; Stuart Duncan; Edgar Meyer; Chris Thile
this entity surface form:
Yo-Yo Ma; Stuart Duncan; Edgar Meyer; Chris Thile