bassist Edgar Meyer
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Edgar Meyer is a renowned American bassist and composer celebrated for his virtuosity in both classical and bluegrass music and his extensive cross-genre collaborations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| bassist Edgar Meyer canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9635927 — 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.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: bassist Edgar Meyer Context triple: [Here and Heaven (radio edit), featuresInstrumentalist, bassist Edgar Meyer]
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A.
Victor Wooten
Victor Wooten is a highly influential American bassist, composer, and educator best known for his virtuosic playing with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and his innovative solo work in jazz, funk, and fusion.
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B.
Patrick Bailey
Patrick Bailey is an American professional baseball catcher who starred at NC State before being drafted in the first round by the San Francisco Giants.
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C.
Robben Ford
Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist renowned for his sophisticated playing style and collaborations with major artists across multiple genres.
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D.
Steve Kimock
Steve Kimock is an American rock guitarist renowned for his improvisational style and close association with members and offshoots of the Grateful Dead.
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E.
John Patitucci
John Patitucci is an acclaimed American jazz bassist and composer known for his virtuosic work in both acoustic and electric bass and his collaborations with leading contemporary jazz artists.
- 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: bassist Edgar Meyer Target entity description: Edgar Meyer is a renowned American bassist and composer celebrated for his virtuosity in both classical and bluegrass music and his extensive cross-genre collaborations.
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A.
Victor Wooten
Victor Wooten is a highly influential American bassist, composer, and educator best known for his virtuosic playing with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones and his innovative solo work in jazz, funk, and fusion.
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B.
Patrick Bailey
Patrick Bailey is an American professional baseball catcher who starred at NC State before being drafted in the first round by the San Francisco Giants.
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C.
Robben Ford
Robben Ford is an American blues, jazz, and rock guitarist renowned for his sophisticated playing style and collaborations with major artists across multiple genres.
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D.
Steve Kimock
Steve Kimock is an American rock guitarist renowned for his improvisational style and close association with members and offshoots of the Grateful Dead.
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E.
John Patitucci
John Patitucci is an acclaimed American jazz bassist and composer known for his virtuosic work in both acoustic and electric bass and his collaborations with leading contemporary jazz artists.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bassist
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bluegrass musician ⓘ classical musician ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
chamber music composition
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composition for double bass ⓘ performance of bluegrass music ⓘ performance of classical music ⓘ |
| genre |
American folk music
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bluegrass music ⓘ chamber music ⓘ classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | Edgar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
recording cross-genre albums
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touring internationally as a performer ⓘ |
| hasAward | Grammy Award NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasCollaborationWith |
Béla Fleck
NERFINISHED
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Chris Thile NERFINISHED ⓘ Hilary Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ Jerry Douglas NERFINISHED ⓘ Joshua Bell NERFINISHED ⓘ Mark O’Connor NERFINISHED ⓘ Mike Marshall NERFINISHED ⓘ Sam Bush NERFINISHED ⓘ Stuart Duncan NERFINISHED ⓘ Yo-Yo Ma NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRole |
chamber musician
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soloist ⓘ studio recording artist ⓘ |
| instrument | double bass ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
bridging classical and American roots music
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expanding the technical possibilities of the double bass ⓘ |
| isRenownedFor |
cross-genre collaborations
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virtuosity on the double bass ⓘ |
| name | Edgar Meyer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Appalachia Waltz
NERFINISHED
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Appalachian Journey NERFINISHED ⓘ Bass & Mandolin NERFINISHED ⓘ Concerto for Double Bass NERFINISHED ⓘ Double Concerto for Double Bass and Cello NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Two (with Chris Thile) NERFINISHED ⓘ Uncommon Ritual NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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double bassist ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: bassist Edgar Meyer Description of subject: Edgar Meyer is a renowned American bassist and composer celebrated for his virtuosity in both classical and bluegrass music and his extensive cross-genre collaborations.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.