Effective period / Period of releases: 1980

American jazz and bluegrass violinist (fiddler). Served as chair of the Berklee String Department for 28 years and then Artistic Director of the American Roots Program at Berklee in Boston, MA.

He has performed with many notable musicians including Stéphane Grappelli and Yo-Yo Ma, and Gunther Schuller. He has also performed with Bob Dylan, Ralph Stanley, Lee Konitz, David Grisman, Mark O'Connor, Andy Statman, Jamey Haddad, Jay Ungar, Bruce Molsky, Darol Anger, Art Baron, and the International String Quartet Congress. He has published four books on contemporary violin styles including "Jazz Violin" co-authored with the late Stephane Grappelli, and has written for many music magazines including Strings, Acoustic Musician, and Acoustic Guitar.