Biography
Mark O'Connor (born August 5, 1961) is an American fiddle player and composer whose music combines bluegrass, country, jazz and classical. A three-time Grammy Award winner, he has won six Country Music Association Musician Of The Year awards and, was a member of three influential musical ensembles; the David Grisman Quintet, The Dregs, and Strength in Numbers.O'Connor has released 45 albums, of mostly original music, over a 45-year career. He has recorded and performed mostly his original American Classical music for decades. An expert at traditionally-based fiddle and bluegrass music, he also plays other instruments proficiently, including the violin, guitar and mandolin. He has appeared on 450 albums, composed nine concertos and has put together groundbreaking ensembles. His mentors have included Benny Thomasson who taught O'Connor to fiddle as a teenager, French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli with whom O'Connor toured as a teenager, and guitarists Chet Atkins, Doc Watson and Steve Morse.
Filmography
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Movies 5
TV Shows 2
Appalachian Journey Live In Concert (2000)
The Patriot (2000)
Music of the Heart (1999)
Small Wonders (1996)
Neil Diamond: Under a Tennessee Moon (1996)
Transatlantic Sessions (1995)
American Music Shop (1990)
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GenderMale
Birthday1961-08-05 (62 years old)
Birth PlaceSeattle, United States of America
CitizenshipsUnited States of America
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