![]() Michael Daves was holding court at the Rockwood Music Hall where he plays a one-hour set every Tuesday. He lives in Brooklyn, New York, with his wife and a Vega cylinder-back mandobass named Tubby! His production company Twangbox® makes audio and video content for radio, television and the web. He recently sat down with him in Brooklyn for the Mandolin Cafe.Īuthor Bradley Klein is a freelance journalist and an adjunct professor at Columbia University's School of Journalism. Bradley Klein is a observer of the NYC bluegrass scene, and a long-time student of Michael's. ![]() And that's given him valuable insights as a music teacher as well as performer. Not the occasional master class, but 30 or more hour-long lessons per week, plus group classes, Skype lessons and recitals. This would be an impressive resume for any rising bluegrass player, but all the while he has also maintained a full-time teaching schedule. And recently he released his own double album on Nonesuch records, Orchids & Violence with an all-star bluegrass band that includes Sarah Jarosz on mandolin, Noam Pikelny on banjo, Brittany Haas on fiddle, and Michael Bub on bass. With a strongly individual style, he's played and recorded with Tony Trischka and as a duo with Chris Thile. And now, he's the latest addition to the ArtistWorks online music school roster, where he will be teaching bluegrass vocals. Michael Daves has made a name for himself over the past 15 years on bluegrass guitar and mandolin, and as a powerful singer. Michael Daves singing duets with Sarah Jarosz.
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