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Richard Greene (born November 9, 1942 in Los Angeles, California) is an American violinist (aka ''fiddler'') and "one of the most innovative and influential fiddle players of all time". ==Biography== Born in Beverly Hills, he grew up in Los Angeles and began his musical studies in classical music. He first attained prominence with Bill Monroe and the Bluegrass Boys in 1966 as one of Monroe's first "northern" band members. He was then a member of the Jim Kweskin Jug Band recording one album, Garden of Joy, with them. In 1969, along with Andy Kulberg and Jim Roberts, Greene formed the rock group Seatrain, whose most notable song would be the 1971 rock hit "''13 Questions''", from Seatrain's self-titled album produced by Beatles producer George Martin. The group Seatrain were an eclectic mix of bluegrass, country, fusion, and rock. Richard's return to acoustic music occasioned the invention of "New Grass" or "New Acoustic" instrumental music, now a mainstay throughout the world's acoustic music festivals. As one of Los Angeles' premier string session players he founded the trailblazing Greene String Quartet creating the first ever amalgam of Jazz-Folk-Rock-Chamber music and producing three seminal albums. His many acclaimed releases in the folk and bluegrass world have been honored with Grammy and IBMA awards, his CD Sales Tax Toddle was Grammy nominated for Bluegrass Album of Year. In 1983, he performed on the Antilles Records release ''Swingrass '83''.〔(Allmusic review )〕 Greene currently leads seminars on all aspects of fiddling and violin playing nationwide, teaching courses at The Mancini Institute, the RockyGrass Academy, the Festival of Fiddle Tunes, the Mark O'Connor Fiddle Camp, the Rocky Mountain Fiddle Camp, The Swannanoa Gathering, and dozens of ad hoc workshops throughout the year. Also last year marked the debut of Richard Greene's Piece for Bluegrass Violin and Orchestra entitled "What If Mozart Played With Bill Monroe?". 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Richard Greene (musician)」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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