Jayme Stone
Jayme Stone is a Canadian banjoist, composer and producer who makes music inspired by sounds from around the world. His solo album won the 2008 Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year.[1]
Stone has studied with Béla Fleck's teacher, Tony Trischka, among others.[2]
Stone traveled to Mali in 2007 to learn about the banjo's African roots,[3]
Discography[]
- 2007: The Utmost
- 2008: Africa to Appalachia (with Mansa Sissoko)
- 2010: Room of Wonders
- 2013: The Other Side of the Air
- 2015: Jayme Stone's Lomax Project (collaborative project with Tim O'Brien, Bruce Molsky, Margaret Glaspy, Moira Smiley, Brittany Haas, Julian Lage and others)
- 2017: Jayme Stone's Folklife
- 2020: AWake
Awards[]
- 2008 Juno Award for The Utmost
- 2009 Juno Award for Africa to Appalachia
- 2009 Canadian Folk Music Award for Africa to Appalachia
- 2011 Canadian Folk Music Award for Room of Wonders
- 2014 Canadian Folk Music Award for The Other Side of the Air
Producing[]
- 2010 Grant Gordy—Grant Gordy
- 2011 Kyle James Hauser—Oh Oh
- 2011 Jake Schepps—An Evening in the Village: The Music of Béla Bartok
- 2013 Kyle James Hauser—You A Thousand Times
- 2015 John Bullard—The Perfect Southern Art
- 2016 Carrie Newcomer—The Beautiful Not Yet
- 2019 Sumaia Jackson—Möbius:Trip
References[]
- ^ Canadian Press (2008-04-06). "Early Juno winners". Jam!. Retrieved 2008-04-06.[dead link]
- ^ Quill, Greg (2007-05-03). "African roots of bluegrass". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2008-04-06.
- ^ Goldberg, Brianna (2007-08-01). "Musician follows banjo's roots right to Africa". National Post. Retrieved 2008-07-24.
External links[]
- Jayme Stone official site
Categories:
- Living people
- Canadian jazz composers
- Male jazz composers
- Canadian folk musicians
- Jazz banjoists
- Juno Award for Instrumental Album of the Year winners
- Canadian banjoists
- Juno Award for World Music Album of the Year winners
- Canadian Folk Music Award winners