Matt Eakle

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Matt Eakle is an American flute player who has been the flutist for the David Grisman Quintet since 1989. He plays jazz, blues Grisman’s bluegrass fusion called ‘Dawg music’, and classical flute.

He has performed with Jerry Garcia, Stéphane Grappelli, Vassar Clements, Bonnie Raitt, Linda Ronstadt, Tony Rice, as well as with various symphony orchestras around the world.

He has recorded at least three solo projects outside of the David Grisman Quintet: 1998's "Flute Jazz", 2002's "The Headwaters Project", and 2009's "Hardly Work."

He grew up in Richmond, California, resided for many years in San Anselmo, California, but has recently moved to Bellingham, Washington.

Eakle has also authored at least two books on flute technique.

References[]

Sources[]

External links[]


Retrieved from ""