Matt Eakle is an American flute player and author who has been the flutist for the

David Grisman Quintet The David Grisman Quintet is a self-styled alternative bluegrass/acoustic jazz band founded by David Grisman in 1975 in San Francisco, California, US. The quintet draws from genres including Bill Monroe's bluegrass legacy and Django Reinhard's 1 ...

since 1989. He plays jazz, blues, and classical flute.

Career

He has performed with Jerry Garcia,

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, Bonnie Raitt,

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, 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.'' Eakle has authored at least two books on flute technique.

Personal life

Eakle grew up in Richmond, California, and resided in

San Anselmo, California San Anselmo () is an incorporated town in Marin County, California, United States. San Anselmo is located west of San Rafael, at an elevation of 46 feet (14 m). It is located about north of San Francisco. The town is bordered by San Rafael ...

, for many years. He later moved to

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, where he regularly performs at local venues.

References

External links

Official website
American jazz flautists Musicians from Richmond, California People from San Anselmo, California Living people Place of birth missing (living people) 1956 births Jazz musicians from California David Grisman Quintet members People from Bellingham, Washington {{US-jazz-musician-stub People from Richmond, California