Charlie Bisharat
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Charlie Bisharat is a Grammy
-winning violin
ist
who has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous artists. He was a member of Shadowfax
who won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
. He has toured with Yanni
during the "Reflections of Passion
", "Revolution in Sound
", "Dare to Dream
", and "Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993
" concert tours. He is also featured on John Tesh
's live concert video Live at Red Rocks. He has also accompanied Tesh in live shows as his "co-writer and co-producer".
Bisharat's work can be heard on better than 200 recordings, and he can also be heard in scores of soundtrack
s including Swordfish
, Texas Rangers
, and Steal Big Steal Little
, to on-screen performances of Austin Powers in Goldmember
and The Drew Carey Show and Friends
. Bisharat has written and recorded a jazz improvisational book and CD "Beyond Classical Violin" for Cherry Lane Music.
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Grammy Award
A Grammy Award — or Grammy — is an accolade by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize outstanding achievement in the music industry...
-winning violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist
who has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous artists. He was a member of Shadowfax
Shadowfax (band)
Shadowfax was a new age/electronic musical group, best known for their albums Shadowfax and Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. In 1988 they won the Grammy for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village...
who won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village
Folksongs for a Nuclear Village is the sixth studio album by New Age/Jazz group Shadowfax, their first for Capitol Records. It won a Grammy Award in 1988 for Best New Age Performance....
. He has toured with Yanni
Yanni
Yanni , born Yiannis Hrysomallis is a Greek self-taught pianist, keyboardist, and composer who has spent most of his life in the United States.He earned Grammy nominations for his 1992 album, Dare to Dream, and the 1993 follow-up, In My Time...
during the "Reflections of Passion
Reflections of Passion
Reflections of Passion, is Yanni's sixth album, released on the Private Music label in 1990, , with a concert tour the same year and same title. Although it is categorized by the RIAA as a full album, all but three of the tracks on the album had been released at least once prior...
", "Revolution in Sound
In Celebration of Life
In Celebration of Life, is Yanni's seventh album, released on the Private Music label in 1991, . It topped at #3 on "Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #60 on the "Billboard 200" in the same year....
", "Dare to Dream
Dare to Dream (Yanni album)
Dare to Dream is Yanni's eighth album, released on the Private Music label in 1992 . The album peaked at #2 on Billboard's "Top New Age Albums" chart and at #32 on the "Billboard 200" chart in the same year...
", and "Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993
In My Time
In My Time, Yanni's ninth album, released on the Private Music label in 1993, . This album is a gentler collection of piano-focused pieces. It attained Platinum status and was the second Grammy nomination for Yanni...
" concert tours. He is also featured on John Tesh
John Tesh
John Frank Tesh is an American pianist and composer of pop music, as well as a radio host and television presenter. His 10-year-old 'Intelligence for Your Life Radio Show' reaches 14.2 Million listeners/week, and is syndicated by Teshmedia on 400 stations in US, Canada, and the UK...
's live concert video Live at Red Rocks. He has also accompanied Tesh in live shows as his "co-writer and co-producer".
Bisharat's work can be heard on better than 200 recordings, and he can also be heard in scores of soundtrack
Soundtrack
A soundtrack can be recorded music accompanying and synchronized to the images of a motion picture, book, television program or video game; a commercially released soundtrack album of music as featured in the soundtrack of a film or TV show; or the physical area of a film that contains the...
s including Swordfish
Swordfish (film)
Swordfish is a 2001 crime-thriller film, directed by Dominic Sena and starring John Travolta, Hugh Jackman, Halle Berry, Don Cheadle and Vinnie Jones. The film is an action thriller that was also notable for Halle Berry's first topless scene...
, Texas Rangers
Texas Rangers (film)
Texas Rangers is a 2001 drama/western film directed by Steve Miner. It is about a group of Texas Rangers set in the post-American Civil War era, rated PG-13.- Plot :...
, and Steal Big Steal Little
Steal Big Steal Little
Steal Big Steal Little is a 1995 film directed by Andrew Davis. It stars Andy García in dual roles, plus Alan Arkin and Joe Pantoliano.-Plot summary:...
, to on-screen performances of Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember
Austin Powers in Goldmember is a 2002 American spy comedy film and the third installment of the Austin Powers series starring Mike Myers in the title role. The movie was directed by Jay Roach, and co-written by Mike Myers and Michael McCullers. Myers also plays the roles of Dr. Evil, Goldmember,...
and The Drew Carey Show and Friends
The Drew Carey Show
The Drew Carey Show is an American sitcom that aired on ABC from 1995 to 2004. The show was set in Cleveland, Ohio, and revolved around the retail office and home life of "everyman" Drew Carey, a fictionalized version of the actor....
. Bisharat has written and recorded a jazz improvisational book and CD "Beyond Classical Violin" for Cherry Lane Music.
Associated acts
Artists with whom Charlie Bisharat has toured and/or recorded violinViolin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
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Discography
- Along the Amazon (1993) [ Review at AMG]