David Grisman Quintet is a self-styled alternative bluegrass

Progressive bluegrass

Progressive bluegrass is one of two major subgenres of bluegrass music. It is also known as newgrass, a term attributed to New Grass Revival member Ebo Walker. Musicians and bands John Hartford, New Grass Revival, J.D. Crowe and the New South, The Dillards, Boone Creek, Country Gazette, and the...

/ acoustic jazz band founded by David Grisman

David Grisman

David Grisman is an American bluegrass/newgrass mandolinist and composer of acoustic music. In the early 1990s, he started the Acoustic Disc record label in an effort to preserve and spread acoustic or instrumental music.-Biography:Grisman grew up in Hackensack, New Jersey...

 in 1975 in San Francisco, California, USA. Following the Bill Monroe's bluegrass legacy and Django Reinhard's 30s swing, the David Grisman Quintet comes with entirely new style to the acoustic music. With various lineups from 1975, which, among others included guitar virtuoso Tony Rice

Tony Rice

Tony Rice is an American acoustic guitarist and bluegrass musician. He is considered one of the most influential acoustic guitar players in bluegrass, progressive bluegrass, newgrass and acoustic jazz.Rice spans the range of acoustic music, from traditional bluegrass to jazz-influenced New...

, multiinstrumentalists Mark O'Connor

Mark O'Connor

Mark O'Connor is an American bluegrass, jazz, country and classical violinist fiddler, composer and music teacher. O'Connor's music is wide-ranging, critically acclaimed, and he has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition...

, Mike Marshall, Darol Anger

Darol Anger

-Career:Darol Anger entered popular music at the age of 21 as a founding member of The David Grisman Quintet. Anger played fiddle to David Grisman's mandolin in The David Grisman Quintet's 1977 debut. He co-founded the Turtle Island String Quartet with David Balakrishnan in 1985 and performed,...

, Jon Sholle

Jon Sholle

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 and featured guests as violin genius Stephane Grapelli, this band continues to produce music as of 2009 with the same élan as in 1975.

Discography

The following albums have been released by the David Grisman Quintet:

• The David Grisman Quintet
  The David Grisman Quintet
  The David Grisman Quintet is an album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with David Grisman Quintet and released in 1977.-Cover:...
  
  - 1977
• Hot Dawg
  Hot Dawg
  Hot Dawg is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1978.- Track listing :# "Dawg's Bull" – 4:14# "Devlin'" – 5:06# "Minor Swing" – 3:36...
  
  - 1978
• Quintet '80
  Quintet '80
  Quintet '80 is an album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1980.- Track listing :# "Dawgma"# "Bow Wow"# "Barkley's Bug"# "Sea of Cortez"# "Naima"# "Mugavero"# "Dawgmatism"# "Thailand"-Personnel:*David Grisman – mandolin...
  
  - 1980
• Mondo Mando
  Mondo Mando
  Mondo Mando is an all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, released in 1981.- Track listing :All songs by David Grisman unless otherwise noted.# "Cedar Hill" – 3:47# "Dawg Funk" – 4:10# "Japan Mondo Mando is an all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, released in...
  
  - 1981
• Dawg '90
  Dawg '90
  Dawg '90 is an all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet in 1990. It is the first album released by Grisman's own label, Acoustic Disc....
  
  - 1990
• Dawgwood
  Dawgwood
  Dawgwood is a 1993 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. It is the second album recorded under Grisman's own label, Acoustic Disc. Grisman's self-named "Dawg" music was well established when this album was recorded — it is...
  
  - 1993
• Dawganova
  Dawganova
  Dawganova is a 1995 all-instrumental album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group The David Grisman Quintet. It's a unique collection of Latin rhythms and melodies inspired by the group's newest member, Argentine guitar virtuoso, Enrique Coria...
  
  - 1995
• DGQ-20
  DGQ-20
  DGQ-20 is a 1996 compilation album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. Spanning the period from 1976 to 1996, this triple-CD set offers 39 songs, 18 of which were not released by Grisman before...
  
  - 1996
• Dawgnation
  Dawgnation
  Dawgnation is a 2002 album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet. It is the first album of new material since the 1995 release Dawganova.- Track listing :All compositions by David Grisman....
  
  - 2002
• Dawg's Groove
  Dawg's Groove
  Dawg's Groove is a 2006 album by American musician David Grisman, recorded with his group David Grisman Quintet and so far their latest effort. This release is the first one recorded without violin, as Joe Craven left to pursue his own music. His percussion tasks were taken over by George Marsh...
  
  - 2006

External links

• www.dawgnet.com, official website of David Grisman