![]() It's a fun introduction to a player you'll be hearing about for years to come. We talk about his time as a student at Interlochen Center for the Arts and the New England Conservatory's Jazz Studies program the gear that he's using today (including Dunson's pedalboard and the custom pickup that he found works best on the 8-string instrument), and a lot more. Check out the opening track, 'Sydney,' here on YouTube: ĭuring our talk, we hear how Dunson started out as a bluegrass musician but became enamored with jazz and genre-blurring musicians like Bill Frisell and Chris Thile. ![]() ![]() it's not at all what you think when you envision a "mandolin" record. Dunson's debut jazz album, 'Chicken Bridge,' blew us away with its great playing, writing, and electric guitar effects. ![]() This week, we're talking to Simon Dunson, a young artist out of Chapel Hill, North Carolina who is pushing the mandolin to new and wild places. ![]()
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