Jon Meek – Banjo, Dobro, Guitar, Mandolin, Fiddle

I first began to play the guitar as a young child in Delaware. After several years of playing rock and roll on the electric guitar, I met a teacher who turned me on to bluegrass music. Before long I bought my first banjo and was completely obsessed with learning to play. Eventually, my teacher sent off to take some banjo lessons from the great Tony Trischka.

After high school I moved to Waterville, Maine to attend Colby College, a small liberal arts school where I attained my bachelor’s degree in music. In addition to academic classes in music theory and history, I performed with the African drumming ensemble, had guest performances with the symphony and jazz band, and played in a bluegrass duet. During my junior year, I spent a semester living in Cork, Ireland, where I studied Irish fiddle and guitar music.

Once I graduated from college I moved to Bozeman, Montana, where I taught music lessons and played with the Bridger Creek Boys, a bluegrass band that performed frequently throughout Montana, Wyoming, and Idaho.

After moving to Las Vegas, Nevada in 2009, I have since graduated with my Master’s of Music degree from University of Nevada Las Vegas, with a concentration in Music Education.  In July 2011, I won 1st place in the dobro competition at the Rockygrass Bluegrass Festival in Lyons, Colorado. I play dobro, mandolin, and fiddle locally in the Out of the Desert bluegrass band.