Mark O'Connor

Actor

Born: Seattle, Washington, USA

BIOGRAPHY

Mark OConnor (born August 5, 1961, Seattle) is an American bluegrass, jazz and country violinist, fiddler, composer and music teacher. OConnor has received numerous awards for both his playing and his composition.As a teenager he won national string instrument championships for his virtuoso playing of the guitar and mandolin as well as the fiddle. His mentors include Texas fiddler Benny Thomasson who taught OConnor to fiddle as a teenager, French jazz violinist Stéphane Grappelli with whom OConnor toured as a teenager, and guitarist Chet Atkins.

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