Nonesuch Records wishes to congratulate Punch Brothers' Noam Pikelny, who has been named the winner of the first annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass. "Noam is the extraordinary banjoist for the Punch Brothers," Martin said in announcing the award, "playing not only traditional bluegrass, but classical, rock and jazz oriented music. He is a player of unlimited range and astonishing precision"
Nonesuch Records wishes to congratulate Punch Brothers' Noam Pikelny, who has been named the winner of the first annual Steve Martin Prize for Excellence in Banjo and Bluegrass.
"Noam is the extraordinary banjoist for the Punch Brothers," Martin said in announcing the award, "playing not only traditional bluegrass, but classical, rock and jazz oriented music. He is a player of unlimited range and astonishing precision. We congratulate him on this honor."
Pikelny was selected through a private process by a board consisting of Martin, Earl Scruggs, Pete Wernick, Tony Trischka, Anne Stringfield, Alison Brown, Neil V. Rosenberg, and Béla Fleck, and is funded personally by the Steve Martin Charitable Foundation.
This award, which recognizes outstanding accomplishment in the field of five-string banjo or bluegrass music, includes a cash prize of $50,000, as well as a bronze sculpture created expressly for the prize by noted artist Eric Fischl.
For more on the award, visit stevemartin.com.
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