Viktor Krauss
Musician · b. 1969 · Champaign, Illinois
Best known for
Bass
Viktor Krauss is an acclaimed bassist on upright and electric, equally at home in bluegrass, country, jazz, and pop. The younger brother of Alison Krauss, he spent roughly a decade anchoring Lyle Lovett's Large Band and has been a first-call Nashville session and touring player for decades.
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- Born in 1969 in Champaign, Illinois; brother of bluegrass singer Alison Krauss.
- Toured and recorded with Lyle Lovett's Large Band for about ten years.
- An early member of Peter Rowan's Free Mexican Airforce.
- A longtime collaborator with guitarist Bill Frisell and dobro player Jerry Douglas.
- Released his solo debut Far from Enough (2004, Nonesuch), featuring Frisell, Douglas, and Alison Krauss.
- Followed with a second solo album, II (2007).
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Bill FrisellPlayed on recording with Bill Frisell
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Don RigsbyPlayed on recording with Don Rigsby
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Jerry DouglasPlayed on recording with Jerry Douglas
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Maddie DentonPlayed on recording with Maddie Denton
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Sarah JaroszPlayed on recording with Sarah Jarosz