Charlie Bisharat
Instruments	Violin
Associated acts	Shadowfax + See below
Website	Charlie Bisharat at MySpace

Charlie Bisharat is a Grammy-winning violinist who has extensively toured and/or recorded with numerous arists. He was a member of Shadowfax who won a Grammy in 1988 for Best New Age Performance for Folksongs for a Nuclear Village. He has toured with Yanni during the "Reflections of Passion", "Revolution in Sound", "Dare to Dream", and "Yanni Live, The Symphony Concerts 1993" concert tours. He is also featured on John Tesh's live concert video Live at Red Rocks. He has also accompanied Tesh in live shows as his "co-writer and co-producer"^[1].

Bisharat's work can be heard on better than 200 recordings, and he can also be heard in scores of soundtracks including Swordfish, Texas Rangers, and Steal Big Steal Little, to on-screen performances of Austin Powers in Goldmember and The Drew Carey Show and Friends. Bisharat has written and recorded a jazz improvisational book and CD "Beyond Classical Violin" for Cherry Lane Music.

Contents 1 Associated acts 2 Discography 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Associated acts

Artists with whom Charlie Bisharat has toured and/or recorded violin/strings include: [1]

Philip Aaberg Will Ackerman Aerosmith Al-Andalus Ensemble Fiona Apple Burt Bacharach Barenaked Ladies Beck Black-Eyed Peas Mary J. Blige Jim Brickman Mariah Carey Tracy Chapman Kelly Clarkson Keyshia Cole Sheryl Crow Neil Diamond Don Grusin Faith Hill Fergie Al Jarreau Jane's Addiction

Elton John Bradley Joseph Patti LaBelle David Lanz Lindsay Lohan Barry Manilow Ricky Martin Richard Marx Bette Midler Ronnie Milsap Alanis Morissette New Found Glory Roy Orbison Jeff Oster Pussycat Dolls Rascal Flatts LeAnn Rimes Linda Ronstadt Jessica Simpson Rod Stewart Joss Stone

The Rolling Stones Shadowfax Strunz & Farah Ruben Studdard Tears for Fears John Tesh Justin Timberlake Keith Urban Yanni Zade Dirani Linkin Park

[edit] Discography

• Along the Amazon (1993) Review at AMG

[edit] References

1. ^ Shapiro, Craig (1997-05-26). "Tesh Pleases Loyal Crowd with High-Energy Show". The Virginian-Pilot (Landmark Communications): pp. B3. http://scholar.lib.vt.edu/VA-news/VA-Pilot/issues/1997/vp970526/05260040.htm. Retrieved 2007-12-16. 

• Bio from: Levantine Cultural Center
• Bio from: Sovereign Artists.com
• Grammy Award
• Charlie Bisharat at Allmusic
• Charlie Bisharat at the Internet Movie Database
• Charlie Bisharat at Discogs

[edit] External links

• Charlie Bisharat at MySpace