- From Brooklyn, New York.
- 1965, at age 15, took mandolin lessons from David Grisman.
- Early 70’s, worked with Tony Trischka in two bands: Country Cooking and Breakfast Special. He also worked with David Bromberg, Vassar Clements, Bela Fleck and Jerry Garcia.
- Late 70’s, decided to embrace his Jewish heritage and learned to play saxophone and clarinet. He began playing jazz and Klezmer music.
- 1980’s, formed the Andy Statman trio with Jim Whitney (bass) and Larry Eagle (percussion). He continues to play and record a unique blend of jazz, Klezmer and bluegrass music.
- 1995, released Klezmer Suite
album (Shanacie)
- 1995, released Songs of Our Fathers
album (Acoustic Disk), a duet album with David Grisman.
- 2008, appeared on Bela Fleck’s Christmas album Jingle All The Way
(Rounder).
- 2011, released Old Brooklyn
album (Shefa).
- 2012, was awarded a National Heritage Fellowship from the National Endowment for the Arts.
- 2013, released Superstring Theory
album (Shefa) with guests Tim O’Brien and Michael Cleveland.
- 2024, released Bluegrass Tracks album (Shefa) with guests Ricky Skaggs, Tim O’Brien and others.
Statman, Andy
