Zuill Bailey

In 2016, Bailey was nominated for and won a Grammy award in the category of Best Classical Instrumental Solo for his recording of American composer Michael Daugherty's cello concerto Tales of Hemingway recorded by the Nashville Symphony.

In his sold-out New York recital debut, Bailey performed the complete Beethoven sonatas with pianist Simone Dinnerstein at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. He has appeared at the Walt Disney Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, Alice Tully Hall, the 92nd Street Y, and Carnegie Hall, where he made his debut performing the U.S. premiere of Mikis Theodorakis' Rhapsody for Cello and Orchestra.

James Zuill Bailey, better known as Zuill Bailey (born 1972) is a Grammy Award-winning American cellist, chamber musician, and artistic director. A graduate of the Peabody Institute of the Johns Hopkins University and the Juilliard School, he has appeared with major orchestras internationally. He is a professor of cello at the University of Texas at El Paso. Bailey has an exclusive international recording contract with the Telarc label.

Zuill Bailey performs on a 1693 Matteo Gofriller Cello, formerly owned by Mischa Schneider of the Budapest String Quartet. In addition to extensive touring engagements, Bailey is the Artistic Director of El Paso Pro Musica, is Artistic Director of Northwest BachFest in Spokane, WA, is the Artistic Director of the Sitka Music Festival and Professor of Cello at the University of Texas at El Paso.