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8. Nov. 2019 · My name is Joseph Kwon and I am (among other things) the cellist for The Avett Brothers. Never in my life would I have dreamed of being in the position I'm in now. After all, it's not often a South Korean-born High Point, NC-raised kid who grew up mostly behind a cello reaches the international stage as a standing cellist!
16. Juli 2020 · The Road to Now. 462 subscribers. Subscribed. 20. 2.1K views 3 years ago #176. Cellist Joe Kwon talks w/ about his first show with The Avett Brothers and where he learned to play cello standing...
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Learn about Joe Kwon, the cello player of the Avett Brothers, who joined them in 2007 after playing with Bob Crawford. Find out his background, his stage presence, his touring life and his reading habits.
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Joe Kwon is the cellist in The Avett Brothers. He also lends background vocals on songs and in concert and plays the musical saw on rare occasions.
Joe joined the band in 2006 and his music first appeared on the 2007 album Emotionalism. He has been a full time recording and touring member since.
Joe Kwon was born in South Korea around 1980 and moved to the United States with his family when he was one year old. Joe began playing the cello as a young child and planned on becoming a classical cellist. He attended the Idyllwild Arts Academy in California for high school but failed to get into University of Southern California’s prestigious Thornton School of Music. Instead he went to University of North Carolina and got his degree in computer science. He worked at IBM for two years before quitting to resume his passion for music.
Joe played and recorded with the the band Bus. for their album Moving People which was released in 2007. He was performing with the band Big Pretty and the Red Rockets in 2006 when he met Bob Crawford who asked Joe, Leon Godwin, and Ingrid Stenzel of Big Pretty to help record and tour with New Jersey Transient. NJT opened for The Avett Brothers in 2006 while the band was recording Emotionalism. Seth, Scott and Bob decided they wanted a cellist for some songs on Emotionalism so they asked Joe to record with them.
Joe's first performance with The Avett Brothers was on December 30, 2006. He sat down like a classic cellist for the first few moments of the show before abandoning the chair to stand, dance, and rock like the rest of the band. He was then asked to tour with them, and since then has become a permanent fixture in the band. He did not participate in the recording of 2008's The Second Gleam but recorded for I and Love and You, The Carpenter, Magpie and the Dandelion, True Sadness, and Closer Than Together. He is considered to be "an Avett Brother" in the band.
Joe is is also an avid foodie and photographer. In March 2015 Joe married Emily Meineke. The two live together with their dog Buckley in Davis, California.
•@JoeKwon80 on Twitter
•@JoeKwon80 on Instagram
•TasteOnTour.com - Joe's food blog
•FoodIsTheNewRock.com - Joe's interview on the podcast
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Dive into the inspiring journey of Joe Kwon, a former gang member who turned his life around to establish ConFit. This blog details how ConFit, through fitness and education, offers a new path for ex-inmates, reshaping their futures and challenging societal stereotypes. From the depths of despair in prison to creating a beacon of hope, Joe's ...
4. Sept. 2023 · On Episode 420 of Impact Boom, Joe Kwon of ConFit Pathways discusses how his time in incarceration led to him discovering innovative ways to reduce recidivism and why providing wraparound support to former inmates helps them thrive in the next chapter of their lives.
25. Apr. 2023 · Meet Joe Kwon, the high-energy cellist for the North Carolina-grown, American folk rock band, The Avett Brothers. Heather Burgiss talks to Joe about music, family, friends and food. Joe is a self-proclaimed foodie who is known to seek out “good eats” while on tour.
