David MacAulay Eyges (born November 6, 1950) is an American jazz cellist, composer, and record producer.
[1] Encounters with blues musicians in Cambridge, Massachusetts, were an important influence, as Eyges sought to transfer elements of their music to the cello.
[1] "Eyges worked for a few years in various concert orchestras and theater ensembles, sometimes earning fees providing background music for commercials.
[1] He commented that, in addition to being able to produce a variety of colours from the instrument, it had two advantages over an acoustic cello: "volume, because playing an acoustic instrument with a fierce drummer just doesn't make it; and transportability, since I can safely put it in the baggage compartments of planes and trains.
[3] When plucking, his trio (James Emery on guitar and Sunny Murray on drums) was bluesy and "Eyges treated his cello as a percussive instrument".