This is the bloke - Aaron Minsky.
I love what he does with Cello. Cello blues I suppose you'd call it, but not all of it. Here's an example:
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You'll be wanting the double cd with the 6 Cello Suites of JS Bach. Fantastic stuff there :thumbsup:
For something contemporary, you might want to investigate Celloman.
I'll have another recommendation for you in a bit too. Bare with me.