There are those who color inside the lines, and those who insist on straying outside, creating their own masterpieces in the great white spaces beyond the borders.

Cellist Gideon Freudmann could be classified as one of the artistic mavericks.

He started taking cello lessons as a child, but found the classical format constricting.

“I was always interested in making up unconventional stuff,” he said in a phone interview from his Portland home. “It seemed to be hardwired into me.”

He earned a good solid degree in cello performance from the University of Connecticut, then went on to do his own thing, musically speaking.

“I listen to a wide variety of music, and try to incorporate that into what I do,” he said.

And thus, “CelloBop” was born.

“CelloBop is an all-encompassing word for what I do. If I list all the types of music I play the list gets too long. CelloBop is the shortest word I could come up with,” he said.

He stresses it is not a derivation of “bepop,” but rather from “bopping,” as in “bopping along.”

“It’s not the most descriptive word, but it lets you know it’s not all Mozart,” he said.

The music is upbeat and, as he said, incorporates influences from many genres including jazz, classical, blues, folk and new age.

Freudmann’s upbeat and entertaining performance style on electric cello caught the attention of Bainbridge Island cellist Priscilla Jones while she was traveling in Colorado several years ago.

“We laughed and laughed and had a great time,” she said. “I like that it’s upbeat, and very creative — there are so many things in the world we don’t feel good about.”

Jones contacted him when she got home and arranged for him to play on Bainbridge, and conduct a seminar with her cello students.

March 19 will mark the fourth time Freudmann has played on Bainbridge, in a concert sponsored by Cellomania, a group of cello enthusiasts, and the Bainbridge Park and Recreation District.

Freudmann performs solo, but if you close your eyes you would swear there is more than one of him. That’s because in a way there is.

“In recording music I always enjoyed multi-tracking,” he said, building layers by recording himself playing different parts. It’s a common studio technique, but Freudmann wanted to do it live.

In a manner similar to rock guitarists, Freudmann uses electronics on stage to record what he is playing, then immediately replay, or “loop,” it back to add a layer to the next part. He can be a one-man duo, trio, quartet, even a whole cello orchestra with enough looping.

Over his lengthy career he has recorded 12 CDs, been an artist in residence at many colleges and institutes and collaborated with other artists on music ranging from folk to classical.

His latest CD, “The Cabinet of Dr. Caligari,” is a live soundtrack for the classic, 1920 German Expressionist horror film. Like the film the music is dark and moody — but also rocking, he said.

To hear samples of Freudmann’s work, he suggests going to his Web site, www.cellobop.com.

Freudmann performs 4 p.m. March 19 at Island Center Hall, 8395 Fletcher Bay Rd., Bainbridge Island.

Tickets are $15 adult advance, $20 at the door, youth tickets are $10. Advance tickets available at Vern’s Winslow Drug and the Glass Onion in downtown Winslow.

Proceeds from the concert go toward summer music camp scholarships for young cellists.