Bela Fleck News

What happens when a bluegrass banjo player makes a documentary film about a legendary 18th century composer? The result with Michael Lawrence is Bach and Friends , due for DVD release early in 2010.

James Reed is learning banjo from visiting Tony Trischka's virtual school. I've admired Tony Trischka in the best possible way - from afar.

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It's not easy to impress Luke Bulla. As a bluegrass fiddler, he's performed with Ricky Skaggs, Tony Rice, Sam Bush and Earl Scruggs.

If there was a "Derek Trucks Energy Drink" that could help aspiring guitarists to attain his level of success, it would be an instant best-seller. For Trucks, the thrill of being "on the cover of the Rolling Stone" is just one feather in a cap heavy with accomplishments and accolades.

Rounder Records has brought back a couple of classic recordings from 1978, capturing a moment when what we might call progressive bluegrass music was still in the process of defining itself.

WHERE: The Pavilion at the Lycian Centre, Kings Highway, Sugar Loaf, N.Y; 845-258-5299. HOW MUCH: $25, high school students $15. Seldom was a stereotype more off base than the "Deliverance" image of the slack-jawed, gap-toothed banjo player.

Billed as Steve Martin with the Steep Canyon Rangers , comedian Steve Martin entertained a large Chastain Park crowd Friday night, October 9. The opener was singer and banjo player Abigail Washburn,A wife ofA Bela Fleck.

There was a time when Bela Fleck simply played bluegrass music on a banjo, just like any number of young men captivated by the instrument's cannon-like sonics and the music's inherent agility.

GOSHEN a ' Renowned banjo player Bela Fleck, tabla player Zakir Hussain and virtuoso bassist Edgar Meyer will ride a wave of critical acclaim into Goshen Oct.

Concert: Goshen College Performing Arts Series Bla Fleck / Zakir Hussain / Edgar Meyer Date: Friday, Oct.

Banjoist Bela Fleck, bassist Edgar Meyer and tabla player Zakir Hussain may play the most intriguing and international music of the seven shows at The Egg in the hyperactive next seven days a ' songs that blend bluegrass, classical and Indian traditions.... Subscribers must LOG-IN to read this full story.

Despite his frequent appearances in unwatchable films over the past few years, Steve Martin is still one wild, crazy, and talented guy.

Li Robbins Last updated on Wednesday, Sep. 30, 2009 06:39PM EDT B At Koerner Hall in Toronto on Tuesday It was three for three at the Royal Conservatory of Music's Koerner Hall Tuesday night.

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain and Edgar Meyer played with the Oregon Symphony Saturday night.

Assembly of Dust's new album "Some Assembly Required" might be better described as Assembly of Dust & Friends; each of its 13 songs draws from a pool of top-notch guest talent, from jazz guitar wizard John Scofield and Woodstock icon Richie Havens to Vermont rocker Grace Potter and banjo master Bela Fleck.

When Assembly of Dust posted a release about their then forthcoming album, "Some Assembly Required," on the message board of their webpage back in early April, they created a wave of anticipation that would last three months until the album's official release on July 21.

Symphony-goers expect tradition. The classic, romantic pieces of the early 20th century are regularly performed to the delight of symphony patrons everywhere, while the music that was composed after this period remains largely a mystery.

Edgar Meyer's traveling companion generally takes up two coach seats or one business-class seat.

You can come Saturday at 7 p.m. or Sunday at 3 p.m., but come to Blaisdell Concert Hall this weekend to hear Bela Fleck, Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain perform a triple concerto for banjo, bass and tabla with Andreas Delfs and the Honolulu Symphony.