Bela Fleck & the Flecktones News

WHO: Bela Fleck & the Flecktones WHERE: Koger Center WHEN: 8 p.m., Tuesday, Dec.

What beats a single Christmas present? Why, two, of course. Such will be the case when the Peace Center offers back-to-back holiday concerts: Brian Setzer on Dec.

Shortly before he underwent heart surgery, the late drum virtuoso Buddy Rich was asked if he was allergic to anything.

IT'S BEEN NEARLY 18 years since Bela Fleck and the Flecktones ' founding lineup has toured together, so you might think there would be some profound reason for their reunion.

The Chicago Bluegrass and Blues Festival is less than a month away! You can see twenty-five bands on three stages over thirteen hours for $35. Actually, because you're a Local Tourist , until Wednesday you can get it for $30! The fest is being headlined by six time Grammy winner Bela Fleck and the Flecktones and includes acts like psych-folk ...

Dionne Warwick kicks off an exciting week at the Paramount Center for the Arts in Peekskill at 8 p.m. Friday.

London jazz festival stars ... Marcus Miller, Zoe Rahman, Charlie Hunter and Robert Glasper.

Saxophonist Jeff Coffin, who gave a free clinic at Abilene Christian University's Williams Performing Arts Center Monday, told the audience: "The world is full of incredible music from incredible cultures.

Bring a Surprising Mix of Jazz, Bluegrass, Bebop and More to the stage at bergenPAC - Saturday November 21st - 8:00 PM With a total of 11 Grammy wins and a whopping 27 nominations, banjo big-hit Bla Fleck and the Flecktones bring their multifaceted and seemingly unrivaled sound to the stage at bergenPAC on November 21st, at 8 p.m. Since the ...

Tickets for "Jingle All the Way," the collaboration between the S.C. Philharmonic and Bela Fleck & the Flecktones, went on sale at 9 a.m. Thursday.

He invented a whole new way of playing the world's most portable instrument, the diatonic harmonica, transforming a "toy" into an instrument unlimited in musical expression.

Bela Fleck & the Flecktones will be playing two dates in Ireland at the beginning of November 2009, as part of a brief European tour.

Few in the world can arguably say they can rock a harmonica like Howard Levy. Thanks to Coastal Carolina University and artist-in-residence Steve Bailey, area jazz lovers can gauge that statement for themselves.

His best-known songs include "Feelin' Alright," "Only You Know and I Know" and "We Just Disagree." Victor Wooten 8 p.m. today, Three-time "Bass Player of the Year" Wooten has shared his nimble-fingered magic with Grammy winners Bela Fleck & the Flecktones as well as on a half-dozen eclectic discs under his own name.

UNITY : Howard Levy will perform 7:30 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12, at Unity College Centre for the Performing Arts, 42 Depot St.

ROCKPORT : Carver Hill Gallery, 264 Meadow St., will host an exclusive Midcoast screening of "Throw Down Your Heart: Bela Fleck Brings the Banjo Back to Africa" 7 p.m. Thursday, Sept.

Outdoor Theater The lineups in order of appearance, beginning at 7 p.m. Friday Brian Ashley Jones, Chip & Marvin, Don Conoscenti, Los Texmaniacs, Karen Abrahams The Basics Wine Seminars 3:30 p.m. Saturday-Sunday, Threadgill Theater Threadgill Theater concerts 1 p.m. Saturday, with Abi Tapia, Big Wide Grin; 1 p.m. Sunday, New Folk in the Round, with ...

Mike Fewell can't read sheet music, but that doesn't stop him from creating ear-bending soundscapes with his banjo.

After years building an audience one town at a time, banjoist Bela Fleck and the Flecktones no longer needs to record and tour incessantly, allowing its members to pursue other avenues.

The Dave Matthews Band performs at the Nissan Pavilion tonight. The band has survived the tragic loss of their saxophone player LeRoi Moore, who along with drummer Carter Beauford brought the band its jazz leanings.