Bela Fleck News

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

Bela Fleck, Zakir Hussain & Edgar Meyer, "The Melody of Rhythm" Since banjoist Bela Fleck and bassist Edgar Meyer met - in front of an Aspen ice cream parlor, in 1983 - the partnership has taken the music all over the map, touching classical, jazz and bluegrass bases.

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.

Ita TMs not much of a reunion , but somehow BA©la Fleck and the Original Flecktonesa TM "reunion tour" is still a big deal a ' a big, unpredictable, eclectic deal.

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.

Bela Fleck and the Original Flecktones, including keyboardist Howard Levy, have reunited for a brief one-month reunion tour.

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

There's a touch of the tropics on the title song of Hot Buttered Rum's new record, "Limbs Akimbo" a ' a reggae beat peeking from popping lyrics and a toe-tapping tempo.

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.