Bela Fleck & the Flecktones News

Published: Thursday, December 3, 2009 at 6:01 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 12:46 p.m. The children were nestled all snug in their beds while visions of synthaxe drumitars danced in their heads.

Have yourself a hipster little holiday, with two shows at the Peace Center that aren't your run-of-the-mill Christmas concerts.

Bela Fleck brings a 'holiday repertoire' to the PAC this Saturday with The Flecktones : Jeff Coffin, Future Man, and Victor Wooten Bela Fleck & The Flecktones w/ The Alash Ensemble Sat.

Like a slow-roasted turkey, the idea has been in the oven for awhile. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones had to get it out of the oven and on the table before it was overcooked.

The holiday season is upon us in Colorado's Vail Valley! It's always a shock for me the first time I hear Christmas music playing in the stores and on the radio.

"Why would you do a thing like that?" Bla Fleck and the Flecktones When: 8 p.m. Wednesday Where: The Classic Center, 300 N. Thomas St.

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.