A few years ago, banjo master Bela Fleck set out to explore the birthplace of his instrument: Africa. From Mali to Gambia, Fleck collected songs and stories. He returned with an album's worth of ...

Spending an hour on the phone with Béla Fleck is akin to climbing aboard a bullet train. One minute, you’re surveying the duo concerts he regularly engages in with wife Abigail Washburn, the setting ...

Bela Fleck might have had a perfectly wonderful career in bluegrass music. He began picking the five-string at age 15, after being bitten by the bug with "Dueling Banjos." But the New-York-bred Fleck ...

A banjo and a symphony orchestra don’t sound in tune when you think about it. When the guest performer is the world’s premiere banjo virtuoso, Bèla Fleck, it’s in perfect harmony. The 18-time ...

What: Bela Fleck and Brooklyn Rider perform. Where: Vilar Performing Arts Center, Beaver Creek. When: Friday, Jan. 19, 6:30 p.m. Cost: $88. More information: Visit ...

Banjo great Béla Fleck’s “Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions” reissue has been nominated for Best Historical Album at the Grammy Awards. Back in 2005, the now 62-year-old acclaimed ...

Béla Fleck: How To Write A Banjo Concerto follows banjo trailblazer Béla Fleck through one of his most challenging musical journeys so far: into the world of the Symphony Orchestra. Béla is ...

Béla Fleck is perhaps the most famous banjo player in the world. He's taken that instrument out of its folk and bluegrass traditions to play pretty much any kind of music: from jazz and pop to ...

In 2005, Béla Fleck went to Africa to explore the origins of the banjo. He toured through Uganda, Tanzania, Gambia and Mali, jamming with local... Béla Fleck’s Journey To Find Truth In Origins Of The ...

Banjo great Béla Fleck’s “Throw Down Your Heart: The Complete Africa Sessions” reissue has been nominated for Best Historical Album at the Grammy Awards. Back in 2005, the now 62-year-old acclaimed ...