June 28, 2011 - Grammy-winning quartet Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are touring North America this summer in support of their new release "Rocket Science."
February 3, 2010 - Banjoist Bela Fleck's Africa Project--which started in 2007 with visits to Uganda, Tanzania, the Gambia and Mali--launched its latest pass through the US on Tuesday (2/2), the same day Fleck released "Throw Down Your Heart: Africa Sessions Part 2, Unreleased Tracks."
December 30, 2009 - Banjoist Bela Fleck, who recently wrapped a holiday tour with The Flecktones, has announced a lengthy late winter run behind his most recent acoustic project, "Throw Down Your Heart."
September 25, 2009 - For New Orleans native and Grammy Award winner Branford Marsalis, becoming a jazz musician was almost a foregone conclusion. Alongside siblings Wynton, Delfeayo and Jason, his musical education began early by way of his pianist/teacher father Ellis Marsalis Jr., and was fine-tuned later at the Berklee College of Music.
May 4, 2009 - It wasn't just the near sold-out crowd of 18,000-plus who came to pay tribute to the music, environmental stewardship or the politics of a lanky, lucid banjo player by the name of Pete Seeger. Many of the dozens of performers who took the stage at Madison Square Garden Sunday (5/3) to honor Seeger on his 90th birthday also were moved in some way by this man who is regarded by many as something of an American treasure.
August 23, 2008 - Before we launch into the next exciting round of "name that jam-band," let me attempt to describe how completely freaking huge the layout around here is. Here:
Grammy-winning quartet Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are touring North America this summer in support of their new release "Rocket Science."
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