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Béla Fleck and the Flecktones to perform in CFA
The Grammy Award-winning musical group Béla Fleck and the Flecktones will perform at 8 p.m. Oct. 6 in the Mainstage theater in the Center for the Arts, North Campus.
This performance will mark the band's sixth appearance in the CFA. The band has announced that it will not tour in 2005.
A New York City native, Béla Fleck picked up the banjo at age 15 after being awed by the bluegrass playing of Flatt & Scruggs. He began experimenting with playing bebop on the banjo in high school. In 1982, he joined the progressive bluegrass band New Grass Revival, where he made a name for himself in the country-bluegrass world, at the same time beginning a series of groundbreaking solo albums.
Often considered the premiere banjo player in the world, Fleck has virtually reinvented the image and the sound of the banjo in a remarkable performing and recording career that has taken him all over the musical map, both with the Flecktones and on a range of solo projects and collaborations.
Since the group's formation in 1989, the Flecktones' relentless touring has garnered major attention, highlighting the interplay of true virtuoso musicians: Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten, percussionist Future Man and saxophonist Jeff Coffin. Famed for routinely playing more than 200 concert dates a year, the Flecktones reach more than 500,000 audience members each year.
Tickets for Béla Fleck and the Flecktones are $32 for the general public and $26 for UB students with ID. Tickets are available at the CFA box office from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. Monday through Friday, and at all Ticketmaster locations.
For more information, call 645-ARTS.