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Béla Fleck

bj, *1958 US, New York City
Country and Jazz
A.k.a. Béla Anton Leoš Fleck

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. Widely acknowledged as one of the world's most innovative and technically proficient banjo players, he is best known for his work with the bands New Grass Revival and Béla Fleck and the Flecktones.

     
Instruments
  • Banjo
  • Bass guitar
  • Guitar
  • Vocals
  • Synthesizer
Genres
  • Country
  • Jazz
  • World
  • Folk
  • Rock
Plays With
Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet
Béla Fleck & The Flecktones
New Grass Revival
Spectrum
Strength In Numbers
Tasty Licks
The Dreadful Snakes
Bobby Ross
Slavek Hanzlik
Alex Hargreaves
The A-Strings
BJ Leiderman
Popular Tracks   
Big Country - Instrumental on Uncommon Ritual by Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck & Mike Marshall
A Kazakh Melody on Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet by Abigail Washburn & The Sparrow Quartet, Béla Fleck & Ben Sollee
The over Grown Waltz on The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2 by Béla Fleck
Sliding Down on Uncommon Ritual by Edgar Meyer, Béla Fleck & Mike Marshall
Annabelle June on Appalachian Picking Society by Various Artists
Railroad on Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn by Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
By The River - Instrumental on The Best of Edgar Meyer by Edgar Meyer
If I Could Talk To A Younger Me on Echo In The Valley by Béla Fleck & Abigail Washburn
Reverie on Deviation by Béla Fleck & New Grass Revival
Rhapsody in Blue(grass) on Rhapsody in Blue by Béla Fleck

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Band Members
Discography



Title Artist Year Type
Echo In The ValleyBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn2017Album
Juno ConcertoBéla Fleck With The Colorado Symphony Orchestra Featuring Brooklyn Rider2017Album
Banjo BanjoBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn2016Album
TwoChick Corea, Béla Fleck2016Album
Béla Fleck & Abigail WashburnBéla Fleck & Abigail Washburn2014Album
The ImposterBéla Fleck, Nashville Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Giancarlo Guerrero & Brooklyn Rider2013Album
Across The Imaginary DivideBéla Fleck And Marcus Roberts Trio2012Album
Tiny Desk ConcertBéla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Zakir Hussain2010Single
Throw Down Your Heart: Tales From the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 3 - Africa Sessions (Bonus Track)Béla Fleck2009Single
Throw Down Your Heart (Tales From The Acoustic Planet Vol. 3 Africa Sessions)Béla Fleck2009Album
The Melody Of Rhythm — Triple Concerto & Music For TrioBéla Fleck / Zakir Hussain / Edgar Meyer / Detroit Symphony Orchestra2009Album
The EnchantmentChick Corea And Béla Fleck2007Album
Music For TwoBéla Fleck & Edgar Meyer2004Album
Down The Old Plank RoadThe Chieftains - John Hiatt, Béla Fleck, Jeff White, Tim O'Brien2002Single
Perpetual MotionBéla Fleck2001Album
Heartland (An Appalachian Anthology)Joshua Bell ★ Sam Bush ★ Béla Fleck ★ Yo-Yo Ma ★ Mike Marshall ★ Edgar Meyer ★ Mark O'Connor With Special Guests James Taylor & Alison Krauss2001Compil.
The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales From The Acoustic Planet Volume 2Béla Fleck1999Album
DaybreakBéla Fleck1998Compil.
Uncommon RitualBéla Fleck, Edgar Meyer, Mike Marshall1997Album
Tabula RasaJie-Bing Chen, Vishwa Mohan Bhatt, Béla Fleck1996Album
Tales From The Acoustic PlanetBéla Fleck1995Album
Solo Banjo WorksBéla Fleck, Tony Trischka1992Album
DaybreakBéla Fleck1989Album
DriveBéla Fleck1988Album
PlacesBéla Fleck1987Compil.
InroadsBéla Fleck1986Album
Double TimeBéla Fleck1984Album
DeviationBéla Fleck With New Grass Revival1984Album
Natural BridgeBéla Fleck1982Album
Fiddle Tunes For BanjoTony Trischka, Bill Keith & Béla Fleck1981Album
Crossing The TracksBéla Fleck1979Album
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