Bela Fleck & The Flecktones

Premier banjo player Béla Fleck is considered one of the most innovative pickers in the world and has done much to demonstrate the versatility of his instrument, which he uses to play everything from traditional bluegrass to progressive jazz. The first holiday collection of the Flecktones' blazing 20-year career, Jingle All The Way, morphs traditional music and standards into expressive and highly-composed soundscapes. A major collaborative effort between Béla, Victor Wooten, Future Man and Jeff Coffin, the album features everything from the sparkling banjo-harmonic arrangements of Christmas Time Is Here and River and a Tuvan-inspired, worldbeat performance of What Child Is This to a fiery, virtuosic rendition of Sleigh Ride. www.flecktones.com. Presented by Sue McLean & Associates as part of the Live at the Guthrie series.
Venue: Wurtele Thrust