Virginia Arts Festival: Bela Fleck at the Williamsburg Lodge
Contributed by CW Burke
 Béla Fleck is a living legend, widely held to be the most proficient and exciting banjo player in the world. For over 30 years now, Fleck has been recording and performing with his banjo, sometimes alone and sometimes with others, in a wide range of musical style ranging from bluegrass to jazz and occasionally lighter-rock. Throughout the many years and albums and performances, the banjo has remained and the banjo-playing has only improved to previously-unfathomable levels or expertise.
In the past few years, Fleck has traveled to Africa to learn the history of his favorite instrument, the trip resulting in a great full-length documentary, Throw Down Your Heart, a new acoustic album of the same name, the third album in his on-going Tales from the Acoustic Planet series, and a new triple-concerto live album with renowned Celtic bassist Edgar Meyer and Indian percussionist Zakir Hussain. All three of these recent works continue Fleck's legend and showcase the ways he continues to grow as an artist.
In support of his recent releases, Fleck will be performing with recent collaborators Edgar Meyer and Zakir Hussain on May 28th at the Virginia Arts Festival Virginia Room in the Williamsburg Lodge. Performing their triple-concerto, a surprising and breathtaking mixture of jazz, Indian folk forms, Appalachian folk and classical music, along with other songs from their respective catalogues, the trio, led by the masterful Béla Fleck, is not to be missed. Buy your tickets before it's too late!
Béla Fleck, banjo
The Melody of Rhythm
with Zakir Hussain, tabla, and
Edgar Meyer, double-bass
Friday, May 28th at 8:00 PM
Williamsburg Lodge
Virginia Room, Williamsburg, VA
$45, $35, Reserved Theater Seating
The mission of the Virginia Arts Festival is to bring world-class performing arts to our citizens and visitors, impact the lives of students through outstanding educational programs, commission new works of national and international significance, and make a tangible difference in Hampton Roads through regional partnerships and positive economic impact through the generation of cultural tourism.
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Norfolk, VA 23510
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