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StLJN Saturday Video Showcase: Then and now with Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
This week, let's take a look at some videos of Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, who are coming to St. Louis to perform next Thursday, June 27 at Powell Hall. This year's tour marking the band's 30th anniversary is one of their most extensive since original member Howard Levy rejoined in 2009, covering 21 dates this summer with more on tap for fall. Their Powell Hall appearance will be their first St. Louis show since 2012, when they played at ...
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Jazz This Week: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Nicholas Payton, Larry Ochs and Kinhoua, and More
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
From free improv to fusion to big band to neo-soul/hip-hop influenced experimentation, this week's schedule of jazz and creative music in St. Louis has a variety of offerings to suit different musical tastes. Let's go to the highlights... Tonight, New Music Circle presents saxophonist Larry Ochs and Kihnoua in concert at Kranzberg Arts Center. In addition to Ochs, the group features Scott Amendola on drums and electronics, Dohee Lee on vocals, and special guest bassist Trevor Dunn. Also tonight, trumpeter/multi-instrumentalist ...
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Sheldon, Metrotix Offering Online Presale of Tickets for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The Sheldon Concert Hall and Metrotix are offering online customers an advance opportunity to buy tickets for the concert by Béla Fleck & The Flecktones on Thursday, March 29 at the Sheldon. The show is part of a tour that reunites the group's original lineup for the first time in 18 years. Tickets go on sale to the general public this Saturday, February 25, but online buyers can get a day's jump on that by taking advantage of a presale ...
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Enter the "Bela Fleck & The Flecktones - Rocket Science" Giveaway at All About Jazz!
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All About Jazz
Shows I'll Never Forget: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, Nov. 18, 2003
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Something Else!
By Tom Johnson, at the Marquee Theater in Tempe, Arizona We finished dinner a little before six and headed over to the Marquee theater, which was really only a few minutes away. Since Bela Fleck & the Flecktones came on at 7 p.m.—a very early start time—we figured we'd just wait at the venue. Might as well sit and be comfortable for a while, right? We ended up having to stand in line, however, and as more and more people ...
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Spring 2012 U.S. Tour Dates
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JamBase
TOUR STARTS MARCH 1 AT UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN Bela Fleck and the Flecktones have announced plans for a Spring tour in 2012. The run starts on March 1 at University of Wisconsin and will take the band through San Francisco, Los Angeles, Las Vegas, St. Louis, Indianapolis, Omaha, and more before wrapping up on April 28 in Louisville, Kentucky. Check below for a complete itinerary, including the band's remaining 2011 dates. For the first time since 1991, pianist/ harmonica player ...
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones: Summer Tour Dates
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JamBase
BELA FLECK AND THE FLECKTONES ADD SUMMER DATES IN SUPPORT OF ROCKET SCIENCE Bela Fleck and the Flecktones have added a slew of Summer tour dates in support of the recent release, Rocket Science. The highly anticipated reunion record, which marks their first recording together in 20 years, immediately jumped to #1 on both Billboard's Jazz Chart, Soundscan's Jazz Chart, and iTunes' Jazz Chart. The Flecktones' North American tour, which features Bela Fleck (banjo), Howard Levy (piano/harmonica), Victor Wooten (bass), ...
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones - Rocket Science (2011)
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Something Else!
By Tom Johnson Sometimes old really is new again. Bela Fleck and the Flecktones existed as a trio for a handful of years after harmonica/pianist Howard Levy left, only to ask consistent fill-in saxophonist Jeff Coffin to join their ranks. Being a talented guy, he gets around, and when Dave Matthews Band saxophonist LeRoi Moore tragically died a few years ago, Coffin, who had been filling in for him while they were on the road, was asked to join the ...
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Bela Fleck and the Flecktones Court 'Danger' With Return to Original Lineup
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All About Jazz @ Spinner
It's hard to figure out where to position Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. Since their inception in 1988, the Grammy-winning band has been at the vanguard of the newgrass movement, primarily because Fleck started out in bluegrass and is one of the greatest living banjo players. The rhythm section of bassist Victor Wooten and his brother Roy “Futureman" Wooten on percussion had a funky feel and a jazz-like intuitive rapport. Together, they are capable of cutting their own swath through ...
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Pollstar: Bela Fleck and the Flecktones to Play the Sheldon Next March
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St. Louis Jazz Notes by Dean Minderman
The online touring information service Pollstar has just added a listing showing a performance by Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Thursday, March 29, 2012 at the Sheldon Concert Hall. Fleck played the Sheldon in April 2009 with his Africa Project, and he and the Flecktones last performed together in St. Louis in February 2007 at The Pageant. As will all Pollstar listings, this should be not be considered confirmed until officially announced by the venue. The Sheldon is expected ...
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