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Béla Anton Leoš Fleck (born July 10, 1958) is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, playing music from bluegrass, jazz, classical, rock and various world music genres. [ 1 ]
Bela Fleck in Raleigh, North Carolina, June 6, 2011. In April 1997, the Flecktones became a quartet again, as they added saxophone player Jeff Coffin to the mix. In June 1997, the Flecktones opened for the Dave Matthews Band. [4] In July the Flecktones toured Europe and sat in on the second set of a Phish show in Lyon, France. This marked the ...
In 1993, Bush, Cowan, Fleck, and Flynn returned to the studio to back Garth Brooks on his recording of "Callin' Baton Rouge". Banjoist Courtney Johnson died of lung cancer in 1996 at age 56. [ 6 ] Bush, Fleck, Cowan, and Burch reunited for one concert (September 24, 1996) at the Ryman Auditorium in Nashville to benefit his widow. [ 7 ]
He is a three-time Grammy Award winner as a member of Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, with whom he performed from 1997 until 2010. [2] In July 2008, Coffin began touring with Dave Matthews Band and joined the group in 2009 following the death of founding member LeRoi Moore. He also leads his group Jeff Coffin & the Mu'tet.
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He is best known as a member of jazz and bluegrass quartet Béla Fleck and the Flecktones, along with banjoist Béla Fleck, harmonicist Howard Levy, and Roy's brother, bassist Victor Wooten. His primary instrument is the SynthAxeDrumitar, a guitar synthesizer he customized to play drum and percussion, but he sometimes plays a standard drum kit ...
Uncommon Ritual is the second album released by Sony Classical of string trios, following Appalachia Waltz, with unusual instrumentation and influences from bluegrass and folk music to create an Americana-style of traditional classical music.
Left of Cool is the first album to feature Jeff Coffin, who had already toured with the band after the departure of Howard Levy.The album cover depicts Future Man, Béla Fleck, and Victor Wooten standing on Coffin's head.