Their next tour date is sunday, may 24th at clay center for the arts in charleston, wv. Rocket science marks the first recording by the first fab four flecktones in almost two decades with pianist and harmonica player howard levy back in the fold alongside fleck, bassist victor wooten and. Bela fleck and the flecktones discography studio albums. Studio albums 8 compilations 1 lives 1 jazz jazz fusion bluegrass progressive bluegrass christmas music. Bela fleck and the flecktones, a jazz act, is currently on tour.
Rocket science bela fleck and the flecktones album wikipedia. Information from the official seller of tickets and events for the boston symphony and boston pops orchestras, symphony hall in boston, and tanglewood. Bela fleck and the flecktones discography the curtain with. Bela fleck and the flecktones at tanglewood, june 29, 2018. Bela fleck and the flecktones how did a native new yorker with an affinity for jazz become a newgrass banjo sensation. Bela fleck and the flecktones are an amazing group of musicians. Bela fleck really brings the banjo to unique places and i wish more people werent turned off to this band because it is labeled as bluegrass. Rocket science marks the first recording by the first fab four flecktones in almost two decades, with pianistharmonica player howard levy back in the fold. Bela fleck is the only musician to be nominated for grammys in jazz, bluegrass, pop, country, spoken word, christian, composition and world music categories.
Once you find the perfect date and show time, click on the button on the right hand side of the event to see all available tickets for that show. Jingle all the way is the perfect stocking stuffer. Rocket science is perhaps the very best cd i have ever purchased. Rocket science 1 hours and 41 minutes movie 2007 coming of age in plainsboro, new jersey. Rocket science released 2011apple music amazon spotify store. One would be forgiven for thinking that the reunion of the flecktones original lineup for rocket science was a nostalgic one, but thats not what happened. Rocket science is a studio album by bela fleck and the flecktones, released in 2011. Church ca11 cards ca 9100 preamp sony m10 2448 lineage. Last years volume 2 was an exhilarating banjo nerd out, and were going for volume 3. The tour features the original flecktones line up, including banjoist bela fleck, bassist victor wooten, drummer roy futureman wooten and the return of harmonica player howard levy. Rocket science contains the signature experimentation, instrumental prowess, and cocktail of styles that have made the flecktones successful in the past and is a nice addition to the bands discography. Bela fleck and the flecktones live at ogden theater on 20120408.
To support the may 17th release of rocket science, the band will be heading out on a north american tour that opens with a set at summer camp. Official website of the boston symphony orchestra, inc. Bela fleck and the flecktones the egg, hart theater albany, ny june 8, 2016 source. Row o dfc seated show, 2 feet above head height taped and transferred by. However, as a group, what they are able to accomplish musically on this cd is far beyond the average. Bela fleck and the flecktones have announced additional tour dates for their tour in support of rocket science. Jingle all the way is christmas music as its never been heard it before, with unique tonal textures banjo, tuvan throat singing, klezmer, mandolin, hot solos and tight ensemble arrangements that make every measure new. The tour kicked off in june, and will continue in 2012. Rocket science is in every way a tribute to what the flecktones do well, and it also is just another set of fun, groovy and really, really, really well played jams. We hesitate to describe the performance as firey or electrifying, because then the band may be blamed for the heat wave that followed in their wake and three days later has not let up. His albums include flight of the cosmic hippo, ufo tofu, and rocket science. Fleck was spurred to assemble the lineup due to a recent cold. On june 2, the flecktones bring the run to maymont park in richmond, virginia. Bela fleck and the flecktones debuted in 1988 when the banjo player received an offer to appear on the pbss lonesome pines special.
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