Béla Fleck

Personal Info

Birthday

July 10, 1958

(67 years old)

Place of Birth

New York City, New York, USA

Also Known As

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck

Béla Fleck

Biography

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classical, rock and various world music genres.

Known For

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

McCoy Tyner - Guitars

Gov't Mule: The Deepest End

Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin Duet

Filmography

2021
A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story
as Self
2019
Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music
as Self - Musician
Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story
as Self
2017
The Porchlight Sessions
as Self
2015
Revival: The Sam Bush Story
as Self
2013
The Librarian and The Banjo
as Self
2011
Give Me the Banjo
as Self
2008
Throw Down Your Heart
as Self
McCoy Tyner - Guitars
as Banjo
2005
Chick Corea Rendezvous in New York - Chick Corea & Bobby McFerrin Duet
as Banjo
2003
Gov't Mule: The Deepest End
as Banjo
2002
Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick
as Banjo, Electric Banjo
1993
Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms
as Self