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Bela Fleck

Bela FleckAKA Béla Fleck

Born: 10-Jul-1958
Birthplace: New York City

Gender: Male
Religion: Jewish
Race or Ethnicity: White
Occupation: Musician

Nationality: United States
Executive summary: Banjo virtuoso

    High School: LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts

    Tasty Licks Banjo (1977-79)
    Spectrum (bluegrass) Banjo (1979-80)
    Newgrass Revival Banjo (1981-88)
    Strength in Numbers Banjo
    Béla Fleck and the Flecktones Banjo (1989-present)
    Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance (with Asleep at the Wheel and Johnny Gimble) (1995)
    Grammy Best Pop Instrumental Performance (1996) (with the Flecktones)
    Grammy Best Instrumental Composition (1998)(with the Flecktones)
    Grammy Best Contemporary Jazz Album (2000)(with the Flecktones)
    Grammy Best Country Instrumental Performance (2000)(with the Flecktones)
    Grammy Best Classical Crossover Album (2001) (with Edgar Meyer, Joshua Bell, John Williams and Evelyn Glennie)
    Grammy Best Instrumental Arrangement (2001) (with Edgar Meyer)

    FILMOGRAPHY AS ACTOR
    Throw Down Your Heart (Mar-2008) · Himself
    Grateful Dawg (14-Oct-2000) · Himself

Official Website:
http://www.flecktones.com/


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