Bela Fleck & the Flecktones: the Original Lineup Comes to the Capitol Center

The Capitol Center for the Arts in Concord, NH, will present Bela Fleck and the Flecktones on Sunday, Nov. 20, at 7:30 p.m. Tickets for this concert start at $39 and are on sale now.

Groundbreaking banjoist/composer/bandleader Bela Fleck has reconvened the original Bela Fleck and The Flecktones -- the extraordinary initial line-up of his incredible combo with pianist/harmonica player Howard Levy back in the fold alongside Fleck, bassist Victor Wooten and percussionist/drumitarist Roy "Futureman" Wooten.

"I didn't want to just get together to play the old music," says Fleck. "That's not what the Flecktones are about. Everybody's full of life and ideas and creativity. I was intrigued by what we could do that we had never done before." About the reconvened lineup, Wooten also seems refreshed -- "It felt just like it did back when we first started playing together ... just with a lot less hair."

The release of their new album, Rocket Science, is the first offering from the original members in nearly two decades, but it is far from being a wistful trip back in time. All manners of genres come into play -- elements of classical, jazz, bluegrass and African music are skillfully intertwined with electric blues and even Eastern European folk dances -- and the result is an impossible to pigeonhole sound that remains utterly indescribable.

Since their formation in 1988, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones have released 14 critically-acclaimed albums and have toured relentlessly, earning them a fervent fan following around the world. For their extraordinary work, the Flecktones have won five Grammy Awards. Fleck himself holds the unique distinction of being nominated in more categories than any other musician in Grammy history.

Tickets for Bela Fleck and the Flecktones are $39 Balcony, $49 Orchestra/Mezzanine, and $55 Gold Circle and are available at the Capitol Center Box Office (Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, and Friday from 11 a.m. to 6 p.m.) via phone at 603-225-1111 or online at www.ccanh.com. Performance sponsored by Grappone Automotive group and New Hampshire Technical Institute.

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