Annenberg Center Live Presents Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, And Edgar Meyer, With Special Guest Rakesh Chaurasia

Annenberg Center Live presents banjoist Béla Fleck, tabla player Zakir Hussain, and bassist Edgar Meyer in an evening of world music fusion, Sunday, November 11. The group will be joined by special guest Rakesh Chaurasia on banusuri (Indian flute). Tickets are available at AnnenbergCenter.org or 215.898.3900.

These music masters-Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, and Edgar Meyer--regularly obliterate musical borders and traverse new frontiers, sharing the stage to unite the worlds of classical, bluegrass and world music. Each individually known as an innovator and virtuoso, their original trio music explores the connections between American roots and the classical Indian tradition. Fleck notes "We all provide things that differ from each other. Edgar brings in a powerful bass sense, and accesses levels of harmony that neither Zakir nor I can offer; he's really figured out how to interface harmony with Indian music." Adds Hussain, "Rakesh is the finest young bamboo flutist of Indian classical music and a natural fit with our trio," and Meyer concludes "I'm looking forward to a great four-way dialogue, and it will be unique!"

The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts serves as a major cultural destination and crossroads connecting Penn and the greater Philadelphia region through innovative human expression in theatre, music, dance, and film, serving an annual audience of almost 50,000. The Annenberg Center also serves as a key resource for the arts at Penn, connecting master artists with Penn students in support of and as an enhancement to the arts curriculum. Student performing arts groups are also key users of the Annenberg Center's multiple performance and rehearsal spaces, while also staffing many operational roles throughout the academic year. In reflection of Penn's core values as a world-respected academic institution, the Annenberg Center emphasizes artistic and intellectual excellence, diversity, and rigor in its presentations; prioritizes broad inclusiveness in the artists, audiences, and groups it serves; manages outstanding performance, conference, and meeting facilities; and stresses comprehensive event planning, production support, and customer service. The Annenberg Center for the Performing Arts is a major provider of performing arts access for school children and actively engages a broad range of primary, secondary, and post-secondary student audiences and inclusive constituencies from the campus, community, and greater Philadelphia region. Visit www.AnnenbergCenter.org.

Annenberg Center Live's 2018-19 chronological calendar is available online.