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Béla Fleck And The Flecktones

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Béla Fleck And The Flecktones Is A Multi-Grammy Winning Primarily Instrumental Group From The United States That Draws Equally On Bluegrass Fusion And Jazz Sometimes Dubbed "blu-Bop". The Band Formed In 1988 Initially To Perform Once On The PBS Series Lonesome Pine Specials. The Flecktones Have Toured Extensively Since Then Often Playing Over 200 Concerts Per Year. Each Of The Current Members Of The Quartet Has Released At Least One Solo Album. The Band's Name Is A Play On The Name Of The 1960s Rock Band Dick Dale And The Del-Tones. History Frontman Béla Fleck Plays Acoustic And Electric Banjos Mixing A Bluegrass And Folk Sound Into A Modern Improvisational Style. Fleck Has Received Grammy Nominations For Performances In The Jazz Bluegrass Pop Spoken Word Contemporary Christian Gospel Classical And Country Categories. To Date They Are The Only Artist To Receive Nominations In As Many Diverse Categories. Brothers Victor Wooten And Roy "Future Man" Wooten Form The Rhythm Section. Victor Wooten Is Widely Lauded In Jazz And Bass-Playing Circles For His Sometimes Hyperkinetic Slap And Pop Technique On Bass Guitar And Many Consider Him The Leading Bass Virtuoso In Music Today. Future Man Plays Percussion Using The Synthaxe Drumitar A MIDI Controller Of His Own Invention Shaped Like A Guitar As Well As Electric And Acoustic Kit Drums And Other Percussion. Membership In The Flecktones Has Changed Little Since The Band Released Its Eponymous First Album. Harmonica And Keyboard Player Howard Levy Appeared On The Flecktones' First Three Albums. After Levy's Departure Fleck And The Wooten Brothers Regrouped On The Album Three Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest The Title A Reference To Ken Kesey's Novel One Flew Over The Cuckoo's Nest. Saxophonist Jeff Coffin Joined The Band Beginning With The Album Left Of Cool. The Band Went On An Amicable Year-Long Hiatus Throughout 2005 During Which The Individual Members Toured Frequently In Other Configurations. The Flecktones Were Active And Touring Again In 2006. Wooten Was Also A Judge For The 4th Annual Independent Music Awards To Support Independent Artists' Careers. On September 30 2008 The Band Released Jingle All The Way Their New Holiday Album. It Received Critical Praise As Well As One Grammy Award And One Nomination In 2009.