Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
Béla Fleck and the Flecktones
	Victor Wooten, Béla Fleck, Jeff Coffin, and Future Man
Background information
Origin	Nashville, Tennessee, U.S.
Genres	Jazz fusion; progressive bluegrass; jam band;
Years active	1988–2012, 2016–present
Labels	Warner Bros., Columbia, Sony BMG, Rounder
Members	Béla Fleck; Victor Wooten; Roy Wooten; Howard Levy;
Past members	Jeff Coffin;
Website	www.flecktones.com

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is an American band that combines jazz and bluegrass music.

The Flecktones formed in 1988 when Béla Fleck was invited to perform on the PBS TV series The Lonesome Pine Specials. The original members were Fleck on banjo, Victor Wooten on bass guitar, his brother Roy Wooten on Drumitar, and Howard Levy on harmonica and keyboards. After Levy's departure in 1992 the group continued as a trio for several years until recruiting Jeff Coffin in 1997 on saxophones. Coffin quit the group in 2010, and Levy rejoined in 2011.

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