Episode

Béla Fleck

Podcast: Big Ears: Conversations About Music
Published: Mar 18, 2025
Duration seconds: 1796
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Summary

Critic and author Nate Chinen speaks with banjo trailblazer Béla Fleck about Big Ears' place in the music scene, his early days in New Grass Revival, taking the leap into new projects, the "ancient tones" of bluegrass and even Charlie Parker. Fleck also picks some of his must-see artists on the Big Ears 2025 lineup. You just might be surprised!