Pianist

Percussionist

Over the past half-century, Béla Fleck has exploded the parameters of the banjo, taking his staggering musicality to inspired blends of bluegrass, fusion, folk, jazz, classical, global music, and more, earning a reputation as one of our most brilliant instrumentalists. In the late 1980s, he started the Flecktones, a quartet of musicians bridging bluegrass and jazz. After a decade-long hiatus, the group is reuniting for a brief tour that embraces the spirit of the season.

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Béla Fleck & the Flecktones

University of Michigan

Banjoist Béla Fleck, harmonica player and keyboardist Howard Levy, bassist Victor Wooten, and percussionist / drumitarist Roy “Future Man” Wooten have together created some of the world’s most forward-thinking music throughout their remarkable careers. Drawing from a vast array of genres—classical, jazz, bluegrass, African music, electric blues, and Eastern European folk—their sound is impossible to define. It’s a unique musical language forged by the union of four brilliant minds, each contributing something distinct to the whole. Simply put, it is The Flecktones: music that only emerges when these four musicians come together.

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

The John Anson Ford Theatre

Enjoy this menu of rhythmic flavours where we explore the irresistible connection between music and movement. Indulge in the romance and lush worlds of operas by Puccini and Gounod sung by Ana Isabella Castro, a young local soprano that is not to be missed. And be dazzled by the Canadian premiere of Levy’s Harmonica Concerto, an energetic and extremely virtuosic work to be played by Argentine leading harmonica virtuoso Federico Linari who will also demonstrate the intricate technique of diatonic harmonica in two other selections from Tango to Jazz. Lastly, the Mexican Danzón will surely bring the season to an end in a way like no other.

Vibrant

Oakville Centre for the Performing Arts

Prepare to be awed by the talents of Howard Levy, two-time Grammy award-winning pianist, diatonic harmonica player, and composer. By developing new techniques on the harmonica, Levy has transformed the instrument in its usage, making it multi-faceted among all genres of music. He has released two albums and a classical CD featuring his own composition, Concerto for Diatonic Harmonica and Orchestra, the first true concerto of its kind, which Sinfonia Gulf Coast premiered (U.S. Southeast) in 2009. Levy is a performer, composer, and educator whose technique book, Rhythms of the Breath has revolutionized the playing of the harmonica across the world. Experience the unique, fascinating world of Howard Levy at Classical Connections. Additional repertoire TBD.

Pianist, Percussionist

Howard Levy

Events

Past events

Nov 30, 2025

Béla Fleck & the Flecktones · University Musical Society

Aug 25, 2025

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones · The Ford

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