Béla Fleck

Born: 1958-07-10

Béla Anton Leoš Fleck is an American banjo player. An acclaimed virtuoso, he is an innovative and technically proficient pioneer and ambassador of the banjo, bringing the instrument from its bluegrass roots to jazz, classical, rock and various world music genres.


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Big Family: The Story of Bluegrass Music

as Self - Musician
Released: 2019-08-30

Examine the history of bluegrass music, from its origins to its eventual worldwide popularity,...

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McCoy Tyner - Guitars

as Banjo
Released: 2008-06-22

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Revival: The Sam Bush Story

as Self
Released: 2015-04-21

Heralded as one of the most influential musicians in the modern era, Sam Bush pioneered a new...

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Béla Fleck & the Flecktones: Live at the Quick

as Banjo, Electric Banjo
Released: 2002-02-26

Fronted by one of the most accomplished banjo players of his time, Bela Fleck and the Flecktones...

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The Porchlight Sessions

as Self
Released: 2017-09-28

A rare look at the inventiveness of the human spirit through reimagining the history of...

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Throw Down Your Heart

as Self
Released: 2008-12-10

A film crew follows the well-known banjo player Bela Fleck on his travels to Africa, where he...

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Nanci Griffith: Other Voices, Other Rooms

as Self
Released: 1993-12-31

Nanci Griffith performs her Grammy Award winning album "Other Voices, Other Rooms" live at...

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Phish: Tracking

as uncredited
Released: 1994-10-01

Tracking (1994) is a documentary about the band Phish and the recording of the album Hoist. It...

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Give Me the Banjo

as Self
Released: 2011-11-04

The Banjo Project is a cross-media cultural odyssey: a major television documentary, a live...

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The Librarian and The Banjo

as Self
Released: 2013-04-14

The inspiring true story of music librarian Dena Epstein who labored 25 years to document the...

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Gov't Mule: The Deepest End

as Banjo
Released: 2003-10-07

In 2003, after recording The Deep End, Volume 1 (2001) and Volume 2 (2002), Gov't Mule gathered...

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Flamekeeper: The Michael Cleveland Story

as Self
Released: 2019-02-12

Eleven time Fiddler of the Year and even a Grammy nominee, but that's just part of the story....

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A Kentucky Treasure: The J.D. Crowe Story

as Self
Released: 2021-12-28

Fellow musicians talk about the career and impact of Kentucky native J.D. Crowe, one of...

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Victor Wooten and Carter Beauford: Making Music

as uncredited
Released: 2002-10-28

Carter Beauford and Victor Wooten are two of the most electrifying performers around today...are...

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The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson

as Self
First aired: 1962-10-01

The Tonight Show Starring Johnny Carson is a talk show hosted by Johnny Carson under The Tonight...

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The Late Show with Stephen Colbert

as Self
First aired: 2015-09-08

Stephen Colbert brings his signature satire and comedy to The Late Show with Stephen Colbert,...

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Saturday Night Live

as Self - Musical Guest
First aired: 1975-10-11

A late-night live television sketch comedy and variety show created by Lorne Michaels. The...

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Austin City Limits

as Self
First aired: 1975-01-01

Now the longest-running music series in American television history, ACL showcases popular music...

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Tanner '88

as Himself - New Grass Revival
First aired: 1988-02-15

In 1988, renegade filmmaker Robert Altman and Pulitzer Prize–winning Doonesbury cartoonist Garry...

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