What is Béla Fleck?
{{Infobox musical artist | Name = Béla Fleck | Img = Belafleck.jpg | Img_capt = Béla Fleck performing on February 9, 2007. | Img_size = <!-- Only for images narrower than 220 pixels --> | Landscape = yes | Background = solo_singer | Birth_name = | Alias = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1958|07|10}} | birth_place = [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]], {{USA}} | death_date= | Origin = [[Boston, Massachusetts]]<br/>{{USA}} | Instrument = [[Banjo]] | Genre = [[Bluegrass music|Bluegrass]]<br/>[[Jazz fusion]]<br>[[Folk music|Folk]]<br/>[[Classical music|Classical]] | Occupation = Songwriter, composer, banjoist | Years_active = 1978– | Label = | Associated_acts = [[Béla Fleck and the Flecktones]]<br/>[[TRIO!]]<br/>[[Strength In Numbers]]<br/>[[New Grass Revival]] | URL = [http://www.belafleck.com/ www.BelaFleck.com] | Current_members = | Past_members = | Notable_instruments = }} '''Béla Fleck''' (born July 10, 1958 in [[New York City]], [[New York (state)|New York]]) is an [[Americans|American]] [[banjo]] player. He is best known for his work with the [[band]] Béla Fleck and the Flecktones. ==Discography== ===Solo/with other musicians=== * ''Crossing the Tracks'' ([[Rounder Records]], 1979) * ''Natural Bridge'' (Rounder Records, 1982) * ''Double Time'' (Rounder Records, 1984) * ''Inroads'' (Rounder Records, 1986) * ''Daybreak'' (Rounder Records, 1987) * ''Drive'' (Rounder Records, 1988) * ''Places'' (Rounder Records, 1988) * ''Tales From The Acoustic Planet'' ([[Warner Brothers]], 1995) * ''[[The Bluegrass Sessions: Tales from the Acoustic Planet, Vol. 2]]'' (Warner Brothers, 1999) * ''[[Perpetual Motion (album)|Perpetual Motion]]'' ([[Sony Classical]], 2001) * ''Drive'' ([[Mobile Fidelity]], 2004) (SACD reissue) ===As part of a musical group=== '''[[Tasty Licks]]''' * ''Tasty Licks'' ([