(GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass.) – Musical visionary and banjo virtuoso Bela Fleck  bring his NY Banjo Summit, featuring an all-star cast of banjo talent, to the Mahaiwe on Sunday, October 6, 2013, at 7pm. Joining Fleck for the event are Tony Trischka, Bill Keith, Richie Stearns, Eric Weissberg, and Noam Pikelny in a concert that will find the banjo being performed in both conventional and unexpected ways.

The performances will include solos, duets, and full-tilt banjo blowouts with all the players, backed by an acoustic band, with selections ranging from bluegrass and old-time country music to more unconventional banjo genres, such as jazz, classical, and rock music.

Born and raised in Manhattan, Fleck began making waves with a series of progressive banjo-centric recordings in the 1970s and as a member of the Newgrass Revival in the 1980s. As leader of the genre-busting Bela Fleck and the Flecktones since 1989, he has used the banjo to define the band’s one-of-a-kind fusion of jazz, rock, bluegrass, and world music. Fleck has been nominated for Grammy awards in more categories than any artist in history, and has won 15 to date, with 30 nominations.

Tickets are $30 to $70.