Jamie Haage is looking for the funny side of the holidays — because it’s his job. And because the first act of Grand Country Music Hall’s current show is Christmas themed.

Anyone looking in the window of Mama Java’s Coffee House in Evanston on Tuesday night would have seen a string band on stage, and since the instruments were guitar, banjo and bass, the assumption ...

After the standing ovation for Bela Fleck’s and Edgar Meyer’s performance of Paganini’s “Moto Perpetuo” Sunday evening at College of DuPage’s McAninch Arts Center, a woman in the front row called out ...

So it comes as little surprise that he loves to experiment with different musical forms. "My natural bent is to try stuff all the time and push it," Fleck said in a telephone interview. Fleck and his ...

When Ludwig van Beethoven sat down in 1803 to write his “Triple Concerto,” he did it the old-fashioned way, working alone and featuring three traditional classical instruments in the solo roles: ...

If you’re looking for an easy way to learn how to play your favorite tunes on guitar or any other musical instrument, the TabToolkit iPhone and iTouch App could be a good place to start. Check out the ...

Great Performances takes a look at performers for whom comedy is not enough: more five-string banjo, please. LA Times: As actors and musicians, do you find there’s anything at all that transfers ...

The Peacock series' composer Nathan Johnson tells IndieWire about going out of his comfort zone to explore the banjo. Every great lead character deserves to make an entrance to a bespoke theme song.