J.D. Crowe, a banjo player who helped define the instrument for generations of bluegrass fans, died Friday, his family announced on Facebook. “This morning at around 3 a.m, our dad, JD Crowe, went ...

Banjo player Tony Trischka will return to Unity Hall for a performance of “Earl Jam 2: A Tribute to Earl Scruggs” at 7:30 p.m ...

Over the past few years, Tony Trischka, considered one of the most influential banjo players around, has been delving deep into the music of another banjo master: the late Earl Scruggs. Scruggs, in ...

In 2024, Béla Fleck founded the BEATrio, which set the genre-bending banjo master alongside harpist Edmar Castañeda and drummer Antonio Sánchez for a six-night residency at Blue Note New York. Today, ...

Banjo master Bela Fleck and claw hammer banjo player Abigail Washburn take the stage in an Intimately Yours concert at 8 p.m. Friday, Aug. 30, at The Music Hall in Portsmouth. Fleck, who has 15 Grammy ...

A banjo and a symphony orchestra don’t sound in tune when you think about it. When the guest performer is the world’s premiere banjo virtuoso, Bèla Fleck, it’s in perfect harmony. The 18-time ...

Banjo maestro Tony Trischka and his band will pay tribute to another giant of the banjo, Earl Scruggs, at a Aug. 5 show at The Drake in Amherst. Trischka first fell in love with Scruggs’ banjo style ...

Sign up for ON the Beat, Josef Woodard’s semi-weekly newsletter preaching the gospel of eclectic music tastes. On Saturday at Campbell Hall, the remarkable banjo ...