August 16, 2019
October Performances with Béla Fleck and Zakir Hussain
This fall, Edgar Meyer reunites with close friends and collaborators Béla Fleck (banjo) and Zakir Hussain (tabla). Following their US tour last November, they perform thirteen dates across the states, featuring special guest Rakesh Chaurasia on bansuri.
In the Midwest, Edgar, Béla, and Zakir kick off the tour at Denison University in Granville, OH (October 3) and the Singletary Center in Lexington, KY (October 4). They also appear at Indiana University in Bloomington, IN (October 5), the Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts in Kansas City, MO (October 9), and the Wisconsin Union Theater in Madison, WI (October 10).
The trio perform at the Mesa Arts Center in Mesa, AZ on October 15, before they make their way to California.
Edgar, Béla, and Zakir appear at the SFJAZZ Center on October 12 & 13. In southern California, they appear at the La Jolla Music Society (October 16), the Mondavi Center (October 18), Campbell Hall (October 19), and the Soka Performing Arts Center (October 20).
You can watch Edgar, Béla, and Zakir in performance for NPR‘s Tiny Desk Concerts here.