Béla Fleck and the Flecktones

Béla Fleck and the Flecktones is an American band that combines jazz and bluegrass music. The band’s name is a play on 1960s rock band Dick Dale and the Del-Tones. The Flecktones formed in 1988 when Béla Fleck was invited to perform on the PBS TV series The Lonesome Pine Specials.