{"id":338,"date":"2013-05-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-05-07T00:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2013\/2013\/05\/07\/bela-fleck-and-the-marcus-roberts-trio-play-the-westcott-may-8th\/"},"modified":"2013-05-07T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"2013-05-07T00:00:00","slug":"bela-fleck-and-the-marcus-roberts-trio-play-the-westcott-may-8th","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/2013\/2013\/05\/07\/bela-fleck-and-the-marcus-roberts-trio-play-the-westcott-may-8th\/","title":{"rendered":"Bela Fleck and The Marcus Roberts Trio Play The Westcott May 8th"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, May 8 at 7 p.m., banjo extraordinaire <strong>Bela Fleck<\/strong> will bring his masterful sound to the Westcott Theater in Syracuse with the Marcus Roberts Trio for an evening full of musical virtuosity. Except the four men will come together to display their sound together.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/belafleck1L.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-full wp-image-14102\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.nysmusic.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/05\/belafleck1L.jpg\" alt=\"belafleck1L\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Chances are you know of Fleck as the man who revolutionized the banjo through relentless touring with his band the Flecktones, who are currently on hiatus. He has sat in with countless musicians spanning his career, which began when his father gifted him a banjo at age 15. The Marcus Roberts Trio is led by its namesake. The ever-changing cast of musicians currently features founder Roberts, who grew up in Florida with a gospel style background, on piano. Tennessee native Rodney Jordan will be playing the upright bass, while Jason Marsalis, nephew of legendary musician Wynton Marsalis, will be playing drums.<br \/>\nThe show is sure to be a fun, yet intimate, time. <strong>The Westcott<\/strong> has a history of hosting some of the most famous musical acts while providing fans with an up-close, and very personal view of the men and women on stage.<br \/>\nTickets for the show are on sale now at <a href=\"http:\/\/thewestcotttheater.com\/\">thewestcotttheater.com <\/a>for $35 advance, and $40 the day of.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tomorrow, May 8 at 7 p.m., banjo extraordinaire Bela Fleck will bring his masterful sound to the Westcott Theater in Syracuse with the Marcus Roberts Trio for an evening full of musical virtuosity. Except the four men will come together to display their sound together. 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