Béla Fleck performing at IU Auditorium tonight

Fifteen-time Grammy winning banjoist Béla Fleck will take the stage at 8 p.m.  at the IU Auditorium playing Solos and Duos.

Fellow banjoist Abigail Washburn will join Fleck during his performance.

Fleck is “known for his passion, humor and impressive technical skill,” according to the Auditorium website.

Tickets for the show range from $23 to $49 for students and $44 to $59 for the general public.

In the 1990s, Fleck was a part of “Fleck and the Flecktones” in the newgrass revival where he first achieved fame through the art of banjo-playing.

Since that time, he has collected 15 Grammys and more than 30 nominations in more categories than any other artist.

 The categories in which he’s been nominated include country, pop, jazz, bluegrass, classical, folk, spoken word, composition and arranging.

The show at the Auditorium is a solo recital with just Fleck and his banjo, and “clawhammer” banjoist and vocalist Washburn will accompany Fleck.

Washburn combines traditional banjo sound with elements of Chinese culture and music — a culture that influences much of her work, according to her official website.

She’s spent time a lot of time playing there, and she even experimented and did a bit of recording.

Together Fleck and Washburn will combine their multi-tonal, varied sounds at the Auditorium for a captivating performance tonight.

With Fleck’s many mastered forms of banjo music he “turns the banjo into a magic carpet capable of reaching just about any destination,” according to the Auditorium website.

— Janica Kaneshiro