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Renée Fleming & Béla Fleck: Tiny Desk Concert
Tom Huizenga | July 30, 2026
My favorite artists are the restless ones — those who enjoy, even thrive on, working outside their comfort zones, refusing to be confined to any convenient pigeonhole.
Banjo magus Béla Fleck might be the poster boy for such musical curiosity. The 18-time Grammy-winner is fluent in bluegrass, newgrass (which he helped define), jazz, rock, Indian classical and various other traditions from around the globe.
Opera superstar Renée Fleming also enjoys a boundary-defying