Bela Fleck and The Flecktones at Hill Auditorium

JINGLE ALL THE WAY Tour

Six-time GRAMMY Award-winning jazz fusion ensemble Béla Fleck & The Flecktones reunite to bring incredible, rollicking music and merriment to the yuletide season! This Winter 2025, join them as they stop by Ann Arbor, Michigan, on Sunday, the 30th of November, for a night of wondrous symphony LIVE at the Hill Auditorium. The upcoming concert is part of the act’s much-anticipated “Jingle All The Way” Tour, which spans annual Thanksgiving and Christmas festivities in over twenty performances across the United States. The road trek kicks off with a two-nighter in Nashville, plotting shows along Chicago, Boston, Portland, Philadelphia, New York, Atlanta, New Orleans, and more, with special guests Jeff Coffin and Alash.

Celebrate the holidays with the country’s jazziest musicians and progressive bluegrass icons!

LIVE in Concert — banjo virtuoso Béla Fleck & The Flecktones present the merry melodies from their thirteenth record, Jingle All The Way (2008), which won the 51st Grammy Award for Best Pop Instrumental Album. It also topped the US Billboard’s Contemporary Jazz charts, showcasing exquisite renditions of beloved Christmas classics like their GRAMMY-nominated cover of Leroy Anderson’s “Sleigh Ride” and traditional tunes such as “Silent Night,” “O Come All Ye Faithful,” “What Child Is This,” “Christmas Time Is Here,” and “Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies” by Tchaikovsky. Fleck, a world-class banjoist who smashed instrumental boundaries with his dazzling mastery over jazz, folk, bluegrass, and classical music, assembled his iconic quartet — The Flecktones with Victor Wooten (bass), Roy Wooten (percussion), and Howard Levy (harmonica, piano) — to honor the yuletide season’s spirit through stunningly inventive symphonies.

Backing them is former Flecktones member Jeff Coffin, who departed the group to serve as a permanent saxophonist for the Dave Matthews Band. Coffin reunites with his band brothers alongside Russian musical outfit Alash, championing vocal traditions from Tuvan (Mongolian) throat singing. Our guests contributed to the “Jingle All The Way” Tour’s titular album and are eager to rejoice in its festive offerings with utter delight.

Meanwhile, the University of Michigan’s Hill Auditorium will set the stage for Béla Fleck & The Flecktones’ visit this post-Thanksgiving weekend. Rated five stars for a supreme combination of crystal-clear acoustics, performance quality, and historic centennial grandeur, our hosting venue invites you for a holiday celebration of a lifetime. Book your seats now!