ATHENS, Ga., Sept. 4 -- The University of Georgia issued the following news release:

UGA Presents welcomes the return to Hodgson Concert Hall of legendary banjo player Bela Fleck with his celebrated"My Bluegrass Heart"project on Sept. 18 at 7:30 p.m.

The performance is the second in the 2026-27 UGA Presents season and is part of American Panorama: Voices of a Nation at 250, a series celebrating the diverse musical traditions that have shaped American culture.

Over a career spanning more than four decades, Fleck has continually expanded the possibilities of the five-string banjo, moving effortlessly between bluegrass, jazz, classical, country, pop and world music. A 19-time Grammy Award winner, he has received awards in nine different fie...