At an early age, Michael Miles came to understand the cultural baggage that came from being a banjo player — that it was a primitive instrument and not sophisticated enough for the so-called fine arts ...

CHICAGO — Separated by centuries but tied together by music, Johann Sebastian Bach and Michael Miles have had a demanding if fruitful relationship that continues to thrive, giving us a spectacular new ...

Can the humble banjo capture the jazz pulse of Dave Brubeck? The classical majesty of Johann Sebastian Bach? The blues sorrows of Robert Johnson? Chicago banjo virtuoso Michael J. Miles passionately ...

Building a banjo to heaven: Bla Fleck’s sound goes higher than 11. Like a picking and grinning Doctor Livingston, Béla Fleck is a musical missionary on a constant journey through undiscovered banjo ...

The banjo isn’t exactly the first instrument that comes to mind when you think of the classical concert hall, but Virginia native John Bullard has blended his background in bluegrass and Bach to bring ...