Eclectica, a Nashville-based band whose repertoire spans numerous musical genres, will perform in concert at East Tennessee State University on Friday, Sept. 17, at 7:30 p.m. in the D.P. Culp University Center’s Martha Street Culp Auditorium.The concert is sponsored by the Mary B. Martin School of the Arts at ETSU.

Described as “not just another funk/world/rock/jazz/classical ensemble,” Eclectica features three musicians: Grammy Award-winning percussionist Roy “Futureman” Wooten, electric violin virtuoso Tracy Silverman, and bass legend and top Nashville session bassist Steve Forrest.

Wooten is renowned for his many years as the electronic and acoustic percussionist with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones. The winner of five Grammy Awards, his innovative work spans various forms of music, including compositions for symphony orchestra, collaborations with ballet companies and innovations in the creation of new electronic musical instruments. He is the leader of The Black Mozart Ensemble.

Silverman was heralded by the BBC as “the greatest living exponent of the electric violin.” His work with the six-string electric violin is the product of an odyssey from classical music through rock and world music and back to classical. Silverman has worked with many well-known musicians in rock, pop, new music and jazz, including Pulitzer Prize-winning composer John Adams.

Adams’ electric violin concerto, “The Dharma at Big Sur,” was written specifically for Silverman, and the concerto was recorded for Nonesuch Records with the BBC Symphony Orchestra.

Silverman was first violinist with the Turtle Island String Quartet, and he tours internationally as a solo performer when not playing with Eclectica. He teaches jazz violin at Belmont University.

Originally from Memphis, Forrest is the bass chair for weekly performances of Wooten Brothers and Friends, an open jam session at 3rd and Lindsley, a Nashville bar and grill. He is known for an endless repertoire of songs and styles. He has recorded and performed with several legendary artists in many different genres, and he teaches at conferences and clinics nationwide.

Admission to the Eclectica concert is $18 for adults and $13 for students and seniors. For tickets, more information, or special assistance for those with disabilities, call the Martin School of the Arts at (423) 439-TKTS (8587) or visit www.etsu.edu/cas/arts.

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