Rise and Shine
When you wake in the morning, the mind is alert and uncluttered. Rise and Shine will be a morning practice that sets you up for a happy, joy-filled and peaceful day. Class begins with some chanting, we will flow through rounds of Sun A, Sun B, and Sun C. Saluting the sun, saluting ourselves and saluting each other, what a great way to start the Arise Festival weekend! This all levels class is designed to; Wake the body, settle the mind, find the breath and start you day.
Talaya Thomas is a Founding Member of Steamboat Movement Fest. She is Boulder-brewed she has spent 39 wonderful years fermenting in this life. She is trained in Core Power hot, Sculpt, and Outlaw Yoga. Her yoga brew is one of authenticity, laughter, and joy. Though Talaya’s yoga style is always evolving, she teaches discipline and hard work while intentionally surrounding her students with love, support, and the space for one’s own true nature to be seen, felt and heard.
The Copper Children are an indie rock band emerging out of the heart of Denver, Colorado. Their sound is a mix of indie-Americana, intertwined with soul-folk, influenced as much by mountain music as classic rhythm & blues. The band’s expressed musical functions are driven by a contemporary multi-focus genre, in which they challenges conventional thinking and preconceived notions of what soul-folk is, and aims to give an edge to the folk genre with unique instrumentation and songwriting. Through their music, they strive to share their soulful folk tales through heartfelt lyricism combined with raw emotion, all while paying heed to the diversity, peace and sacredness of life, as we know it. Amidst their profound songwriting and melodies, the band has readily established themselves as ‘The Copper Children’ of the Colorado musical forefront.
Bethany Yarrow and Rufus Cappadocia are a cello & voice duo from Brooklyn, New York who move together through a sonic universe of transcendent invocations rooted in the spiritual musics of the Americas. Deeply influenced by ceremonial music from around the world their performances are like watching two spirits weave a river of song, prayer, and dance — of improvised melodies, ancestral incantations and ecstatic groove. Bethany & Rufus are also deeply committed to social justice and earth activism, performing often in the streets at demonstrations, rallies, and concerts for change all over the world.
Rufus, a world renowned cellist, is highly acclaimed for his cross cultural collaborations, taking the cello into previously unexplored realms. He has collaborated with a wide spectrum of world music artists. Through his work with West African, Haitian Vodou and Arabic Music his unique musical style traces the lineage of American music back to its root sources. Rufus is also well known for his improvisation based solo cello repertoire and critically acclaimed CD “Songs for Cello” (Daqui Records).
Rufus met Bethany in 1999 at a gig at the legendary Knitting Factory in downtown Manhattan and they quickly formed a deep musical partnership. As the daughter of folk legend Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) Bethany absorbed a huge amount of traditional American folk music, blues and spirituals in her early childhood which permanently rooted her in the voices of her ancestors. Throughout her life she has continued to learn and study traditional songs and prayer music from all over the world. Bethany’s tour-de-force stage presence, mesmerizing voice and deep knowledge of the material help her, like a musical medium, to transmit the truth, beauty and prophetic messages of these songs.
For this performance Bethany & Rufus are honored to be joined by Moroccan percussionist and oud player Brahim Fribgane, a master musician who has performed with many great artists at festivals throughout the world including: Dr. L. Subramaniam, Leni Stern, Vishal Vaid, Club d’Elf, Sami Yusuf, Hassan Hakmoun, Will Calhoun, Adam Rudolph, Zakir Hussein, Giovanni Hidalgo, Malika Zarra, Hamid Drake, Selva Ganesh, Steve Gorn, Larry Coryell, Reggie Workman, Hubert Laws, Corey Segal, Adam Deitch, Pete Seeger, Amit Chattergee, Medeski Martin & Wood, to name a few. Brahim has recorded with Harry Belafonte, Paula Cole, Club d’Elf, Jamsheid Sharifi, Leni Stern, DJ Logic, Malika Zarra, Morphine, among other talented artists.
Ghost Tapes is a five piece modern soul band. Described as poetic and cerebral, the band takes stylistic cues from performers like Erykah Badu and Hiatus Kaiyote, but creates a universe that is palpably their own. Fronted by the captivating female vocalist Stella Nursery, their energy runs the spectrum from ethereal and bright to fierce, stormy, and chaotic.
The Fluid Movement workshop is inspired by the natural dynamics of H2O. Participants will be guided through a warm up followed by a series of movement techniques aimed at helping to increase one’s awareness of the fluidity of their own movement while awakening the sacred energy of the root chakra. There will be an accompaniment of live drumming throughout the workshop to facilitate the creation of a healing and uplifting space for all to share. Wear comfortable clothing for movement, we will be both sitting and standing. See you there!
Amber Victoria is a movement artist, social activist, naturalist, and a certified Liquid Motion instructor. Her ideal fitness practice is one which fosters muscular strength, endurance, and most of all an uplifted spirit. Having trained in various classical forms of dance as a teen, she now gravitates towards free form styles that allow the dancer to experience their unique movement expression while maximizing fitness benefits. Amber has studied and extensively performed as a GoGo Dancer, Showgirl, Hooper, Hype Girl, and Modern Dancer throughout the South East. She began teaching at UNC Asheville in 2013 before receiving her BS in Ecology and Evolutionary Biology. Amber explains that her whole being has benefited from this therapeutic art; Spiritually, Physically, Mentally, and Emotionally. Amber strives to go through each class with an intention to help each student nurture their own unique movement style, and find the joy and strength that comes through moving in one’s own body!
Roshon Cray is Director and Founder of FLOW Event Services LLC. He helps manage every aspect of the company operations, and is intimately involved in the long term vision and planning. “For 20 years now I have been a Co-Founder and Producer of a unique and free solar powered kitchen and theater, which a couple times a year, travels nationally and even at times, internationally to events and gatherings to share Arts, Culture and Cuisine. As time passed, outreach for people in need became much greater. How do we rise up and build again, rise up to meet a new day, ultimately rise up and take our stance again. This, my friends, was how F.L.O.W “Functions Logistics Operations Works” was born. We strive to keep people safe and educated at events, festivals, and gatherings. ”
Ayurveda, an ancient healing modality originating from India 5,00 years ago, and the longest continuously practiced medicine in the world, is based off of the premise that “all disease is rooted in the mind.” Every symptom has a base in the mind. Ayurveda, which was developed by seers and sages, has a highly sophisticated system for analyzing, purifying, and redirecting the mind. The ayurvedic approach to the mind not only heals the body, but takes the spirit to higher realms and on the road to enlightenment. In this workshop we will focus on how our actions, speech, and thoughts affect our energy fields, our physical bodies, and our karma. We’ll explore ways to bring the mind back to balance, bring peace and harmony into the body, and transcend the ordinary experience.
Anna Wiens is an ayurvedic counselor that is focused on brining these simple yet profound practices into mainstream America. While she does offer ayurvedic consultations and ayurvedic focused yoga classes, she has a passion for teaching this beautiful science. Wanting individuals to feel empowered to take control of their own mental, physical, and spiritual health and not have to rely on others to bring health into their lives. During the workshop Anna will guide in connecting with themselves via these ancient ayurvedic and yogic techniques so they can make decisions and have the tools to create their own vibrant, thriving future self. Through out the years she has taught at co-ops, festivals, and small group gatherings from Vermont-Hawaii.
For Mike Love the revolution is still brewing, and he is using his music to spread the message worldwide. Revolutionary music may seem hard to come by in these days and times. Long gone is the era of artists like Bob Marley, The Clash, Stevie Wonder and Patti Smith getting airplay and bringing their messages to the masses. But that doesn’t mean that the revolution isn’t still brewing in the hearts and minds of many people around the globe.
Ayla Nereo‘s voice hits straight to the heart. With an array of loop-pedals by her side, she builds layer upon layer of vocal melodies into fierce, sweeping harmonies and weaves syncopated threads of guitar, kalimba, piano, and percussion into each live performance. Her lucid storytelling and lyrical imagery are water for the thirsty soul; words and sounds that crack open the heart, and embody the many folds of our own selves.
Hannah Holbrook is the eldest sister of the Alternative band, SHEL. Songs from Hannah and her sisters have been featured on NPR's Echoes, Colorado Public Radio's show Open Air, and in various TV shows. “When the Sky Fell” premiered on an episode of ABC Family’s hit show, The Fosters and MTV's show, Awkward. “Hold On,” was featured in a pivotal scene in The Best of Me and it was the lead video from the film and soundtrack. SHEL recently released their 2016 sophomore album, co-produced with Dave Stewart of the Eurythmics, and are currently on a stateside tour. You can find out more at www.SHELmusic.com
Down2Funk is a high-energy Funk/Hip Hop band with a taste of Jazz sprinkled in. Down@Funk fuses conscious Hip Hop lyrics, soulful choruses, and funky psychedelic solos all designed to get your bottom shaking and your heart beating
What is the indigenous diet of humankind? We explore this question in this talk, entitled The First Supper, by using the theory of evolution as our guide.
More specifically, we cover the evolution of our human foodways--that is, how we evolved to sense nutrients in our environment, then move towards, capture, process, digest and metabolize and synthesize those nutrients--as well as use our intelligence, creativity and culture for that same purpose. And through understanding our foodways, we can better understand our indigenous diet--and answer the question above. We start our story of our evolution at the Big Bang with the creation of the four organic atoms that later bonded into the macronutrients (sugars, amino acids and fatty acids) and eventually formed into cells, plants and animals and then humans. Along the way we concentrate on two "common ancestors" who laid the foundation for our own foodways: Eukaryotic cells and Chimpanzees. Since Eukaryotes exist in us, as well as in all animals, we can learn so much from them about the underlying nutritional needs and various metabolisms of our own cells. Since Chimpanzees are frequently used as models of our common, hominoid ancestor, we can see in them the origins of our own foodways, especially our considerable similarities.
We then cover the next seven million years of Hominoid evolution. While our common ancestors/chimps lived and ate mostly in the lush trees, eating primarily fruits, tender leaves and small amounts of other animals, our ancestral hominoids, like Australopithecus, slowly evolved to live both on the ground and in the trees. While maintaining much of their ancestral diet, they also integrated other foods from the ground, especially starches, such as tubers, sedges and grains, as well as greater amounts of animal foods, especially ones with greater amounts of fats. Later in our evolution, our ancestor, Homo Erectus, processed their food through grinding and cooking and other methods, making that food easier to digest and less toxic. Through these changes all aspects of our foodways became more efficient and powerful, allowing us to evolve three of our most distinguished human traits: our enormous brains, vast culture and greater metabolism.
We then develop our model of our universal human foodways--while being ready to explore that question: what is the indigenous diet of humankind? It’s the diet that provides the proper ratio of nutrients to optimize our various metabolisms--while also being easy to digest and lower in toxins. Accordingly we will discuss the proper ratios of macronutrients to each other, including fatty acids, amino acids, sugars and fermentable fibers and other nutrients as well. We will also cover the possible problems in various types of diets, including the extreme ones. Even though we humans have universal patterns in our foodways, we are also able to adapt to different foodways. In the cold arctic, the Inuit subsist almost entirely on animal flesh while the Hadza, in the arid desert, subsist mostly on plants and only smaller amounts of animal foods; so these two people are not only eating different foods but also different nutrients. We explore some of the ways we further adapt to our foodways--through such traits as intelligence, culture, nutrigenetics, epigenetics, and chemical synthesis. During Neolithic and Modern Times, we continued to evolve and adapt to our foodways through many mechanisms but not fast enough to keep apace to our cultural evolution through modernization. So we thus discuss some of the ways that we humans are maladapted to the foodways that surrounds us that potentially cause enormous compromises to our lives and culture. Through hearing the big history of our biological existence, we encounter another way of interpreting our existential self--while also developing better tools to avoid dietary hype and to formulate our own First Supper--thus optimizing our biological self to better express our mythic self. I have been conducting research on The First Supper for around ten years now; and my research assistant, Rebecca Cox, for around three years. We will launch our website and social media and publish the first of several books within the year.
Luke Comer is the author of the novel, "Yoke of Wind," about a slave revolt on an island off the coast of Florida; the creative director and executive producer of the rock opera, "The Portal"; the executive producer of the music and transformational festival, "Arise"; and the executive producer and creative director of the small, experimental trance-dance called "Ride the Dragon"; and the author and executive producer of the upcoming project, one decade in development, called "The First Supper," about the relationship between human evolution and nutrition. He is an investor in the privately held Ebsco Industries, which, amongst other things, disseminates scholarly and popular content for libraries worldwide and builds towns based on new urbanists principals. While working in different mediums, he nonetheless uses many of the same artistic techniques and motifs in all of his work. Through his exploration of human biological and cultural evolution, he attempts to identify the fundamental needs of humanity that are not met in modern society--and then devises ways to fulfill those needs. He owns, produces, publishes and controls all of his own work but loves to collaborate with others.
Elephant Revival is a unique quintet of multi-instrumentalists blending elements of gypsy, Celtic, Americana, and folk. Brought together by a unified sense of purpose, Elephant Revival communicates the importance of harmony among all living things and use music to unite us in ways that no other medium can.
Mikey Thunder likes to party. But more than that, Mikey Thunder just so happens to be the party. Thunder spins a genre-blending, bass-driven partyrock, fusing banging electronic beats with funk, hip-hop, soul, jazz, blues, swing, reggae and anything else the party may call for on the fly. With 19 years in the game, he has mastered the art of improvisation with an uncanny ability to work with and rework the vibe of the party with precision. If you’re a true connoisseur of the Colorado music scene, you’ve seen Mikey share the stage with any number of your favorite artists- no matter the genre. It all began for Mikey at the age of 15 when he discovered DJing in Springfield , Mass. Thru friends older brother’s record collections and the Hiphop scene in the city. From there he moved up to Burlington Vt. and immersed himself in the diverse musical culture. In the fall of 1999, he relocated to the mountains of Jackson Hole where he was soon kidnapped by Michael Franti and Spearhead for the Stay Human Tour. After opening for Spearhead in Jackson Hole, Thunder was handpicked by Michael Franti to open the rest of the tour, where he mixed beats into their sets, during set break, and scratched with their beatboxer, Radioactive. After the Spearhead tour Mikey relocated to Boulder and continued to pursue his musical career. At that time Thunder also was an Atari playing stuntman/ DJ in the band Sonar. The band shared the stage with the Wailers at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the String Cheese Incident, and played HightimesMagazine’s SXSW party, and the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. In the fall of 2009 Mikey joined the Pretty Lights crew, opened for over 30 shows on their tours and performed cuts on the Making Up a Changing Mind EP, released in 2010. He also has played the sold out Red Rocks Amphitheater runs with PL in 2012/13/14. Since that time, he has made his presence known in every single facet of the Colorado music industry. Over the years he has shared the stage with an extremely diverse range of musicians, including (but certainly not limited to): Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, The Disco Biscuits, Boombox, Soul Live, Lettuce, The Motet, Michal Menert, Nightmares on Wax, Mr. Scruff, DJ Krush, Bonobo, ZTrip, DJ Qbert, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Jurassic 5, Slick Rick, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface killa, Red Man, Juicy J, and Big Boi of Outkast. Additionally, he has been prominently featured on such festivals as Shambhala, Sonic Bloom, Snowball, Global Dance Festival, and many others. Mikey Thunder’s true talent lies in his versatility. Every Thunder performance presents something familiar in an entirely unfamiliar way, as well as something unfamiliar presented in a way that is immediately recognizable as Thunder.
Sugar brings you her sweet and sensuous sounds, propelling you to the next level with her provocative mystical vocals and tribal dance movements. Sugar Kayne’s music wraps itself around you, sending you on a time traveling journey into raw, rapturous regions. Sugars two albums; Sweet (1999) and Vertical Enhancement (2001) continue to enchant and mesmerize audiences around the world. Sugar currently travels around the country performing new songs which will be on her next album.
The Great Smokey Mountains of North Carolina claim her as a native child of Cherokee descent. She stalks the stage like a hunter after its prey, touching audiences in ways not often explored. Her unvarnished, throaty vocals deliver a sound that comes from living on the edge, combining primal rhythms with technology; blending drumming and synthesizer to create raw elements with unhurried bass lines. Sugar Kayne embodies the exotic bohemian, subverting the main stream while she emerges as a cutting edge innovator in music.
Mikey Thunder likes to party. But more than that, Mikey Thunder just so happens to be the party. Thunder spins a genre-blending, bass-driven partyrock, fusing banging electronic beats with funk, hip-hop, soul, jazz, blues, swing, reggae and anything else the party may call for on the fly. With 19 years in the game, he has mastered the art of improvisation with an uncanny ability to work with and rework the vibe of the party with precision. If you’re a true connoisseur of the Colorado music scene, you’ve seen Mikey share the stage with any number of your favorite artists- no matter the genre. It all began for Mikey at the age of 15 when he discovered DJing in Springfield , Mass. Thru friends older brother’s record collections and the Hiphop scene in the city. From there he moved up to Burlington Vt. and immersed himself in the diverse musical culture. In the fall of 1999, he relocated to the mountains of Jackson Hole where he was soon kidnapped by Michael Franti and Spearhead for the Stay Human Tour. After opening for Spearhead in Jackson Hole, Thunder was handpicked by Michael Franti to open the rest of the tour, where he mixed beats into their sets, during set break, and scratched with their beatboxer, Radioactive. After the Spearhead tour Mikey relocated to Boulder and continued to pursue his musical career. At that time Thunder also was an Atari playing stuntman/ DJ in the band Sonar. The band shared the stage with the Wailers at the Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, the String Cheese Incident, and played HightimesMagazine’s SXSW party, and the Cannabis Cup in Amsterdam. In the fall of 2009 Mikey joined the Pretty Lights crew, opened for over 30 shows on their tours and performed cuts on the Making Up a Changing Mind EP, released in 2010. He also has played the sold out Red Rocks Amphitheater runs with PL in 2012/13/14. Since that time, he has made his presence known in every single facet of the Colorado music industry. Over the years he has shared the stage with an extremely diverse range of musicians, including (but certainly not limited to): Bassnectar, The Glitch Mob, The Disco Biscuits, Boombox, Soul Live, Lettuce, The Motet, Michal Menert, Nightmares on Wax, Mr. Scruff, DJ Krush, Bonobo, ZTrip, DJ Qbert, Pete Rock, DJ Premier, Jurassic 5, Slick Rick, Method Man, Raekwon, Ghostface killa, Red Man, Juicy J, and Big Boi of Outkast. Additionally, he has been prominently featured on such festivals as Shambhala, Sonic Bloom, Snowball, Global Dance Festival, and many others. Mikey Thunder’s true talent lies in his versatility. Every Thunder performance presents something familiar in an entirely unfamiliar way, as well as something unfamiliar presented in a way that is immediately recognizable as Thunder.
MEDITATION: For Type-A Brains that Can’t Stop Thinking
We close our eyes, and we can clearly see a life we haven’t lived yet – the people we know we were born to be. We can see the art we’ve always wanted to create, the fulfilling relationships that haven’t transpired, and the dreams we have yet to manifest. But somehow, we get “too busy” to actually make it all happen. If you are ready to learn how to use meditation to break through fear and step fully into your power, this class is perfect for you. Meditation is much more than just a way to relieve stress. When approached properly, it sends you on an express elevator to your life’s purpose. This speakeasy will teach you about Active Meditation and give you tangible takeaways that you can use right away to next-level your life, unlock your creativity, and ignite your passion.
Justin Michael Williams has one main mission: to inspire and entertain. He is a vibrant motivational speaker, singer, and successful entrepreneur who travels the globe helping people of all ages and backgrounds reach their full potential. He has been in the Wall Street Journal, Yoga Journal Magazine, and has been featured at events alongside Deepak Chopra, Gabby Bernstein, Shiva Rea, DJ Drez and more.
Mbanza is the moniker of Boulder Colorado producer, songwriter, and multi-instrumentalist Eric SugarSnap Pea. Back in 2011, Eric had full connection with a West
African instrument called Kamale N’Goni, and began learning traditional rhythms and studying with teacher Craig Meyers.
Mbanza performs a Live DJ set with modern & acoustic West African instruments, infused with hiphop/electronic/dub/dance beats produced in Ableton.
Bethany Yarrow and Rufus Cappadocia are a cello & voice duo from Brooklyn, New York who move together through a sonic universe of transcendent invocations rooted in the spiritual musics of the Americas. Deeply influenced by ceremonial music from around the world their performances are like watching two spirits weave a river of song, prayer, and dance — of improvised melodies, ancestral incantations and ecstatic groove. Bethany & Rufus are also deeply committed to social justice and earth activism, performing often in the streets at demonstrations, rallies, and concerts for change all over the world.
Rufus, a world renowned cellist, is highly acclaimed for his cross cultural collaborations, taking the cello into previously unexplored realms. He has collaborated with a wide spectrum of world music artists. Through his work with West African, Haitian Vodou and Arabic Music his unique musical style traces the lineage of American music back to its root sources. Rufus is also well known for his improvisation based solo cello repertoire and critically acclaimed CD “Songs for Cello” (Daqui Records).
Rufus met Bethany in 1999 at a gig at the legendary Knitting Factory in downtown Manhattan and they quickly formed a deep musical partnership. As the daughter of folk legend Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul & Mary) Bethany absorbed a huge amount of traditional American folk music, blues and spirituals in her early childhood which permanently rooted her in the voices of her ancestors. Throughout her life she has continued to learn and study traditional songs and prayer music from all over the world. Bethany’s tour-de-force stage presence, mesmerizing voice and deep knowledge of the material help her, like a musical medium, to transmit the truth, beauty and prophetic messages of these songs.
For this performance Bethany & Rufus are honored to be joined by Moroccan percussionist and oud player Brahim Fribgane, a master musician who has performed with many great artists at festivals throughout the world including: Dr. L. Subramaniam, Leni Stern, Vishal Vaid, Club d’Elf, Sami Yusuf, Hassan Hakmoun, Will Calhoun, Adam Rudolph, Zakir Hussein, Giovanni Hidalgo, Malika Zarra, Hamid Drake, Selva Ganesh, Steve Gorn, Larry Coryell, Reggie Workman, Hubert Laws, Corey Segal, Adam Deitch, Pete Seeger, Amit Chattergee, Medeski Martin & Wood, to name a few. Brahim has recorded with Harry Belafonte, Paula Cole, Club d’Elf, Jamsheid Sharifi, Leni Stern, DJ Logic, Malika Zarra, Morphine, among other talented artists.
Creativity and Inspiration - Martina Hoffman, Pascal Ferry, Morgan Mandala, Randall Roberts, Dela and Apex Collective" and then in the description write "Creativity and Inspiration: Where it emerges from and where we'd like to see it go". Open panel discussion and Q & A.
Emerging from Denver, Colorado, Mlima is premier jazz-funk ensemble that has established itself in the forefront of the ever-emerging funk-dance scene in the Rocky Mountains. Originally a four-piece, the group has expanded to a septet comprised of vocalist Jessica Jones, guitarist Jeph Kennedy, saxophonist/vocalist Zach Simms, percussionist Jack Breitenbach, bassist Ryan Thrush, drummer Lance Croucher and keyboardist Chaz Levinson.
Since their arrival in 2012, Mlima has built an ardent local fan-base through a relentless live schedule, including headlining Denver’s Bluebird Theatre, and opening for such renowned acts as Praang, Shpongle, and The Disco Biscuits at Colorado’s very own Red Rocks Park & Amphitheater. While the early years of the band saw an ever-changing cast of band members, they have established a permanent core of musicians who pride themselves on creating their own unique style and sound incorporating roots in jazz, funk, rock, soul, afro-beat and contemporary pop culture.
Description: Discover how symbols are visualization tools and blue prints for mental and spiritual organization that connects to nature and Solar Energy through science. See how the symbols of yin yang, tree, cross, ankh, Star of David, Surya Yantra Mandala, Koch fractal, relate to moon/ constellation/ Sun/ Earth movement patterns, and light/ color/ fractals. Like pieces of a puzzle, symbols fit together and ultimately relate to the natural cycle and this knowledge can empower us in our life, mental, and growth cycles.
Bio: Kelly O’Donnell is a Solar Engineer/ Speaker/ Writer/ Artist/ Poet/ Maker. She has lived in and helped build several off grid and grid tie solar houses. She combined her Solar knowledge with symbology and created artworks, art installations, mind maps, published articles, and books. She has given many presentations at Ignite, colleges, radio shows and festivals that relate integration of art with nature. When she is not busy gardening, she is studying, creating and spinning the ConsciousRevolution.com
Taylor Scott is an international touring guitarist/singer/songwriter based in Denver, Colorado. He has consistently toured all over the US, Canada, and Europe with both the Taylor Scott Band and blues artist Otis Taylor. In 2015, he played alongside the likes of Warren Haynes on Otis Taylor’s critically acclaimed release, “Hey Joe Opus: Red Meat.” The Taylor Scott Band, based in Denver, is an original soul/jam & funk band released their second album, “A Closer Look, the Second Glance” in October, 2015. Here is a word on the music:
“Heavily influenced by soul, funk, blues, jazz, and rock & roll, Taylor Scott’s music is gaining a reputation for transcending the limitations of a single genre. His diversely influenced “soul/jam” group, The Taylor Scott Band, is a high-powered extension of this mélange of sounds.”
I intend to play! Energetic vibrations of fun run deep in my veins. I own Lotus House of Yoga, vinyasa studios in Nebraska. The classes I lead are fun, challenging and filled with love. My godfather is ashtanga and my sister is rock and roll. Gracefully tip toe along the fierce edge of your practice, expect sweat, love, and OM.
High Country Low Lifes is a group of three lifelong friends out of Fort Collins, CO, out to make some of the hardest hitting, most psychedelic blues rock ever created.
Inspired by artists such as: Black Sabath, Witchcraft, Graveyard, Sleep, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zeppelin and Witch
Trika Samāgni: Balanced Fire and the Triple Goddess – R.R. Shakti (music by Nabin and Bijay Shreshta)
Dynamic movement, channeled vibrations and pranafied meditations to cultivate fearless play and peaceful clarity.
Yoga Worldreach Seva School Founding Director, R.R. Shakti M.A., ERYT 500, has been teaching Inner Power Yoga® since 2000. Shakti is a dynamic story teller and teacher’s teacher; a PhD candidate for her work in Mythology and Depth Psychology. She is also a certified Yoga Therapist, a licensed Massage Therapist and an Ayurvedic Consultant who has studied holistic approaches to health and psycho-spiritual well-being for nearly 20 years.
Honored in Origin Magazine for the “Leaders Who Inspire” Series, Shakti has traveled throughout the world, gaining insight, experience, and inspiration; bringing yoga and hope to people from all walks of life. Sharing her expertise with survivors of domestic violence and sexual assault, cancer patients, those struggling with substance abuse challenges, and friends with special needs; Shakti is a firm believer in the power of yoga to awaken the body’s own healing process. She combines ecological awareness, social service, and mind/body integration to offer a dynamic message of peace and personal empowerment. Her teachings call for radical authenticity and practical human engagement for a real life experience of awakening to one’s inner power.
Shakti has been featured and honored in Yoga lifestyle magazines such as Shakti Yogi Journal, Mantra: Yoga and Health, and Elephant Journal. She holds an A.A. in Outdoor Recreation Leadership from Colorado Mountain College, a B.A. in Traditional Eastern Arts with an emphasis in Yoga, from Naropa University, and is currently pursuing a Ph.D. from Pacifica Graduate Institute.
With gratitude and love, Shakti honors the many teachers who have guided her on her path.
Could You Be Loved?…and BE LOVE?
High Country Low Lifes is a group of three lifelong friends out of Fort Collins, CO, out to make some of the hardest hitting, most psychedelic blues rock ever created.
Inspired by artists such as: Black Sabath, Witchcraft, Graveyard, Sleep, Stevie Ray Vaughn, Led Zeppelin and Witch
In the winter of 2015, a striking new voice formed in the heart of Denver’s electronic music scene. Spectacle’s orchestral instrumentation (violin, percussion, guitar) quickly made the outfit stand out amongst the crowd; each show being an experience, that is refreshingly original. Hard hitting drops, alongside afro-cuban percussion make for an irresistible groove and a heady tropical soundscape. Beautiful soaring violin melodies, and deep rhythmic bass synth lines drive each musical passage through every member of the audience. Band members Michael Mahan, Jessica Borth, and Rob Brandon work in unity gripping the crowd for a show that is both mesmerizing and captivating from start to finish. Spectacle brings their audience through an innovative and dynamic journey show after show after show..
Spundose is a musician/music producer striving to bring original sounds, melodies, and rhythms to your ears, to make your mind, body, and soul move in ways you never experienced before.. To stimulate your imagination; to maintain/rekindle/awaken inside you a loving desire to create a more spiritually aware and environmentally sustainable society.
Flow and Frequency: through masterful guidance and thoughtful tones, Denver based yogini and bodywork artist Devon Sweeney and Anthony Thogmartin aka EarthCry unify yogic flow with intentional tones in a new approach meant to deepen the healing experience. Utilizing isochronic audio synchronized with movement, this program is designed to enhance and harmonize the brain with the body. The practice will create deeper coherence for heart, body, and brain through gentle fluid movement, intelligent tonal rhythm, and meditative breath work.
Gipsy Moon is a four-piece group of artists on an endless musical journey, sharing songs with the hopes of planting inspiration into the soul, starting a fire in the heart, and building community that invokes love in its wildest manifestations.
The four members Silas Herman (mandolin, guitar, vocals), Mackenzie Page (guitar, tenor banjo, vocals), Matt Cantor (bass, vocals), and Andrew Conley (Cello) reside in the mountains of Nederland Colorado where they write all original material about nature, sunsets, mountain rain, and love.
With soothing harmonies, soul-stirring poetry, and instrumentals that make the hips sway, Gipsy Moon is constantly reinventing their version of indie-folk to include celtic melodies, latin rhythms, jazzy vocals, bluegrass drive, and a gypsy swing that brings acoustic music into an exciting new dimension. A blending of genres that hippies and poets, lovers and dancers, freaks and families alike can all come together to sing and dance until the sun comes up.
If one should come upon Gipsy Moon, whether on the stage, on the road, or singing in the woods, they should be pleased at the prospect of kicking off their shoes, smiling at the heavens, and getting down and dirty.
Jennifer Hartswick is one of the most exciting performers in music today. She inspires audiences all over the world with her powerful voice and commanding trumpet playing.
Jennifer’s live performances are renowned as spontaneous, joyful and contagious. Her natural charisma and sincerity shines through, and each performance is a celebration of musical collaboration. And whether she is wailing on the trumpet or singing an intimate vocal solo, her performance is all part of a single seamless instrument, one that is played not only with astounding technical proficiency, but also with sensitivity, conviction and heart.
Hartswick has shared the stage and studio with many musical titans, including Trey Anastasio, Carlos Santana, Bruce Hornsby, The Rolling Stones, Phish, Herbie Hancock and Christian McBride.
Natalie Cressman
Raised in an eclectic musical household, Natalie Cressman has only continued to diversify and expand her musical universe. Still in her early 20s, the trombonist/composer/vocalist has assimilated the full range of her sonic influences into a startlingly mature, strikingly original voice that melds the sophistication of modern jazz with captivating storytelling and intoxicating melodies reminiscent of indie rock’s most distinctive songwriters. From Carnegie Hall to the House of Blues, from the Apollo to Lincoln Center, her versatility and enthusiasm for new music has propelled her into a richly diverse musical career.
Cressman has spent much of the last four years touring the jam band circuit with Phish’s Trey Anastasio, while also performing with jazz luminaries Nicholas Payton, Wycliffe Gordon, and Peter Apfelbaum. Those varied experiences are reflected on her gorgeous second release, Turn the Sea. Anastasio calls the album “a beacon of light in an increasingly cold and mechanized era of music. Natalie is standing on the precipice of an incredible life in music, and if this album is any indication of where she’s headed, then I’ll be listening every step of the way.” Following her jazz-oriented debut, Unfolding, with the more song-based Turn the Sea was at least partially a result of her tenure with Anastasio, Cressman says. “Trey always wants to include the audience, but he doesn’t dumb down his music to do it.” Turn the Sea reveals a sound that’s utterly uncategorizable but instantly accessible, one that belies but is also a product of Cressman’s youth. What her music exposes is an utterly contemporary artist steeped in several traditions, an artist who sees no barriers between the incalculable accomplishments of the past and the urgent demands of the present. Cressman is an artist endorser for King Trombones.
Arrive into the expansive field Being through the gateway of the body. Yoga Nidra (translated as ‘yogic sleep’) is a practice that involves sequentially circulating awareness through each part of the body (while in shavasana), allowing holding patterns to unknot, and stress to disintegrate.
Yoga Nidra is now showing its benefits not only in traditional yoga culture but in the fields of pain management and psychotherapy. It has proven effective in treating a wide range of afflictions including chronic pain, sleep disorders, addiction, p.t.s.d, low self esteem, anxiety and stress.
All Levels.
What to bring: mat and blanket and/or pillow.
¡Los chicos Malos! is a newly formed group comprised of Jonny Jyemo on drums and timbales, Victor Mestas on keys, Scott Messersmith on congas, Gonzalo Teppa on Bass and Jose Alberto rounded out the sound on lead vocal. The band plays a combination of Cuban jazz, salsa, cha cha’s, and is based in the Denver area. As a five piece, the band can stretch out and approach the music with a more open mind and open format. Sometimes feeling more like a Descarga, this group is guaranteed to have you shaking it.
Scott Messersmith and Jonny Jyemo will also be teaching a workshop – Explorations in Afro-Cuban Percussion. We will explore clave and how it relates to latin music and how it is the central pattern which dictates the relationship to the beat. We will check out a rumba yambu, rumba guaguanco and rumba Columbia. We look forward to sharing this music with you!
This workshop is an introduction to Afro Cuban music focusing on how the music relates to Clave. Scott and Jonny will teach some basic parts to Rumba and answer any questions participants may have about the fundamentals of Afro Cuban music. They will also explore the clave relating to the quinto and show how the quinto locks into all Cuban music.
Jonny Jyemo is a "1st call" drummer/percussionist from Denver, CO. He plays in various bands and is known for his versatility of drumming styles. From salsa to funk, reggae to rock, Jyemo puts his signature on the music while still faithfully respecting the roots.
Scott grew up in New Orleans and began playing drums as a young child. Music has always been a huge part of his life and after being in bands throughout his younger life, moved to Colorado where he started the Motet and began shaping his interests in Cuban, African and Brazilian music. Scott has studied Cuban music intensively and continues to grow and learn, as the challenges of this music really have no limits. Scott is excited to share his knowledge and insight with Cuban music with friends at ARISE. Scott can be seen playing with The California Honeydrops, Sambadende, and Los Chicos Malos, as well as many other pick up gigs in the Denver/ Boulder area. We hope to see you at the workshop!
Portland born, Dirty Revival has evolved from the confines of a basement, to some of PDX’s most sought after stages. Their soulful sounds and energetic beats deliver an atmosphere that enraptures any audience.
Led by the soulful vocals of Sarah Clarke, Dirty Revival has made their mark on the Pacific Northwest music scene. The unique ensemble delivers powerful original tracks and superbly arranged classics with a resounding presence, no matter how big or small the venue.
The dynamic, seven-piece soul outfit shines on stage, and defines influences from funk- and soul-infused icons of the past. DR has shared the stages with musical heavy-hitters such as George Clinton and the Parliament Funkadelic, Sir Mix-A-Lot, Slick Rick, Nappy Roots and Gift of Gab, and have several regional tours already under their belt.
Conducted by Matt Butler and Featuring:
Bridget Law & Bonnie Paine (Elephant Revival)
Eddie Roberts & Joe Tatton & Pete Shand (The New Mastersounds)
Jeff Austin (Jeff Austin Band, Formerly of YMSB)
Dave Watts & Gabe Mervine & Drew Sayers (The Motet)
Bibi McGill (Beyonce)
Sage Cook (WE DREAM DAWN)
Sarah Clarke (Dirty Revival)
Tierro (Kan'Nal)
