Gig Description

Would you like to join an intimate, immersive musical journey, one that sparks the imagination and uplifts the spirit? Please join the Global Roots Ensemble at the Muse Performance Space on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at 7 pm.

The Global Roots Ensemble creates original music at the intersection of modal jazz, Indian ragas, swampy Delta blues, and melodic folk. The ensemble features the following musicians, several of whom are well known to Colorado audiences:

Elden Kelly: fretted and fretless guitars
Sheela Bringi: bansuri, harp, harmonium, voice
John Gunther: saxophones and woodwinds
Bill McCrossen: acoustic and electric bass, West African n’goni
Bobby Bringi: composer, percussion, storyteller

DETAILS:
Location: The Muse Performace Space, 200 E South Boulder Rd, Lafayette, CO 80026
Tickets available online (please get them soon to avoid disappointment!) at: https://museperformancespace.com/upcoming-shows/#/events
Date and time: Sunday, September 22, 2024; doors open at 6:30 pm, show starts at 7 pm
Food and drinks: Non-alchoholic drinks, wine and beer are available, food is not sold at the venue

Here is a brief video introducing the band and its music:

https://youtu.be/DMZ3v0WEoAw?si=zo5FPzZVK3r_O44p

The Global Roots Ensemble creates original music at the intersection of modal jazz, Indian ragas, swampy Delta blues, and melodic folk. Led by composer/percussionist Bobby Bringi, the band of like-minded artists share their distinct soundscape in storytelling concerts, inviting listeners on a journey that sparks the imagination and uplifts the spirit.

The ensemble members’ performance credits include Yoshi’s in San Francisco, Denver’s Dazzle Jazz Club, and the Detroit Institute of the Arts. International venues include Indonesia’s Bali Spirit Festival, Jazz Ascona in Switzerland, and the Delhi Rendezvous Festival in India.

After the ensemble’s debut concert, recorded live at the Mighty Fine Studios in Denver, audience members had this to say: “What a transcendent musical feast…. We were buzzing from the experience for days!”; “My mind is blown, simply stunning”; and “Great music, great soul!”.

Mumbai-born and now Boulder-based Bringi says, “In exploring music beyond borders, we create with audiences a collective joy, vitality, and freedom.” Global Roots Ensemble’s music dissolves barriers among genres and listeners, sparking new perspectives and drawing people closer together.