Kevin Locke

Kevin Locke (his Lakota name, Tokaheya Inajin, means “The First to Arise”) is known throughout the world as a visionary Hoop Dancer, preeminent player of the indigenous northern Plains flute, traditional storyteller, cultural ambassador, recording artist, and educator. From his early Lakota influences and from his extended “world” family, he has learned how we each can draw from our individual heritages to create a vibrant, evolving global civilization embracing and celebrating our collective heritage.

http://www.kevinlocke.com

Joseph Fire Crow

Joseph Fire Crow is a gifted Cheyenne Native American flutist and recording artist on the Makoche recording label. He is a GRAMMY nominee; voted Flutist of the Year for the 2004 Indian Summer Music Awards; 2003 Songwriter of the Year and 2005 Best instrumental Recording in the Native American Music Awards; recipient of numerous Silver Arrow Awards for Outstanding to Native American Music, to name just a few of Joseph's achievements.

http://www.josephfirecrow.com

Skip Healy (Irish flute and fife) and Mark Bachand (bodhran)

Skip Healy is widely regarded as one of America's finest fife and wooden flute players. His concerts throughout North America and Europe have left audiences spellbound, and his playing style, at once traditional and contemporary, breathes new life into a wide repertoire of tunes. While he has played on more than 40 recordings and literally hundreds of international radio and television shows, his past three solo recordings, Grammy-nominated Empty Pockets (1985), Live from New York (1987), and Farewell New England Shores (1991), have won him both popular and critically acclaimed success. Skip established the Healy Fife and Flute Company in East Greenwich, Rhode Island, in 1993. He specializes in the designing and building of a wide variety of wooden flutes, fifes, and piccolos. Beautifully finished and trimmed with sterling silver, Skip has supplied these fine instruments to musicians all over the world.

Mark Bachand is a subcontractor at the Healy Flute Company and specializes in the rough turning, boring, reaming, and finished turning of many of the instruments. Bachand plays flute, fife, piccolo, and bodhran in venues and sessions all over New England. He also plays in "All For Me Grog" and "The Cartel," two local Irish and folk bands.

http://www.skiphealy.com

Michael Graham Allen (Coyote Oldman)

Michael Graham Allen has been a flutemaker for almost 30 years and a professional recording artist since 1986. He has been a prolific force in the reintroduction, refinement, and popularization of what was at that time a very obscure and almost forgotten instrument, the Native American flute. At the 2008 INAFA convention, Michael will be performing upon rim-blown flutes of North America: Yuma, Mohave, Hopi, and Anasazi.

http://www.coyoteoldman.com

Autumn's Child

Global chamber music, a hybrid of world, jazz, classical, and folk styles. A combination of Native American flute, cello, guitar, and world percussion.

http://www.autumnschild.com

The Peter Phippen Quartet

[Peter Phippen (shakuhachi, Anasazi, bansuri, Native American and other world flutes), David Roll (keyboards), Jason Introwitz (percussion), and Sara Maurer (vocals)]

Canyon Records recording artist Peter Phippen is an innovative performer of world flutes, having researched the performance technique and history of his vast collection of antique and contemporary anthropological aerophones. He is a two-time Native American Music Awards nominee, a two-time Indian Summer Music Awards nominee, and has received a grant from the Wisconsin Arts Board. Phippen's CD, Shadows of Dawn, was featured for five months in the top 25 on Public Radio International's syndicated program Echoes, in 2006-2007. Phippen's Canyon Records recordings have brought his acclaimed flute playing to the attention of critics and flute enthusiasts worldwide. Experience Phippen's enchanting and timeless world of sound images.

http://www.peterphippen.com

Frank Montano (Anakwad)

Frank Montano was born in 1941 on the Red Cliff Ojibwe Reservation where he presently lives and works. He has been a lead vocalist and guitarist in rock, country, and bluegrass bands around the Great Lakes region. His traditional performance is an extension of his Native roots and cultural experiences. Now a master flute maker, he took up the flute following interpretations of dreams by traditional elders. His drum evokes the ancient, yet vital beat of the Mother Earth.When not performing in concert, Frank Montano can be found sharing his gifts in schools, prisons, and/or in treatment centers. Or, he may be busy with local environmental issues, community concerns, or at ceremonies for his own personal growth. Frank Montano has lectured and done workshops at colleges around the Midwest, as well as performed in Canada, Germany, and Japan. He has become an ambassador of goodwill.

http://arts.state.wi.us/static/folkdir/montano1.htm

Scott August

Native American Music Award winner and three time nominee, Scott August is a nationally acclaimed composer, producer, keyboardist and Native American flute player known for his forays into world music. His music has been featured on the nationally syndicated NPR radio shows "Hearts of Space" and "Echoes." August is also the recipient of an Indian Summer Music Award. He has composed music and sound design for hundreds of films, commercials, and video projects, for clients such as NASA, The Discovery Channel, Lexus, Chevrolet, HBO, Nabisco, Minolta and many others. The Discovery Channel described his work as "global, edgy, unexpected, emotional and sensual." And the Los Angeles Times has called it "shimmering and luminous." His music was featured in the Olympic village during the '96 Olympics in Atlanta, and one of his projects for NASA is on permanent display at the Kennedy Space Center in Florida.

Scott August will perform an evening concert at the 2008 INAFA convention, as well as a lecture, "Starting Your Own Label, Copyrights, and Marketing."

http://www.cedarmesa.com

N. Scott Robinson

INAFA welcomes world percussionist, scholar, and teacher N. Scott Robinson to the 2008 convention lineup. Scott has performed on the Grammy Award-winning CD Harlem Renaissance with the Benny Carter Big Band. He has also performed or recorded with such artists as Glen Velez, Marilyn Horne, Paul Winter Consort, Malcolm Dalglish, Robert “Tigger” Benford, Umayalpuram K. Sivaraman, Howard Levy, Layne Redmond, John Clark, Steve Gorn, Jon Gibson, Ken Filiano, Howard Johnson, Jeanie Bryson, Michael Ghegan, Oxymora, R. Carlos Nakai, Peter Phippen, Benoit Moerlen, Giovanni Hidalgo, Vivien Ellis, Gary Stroutsos, Art Baron, J. D. Parran, Eugene Friesen, Paul Halley, Slats Klug, Jeff Ball, Bob Cheevers, Andrew McKnight, Michael DeLalla, Sandy Weltman, Carolbeth True, Gordon Lowry, Nóiríin Ní Riain, Peter Zummo, Daniel Palomo Vinuesa, Randy Crafton, Mark Holland, Ron Warren, Peter Mayer, Jim Mayer, Dawn Avery, The Cleveland Orchestra, The Washington Metropolitan Symphony Orchestra, New Jersey Percussion Ensemble, and Gerald Alston. Scott has worked under the direction of composers John Cage, George Crumb, Halim El-Dabh, and Annea Lockwood, having recorded two CDs with the Annea Lockwood Ensemble.

Scott will be the in-house world percussionist for the 2008 INAFA convention.

http://www.nscottrobinson.com

Flute Dreams Duo

The Flute Dreams Duo is comprised of Alice Gomez and her sister, Madalyn Blanchett, performing upon wooden flutes and guitar. Repertoire consists of Native American music composed by Alice Gomez whose music appears on the Talking Taco and Lago recording labels.

http://www.alicegomez.com

William Hoshal

At the convention, William will play an afternoon concert, as well as give a presentation on advanced rhythmic improvisation techniques for the Native American flute.

http://www.williamhoshal.com

JazZen

Bobb Fantauzzo (Native American and Chinese flutes) and Aaron Kerr (acoustic and electric cello) combine their distinctive voices and creative talents to form the innovative group JazZen ("sometimes jazz, sometimes not-jazz"). JazZen will be performing an afternoon concert at the INAFA convention.

http://www.myspace.com/bobbfan

Ann Licater

Ann Licater is a lifelong silver flute player who discovered the inspirational and healing music of the Native American flute at a powwow. She uses her intuition and classical training to create beautiful, original melodies, as well as breathtaking improvisations, on this beautiful instrument.Ann will perform an afternoon concert at the 2008 INAFA convention.

http://www.fluteforthesoul.com

Michael Joseph Ulery with Derek Mortland

Michael Joseph Ulery's music is a representation of one of the cultural cross-sections of America. It is a mix of Native America, the farmers of Kentucky, and the hills of West Virginia. Although he never consciously decided to bring out these roots in his music, he has learned that our roots are inevitable. By embracing one's roots, you help keep your ancestors alive.

Michael incorporates into his music acoustic and electric guitar, bass guitar, mandolin, traditional flute and drums, Native American traditional backdrop vocals, and various other musical accompaniments which creates a strong, unique musical style.

Derek Mortland, whose life was changed dramatically due to a paralyzing semipro motorcycle accident in 1997, relearned guitar and broke through new musical barriers. In 2002, he released his debut album, Medicine Wheel, dedicated to those who helped him along the way, and to the accident itself that eventually directed him toward meditation and greater spiritual awareness. As a guitarist, Derek presents musical challenges, with odd time signatures and key changes. His jazz fusion based guitar style lends a strong character to his work with Michael Joseph Ulery.

http://www.sotiw.com

Randy McGinnis

Randy McGinnis, a Cherokee Indian born into the Deer Clan, lives in Knoxville, Tennessee. The songs that he plays are from the old songs with which he grew up. He taught himself to play these songs on the Native American flute. Randy was presented with a prestigious award from R. Carlos Nakai for his efforts in the promotion, preservation, and education of the Native American flute. Last year, Randy founded the Smokey Mountain Flute Circle. He is also the founder and president/CEO of Echota Technologies, a very successful corporation located in Maryville, Tennessee.

Randy will ceremonially open the convention on Wednesday evening during the first evening concert of the convention concert series, which are open to the public, and serve as the Master of Ceremonies throughout the 2008 INAFA convention.

Clint Goss and Vera Shanov

A Native American flute "playshop" that is designed to include players at all levels of musical experience, and to focus on building confidence in flute playing in many settings and styles, as well as expressing the inner musical voice of the participant.

http://www.clintgoss.com

John De Boer

John De Boer will play an afternoon concert at the 2008 INAFA convention, as well as give a presentation entitled, The Native American Flute as an Educational Tool. John has been a professional musician for 20 years and he holds a degree in fine arts and is a certified music teacher.

http://www.myspace.com/johndeboer

Jan Seiden

Indian Summer Music Award nominee and Maryland State Arts Council Award winner, Jan Seiden will perform an afternoon concert at the INAFA convention. She has appeared in interview on CNN Headline News/Comcast for her healing work with the Native American flute and for representing the International Center for Artistic Development. Seiden has appeared on Maryland Public TV on several occasions and was most recently filmed in 2007 for a cable TV program on spirituality and healing in medicine.

She has presented programs and lectured at institutions including the U.S. Department of the Treasury, U.S. Department of Justice, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency, the U.S. Army Materiel Command Headquarters at Fort Belvoir, Andrews Air Force Base, the Department of Veterans Affairs, the University of Virginia Art Museum, and the Strathmore Arts Foundation.

Seiden’s work with inner city youth was funded by the National Endowment for the Arts and the D.C. Arts Initiative. Recently, she was invited as a composer of original flute music and as a sound engineer for the soundtrack of the play, Te Ata, written by award-winning Chickasaw playwright JudyLee Oliva. Te Ata has been invited to play at the Smithsonian's National Museum of the American Indian and in Chickasaw, Oklahoma.

http://www.janseiden.com

Jonny Lipford

Jonny Lipford is an 18-year-old self taught musician from northern Florida. He began playing the Native American flute at the age of 14. His passion for the Native American flute and music in general is shaping his musical career, sending him to various places around the United States. At the convention, Jonny will perform an afternoon concert.

http://www.jonnylipford.com

Robert Willasch - Presentation: Reaching Troubled Youth Through the Native American Flute. Robert will discuss the progress that he has made and innovations that he has incorporated into his methodology, since his first presentation at the Kent State University INAFA convention, in dealing with troubled youth by using the Native American flute.

Randy Granger

At the 2008 INAFA convention, Randy Granger will be giving a lecture/presentation entitled, "Embellishment Techniques for the Native American Flute." He will also present a Hang drum lecture and perform an afternoon concert.

http://www.randygranger.net

Duke Addicks

At the 2008 INAFA convention, Duke Addicks will give a presentation entitled, "Playing Celtic Tunes on the Native American Flute." Duke serves as the Chief Justice and "official storyteller and flute player" for the Upper Mississippi Mdewakanton Indian community. He has been actively telling Mdewakanton stories at universities, colleges, schools, libraries, banquets, etc., for more than 50 years.

http://www.dukeaddicksstoryteller.com

John Sarantos

John Sarantos is a degreed, professional educator He has taught students ranging in age from 9 to 82, most of whom have never played an instrument before discovering how simple it is to play the Native American flute. John's specialty is working with folks in a gentle manner, while stressing the nonmusical theory approach. He has also written six songbooks for the Native flute and is actively involved with using the flute in prisons and with cancer patients.

At the 2008 INAFA convention, John will present a workshop geared toward the beginning flutist.