Ego Free Jam Acoustic

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Get Tickets By donation ($20-25 recommended) The Ego Free Jam is a monthly night of improvisational music for musicians and sound makers of all skill levels. We alternate between electro-acoustic and acoustic. Acoustic jams are on even months. Acoustic Ego Free Jam This month leave the amps at home and show up with your favorite acoustic instrument: hand pans, flutes, didgeridoos, banjos, ukuleles, guitars, or your voice! We’ll supply an acoustic guitar, acoustic bass, octave mandolin, piano, various hand drums, and percussion instruments. What happens? Together we go on two improvisational music and sound making journeys, each lasting about 2 hours, with emphasis placed on listening to and supporting each other. There will be space for dancing and body movement, feel free to make art, or just listen. There are no spectators, only creators. Allow for the magic to happen! The opening ritual is an invitation to overcome our resistance to self-expression. Take a little risk and delight in knowing that it didn't kill you ;) 7:30 PM: Doors open, time to settle & mingle 8:00 PM: Jam #1 begins 10:00 PM: Jam #2 begins This is a shoes-off event. Bring your cushy socks & let loose. What’s the vibe? The idea is to let go and allow ourselves to play. There are no audiences at an Ego Free Jam. We're all participants, even when we're just quietly enjoying the groove. Jams include musicians and sound makers of all experience levels. They are safe spaces where we explore our creativity and where we strive to support others in their explorations. Dancing, stretching, and art making are welcome. The Delight Factory has several areas, the main area is for the jam; the bar, back yard, and Vibe Check installation are areas for conversations. Why ‘Ego Free’? The ego is the part of us that wants to keep us safe in the world and tries to make us NOT do something. It shows up as fear and embarrassment. When we get the urge to "do it right” out of the way, we can play,…

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