Open Space Performers
Enjoy great family entertainment before the free movies by the Bay. All performances begin at 7pm.

Tuesday
Luke Winslow King
Soul Patch

Wednesday
Luunappi (children’s entertainment)
New Third Coast
Ruby Johns
Millennials
Mike Moran

Thursday
Tom Kaufmann
Jeff Bihlman

Friday
Jon Rajewski
Jetty Rae
Song of the Lakes (children’s performance)

Saturday
Miriam Pico
Mue Sephei featuring Diane and Noemi DeRib
Robin Lee Berry

Jam Sessions
For the first time this year, the festival offers late-night jams in area night clubs. Cover charge $10; wear your TCFF volunteer t-shirt and get in for half price. Shows start at 10pm.

Tuesday: Horn Night
Archipelago Project, Laurie Sears, Claudia Schmidt, and other guests.
Warehouse District: Insideout Gallery, 229 Garland

Wednesday: Young Talent
Mike Moran, Levi Britten, Mue Sephei, Millennials, Members of Egon, and other guests.
Warehouse District: Insideout Gallery, 229 Garland

Thursday: Keyboard Night
Jeff Gibbs, Steve Sandner, and other guests.
Warehouse District: Insideout Gallery, 229 Garland

Thursday: Dance, Dance, Dance
Egon with special guests
Loading Dock, 205 Lake St

Friday: Anvil!
Commonfaced opening for Anvil!
Union Street Station, 117 S. Union

Friday: Midnight Madness Jam Session
Variety of festival musicians including Song of the Lakes.
Show starts at midnight
Warehouse District: Insideout Gallery, 229 Garland

Saturday: End of the World Jam Session
Phenomenal Head and Wild Sullys with special guests
Union Street Station, 117 W. Union

Volunteer Performers
Dominic and John
Photo by Luke Kermode

Dominic Akena and John Okello

16 year old Dominic Akena and 17 year old John Okello are two student musicians from Uganda who appeared in the documentary War Dance which was shown at last year’s film festival. Both are multi-talented musicians both as instrumentalists and dancers. Dominic won the top overall musician award at the National Ugandan Music Competition in 2005. They are visiting Traverse City until August 4 and studying percussion with Dave Warne of Sun Radius International Music. Contact info: email kgribi@chartermi.net or call 231-499-8664.

Steven Ball

Steven Ball, a Doctoral degree graduate of the University of Michigan School of Music, holds the unique distinction of being the first organist in modern academic history to have received a diploma by demonstrating his abilities as a performer on both the classical and theater organ. He is also the first Theater Organist to have received a DMusA. Recognized now as one of the world’s foremost authorities on the interpretation and scholarship of silent films, he has concertized and lectured around the world including solo performances and silent film presentations in the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, France, Portugal, Ireland, England and Switzerland. Dr. Ball is one of fewer than a half dozen organists in the world to hold a staff organist position at a movie theater, the premiere organist for the world’s first concerto for Theater Organ and Orchestra and the first person ever to accompany a silent film on the carillon. He was also the recipient of a Fulbright Scholarship to the Netherlands in 2001 for his work in the world of Campanology and Carillon Performance. In addition to his duties as Staff Organist of the Michigan Theater, he is currently Carillonneur at the University of Michigan where he both performs and teaches.

David Chown

David has been playing piano professionally for over 25 years. He has 5 CD¹s out on his own label, and has played on or produced 12 other CD¹s. In addition to solo piano concerts and club appearances, David leads a popular variety band, the ³Lookout Cats², which features Ron Hernandez on drums and vocals, Laurie Sears on sax and flute, Elizabeth Rivers on vocals and Charlie Tomlin on guitar and vocals. David¹s performance credits include 3 years with the Grand Hotel Orchestra, 3 years at the Radisson hotel in Ypsilanti Michigan, 2 years at Mico¹s in Traverse City and 12 years at the Grand Traverse Resort. Currently David appears regularly at the Traverse City Golf and Country Club. David was the accompanist for four of Theatre North¹s productions including ³1940¹s Radio Hour², ³Holiday Resort², ³A My Name Is Alice², and ³I Love You, Your Perfect, Now Change!² Since moving to Traverse City in 1993, David started his company ³Lookout Music Productions². He owns and operates ³Lookout Music Productions Studio², which is located at Logan¹s Landing, where he teaches over 40 students and records and publishes music.

Adam Crawford

Adam Crawford is well known as the Guitarist for Commonfaced. With two decades of playing under his belt, Adam is influenced by several great guitarists such as Dave Mustaine and the late Dimebag Darrell. Once called back by Disturbed from and audition to play bass, Adam prefers to carry the torch of his favorite players as guitarist in local metal favorite Commonfaced.

Jordan Huggett

Jordan Huggett is a drummer from Traverse City Michigan who started to pursue his musical career 9 years ago when he began to take lessons with David Warne of Sun Radius Music International and Brad Novak of Marshall Music. Jordan continued to participate in the school jazz and symphony bands and was on the Central High School marching band snare line. Jordan now attends NMC and is playing with several local musicians. He is a former member of the Latin and swing band BoBossa. He hopes to continue his career in a Chicago or Boston university within the next year. Colin Hoekje attends Traverse City West Senior High where he enjoys playing percussion and soccer. He has studied various styles of percussion with Dave Warne at Sun Radius for the past 5 years. Soccer is another one of his passions, which he has played since age 5. In his free time he plays ultimate Frisbee and spends time with his friends.

Ingemar Johansson

Ingemar Johansson is a songwriter and recording artist with the musical group Song of the Lakes having performed in the US, Canada and Europe for the past 26 years. He plays a multitude of stringed instruments, writes and composes work inspired by the good life in and beautiful Northwest Michigan. Being born and raised in Sweden, he now lives in the hills of Benzie County with his wife and two dogs.

Mateo

Matthew (“Mateo”) Toler says that Latin music found him. Inspired by local area dancers, he put together a Traverse City-based Latin Dance Band called “ROJO LOCO,” which performs mambos, cha chas, rumbas, salsas, merengues, and tangos. Mateo sings in Spanish and Portuguese while playing guitar and has enlisted the additional local talents of a vibraphone player, conga and timbale players, and bass player. ROJO LOCO can be found playing downtown this summer on Mondays at the TOP of the PARK and Fridays on Cafe Habana’s rooftop patio.

Ann Peterson

Ann never imagined that at her age she would be playing music. This Royal Oak native has never lost her love of music. Despite never having formal training and being a self professed “ear musician” she takes command of the State Theatre’s organ, which she admits is some what of a challenge due to the sheer size of the instrument. In addition to her hard work as a volunteer at the State, Ann is also the organist at the Elks Lodge and takes pride in breaking the gender barrier by being the first female to be initiated by the lodge. After moving to Traverse City in 1979, Ann has made a living as an event musician, performing at various functions which include weddings, parades, and even a yacht, in addition to being a member of various trios from time to time. Life is good in Traverse City for Ann Peterson. Whether in her professional work to her volunteer work, she considers herself a lucky gal.

Phenomenal Head

Phenomenal Head evokes the passion of the MC5 and Iggy and the Stoggieswith their unique form of poetic hip hop. A wise man observed that people in small towns are bitter and turn to guns and religion for comfort. Well, in Benzie county they turn to Phenomenal Head to express what people are thinking about. Featuring Keyboardist Jimmy Olson (Kenny’s cousin) who will be opening several movies during the festival,Phenomenal Head consists of Harger Boal, Dan Johansson ; Kyle Sullivan and Aaron Reitz

Jetty Rae

Jetty Rae’s folk/soul sound is unique, a culmination of her influences: count Ella Fitzgerald, Eva Cassidy, Patty Griffin, Norah Jones, and Lauryn Hill among them. This eclectic set of influences coupled with her life experience living in China, Hawaii, and Fiji, become apparent through her penetrating vocals and lyrics rooted in depression, love, and faith. She is a solo artist, just her and her guitar, who’s opened for other great indie bands and artists such as “Steppin In It” and Rachel Davis. Jetty has also performed as a main act in a number of festivals, including “Big Ticket”, and is scheduled to perform in others, such as “Blissfest”, as well. You can sample her music at http://jettyrae.com or visit her MySpace and Facebook

Soul Patch

With it’s current line-up formed in early 2006, Soul Patch is a Traverse City, MI based band with music as versatile as its members. Together we hold a masters in groove. Individually we infuse styles from several backgrounds including, world beat, jazz, reggae, bluegrass, funk, surf, rockabilly, ska, blues, and straight up rock n¹ roll. We never write a set list but are always prepared to feel our audience and bring them something they can move to. Our shows are constantly taking on a new form that is inspired on the spot by the borderless space between the band and the listeners. We play songs with purpose but are not afraid to improvise. We play covers from all over the musical world, Motown to modern and everything in between, always making them our own for a fresh unique delivery. Our original music spans three decades and can only be described at eclectic, taking ideas from any one of the three songwriters in the band and plugging them into the musical vessel that is Soul Patch. The output is a sweet ride of Organic grooves for your mind and feet.

Les Thornburg

Artist and Clinician Les Thornburg is a highly respected Organ and Piano arranger, composer, and concert performer. He has traveled extensively throughout the world, winning rave reviews from audiences for his musicianship and talents. Les was formerly an Artist in Residence for the Kawai Piano & Organ corporation, and later with the Hammond Suzuki corporation. Les¹s musical career spans more than 40 years starting with piano lessons at the age of three from his father, a well-respected concert artist and teacher. Les has performed at various places, including the White House, the Vienna Opera House, Cathedrals throughout Poland, and Russia, as well as throughout Canada and the US. He is also a recording artist having many recordings to his credit. Currently, Les resides in Traverse City, MI where he is very active with many civic groups to include the Masonic orders, Shriners, and the Elks. Les is Pianist and Organist for the First Christian Church in Traverse City.

Luke Winslow-King

Luke Winslow-King Hailing from Cadillac Michigan, Luke Winslow-King is a singer/songsmith, multi-instrumentalist and composer on a journey to become a true musical expeditionary. Inspired by New Orleans rag time, impressionism, delta and country blues, poetry, folk, and classical composition, his sound is both rustic and elegant.

Special thanks to the musicians and entertainers who perform before festival movies: Dominic Akena & John Okello with Jordan Huggett, Anvil, Archipelago Project, Robin Lee Berry, Big Rand, Jeff Bihlman, Levi Britten, David Chown, Commonfaced, Adam Crawford (Guitarist for Commonfaced), Diane and Noemie DeRib (Mue Sephei), Egon, Ron Getz, Jeff Gibbs, Grand Traverse Pipes & Drums, Ingmar Jo- hansson, Ruby Johns, Dan Kalchek, Tom Kaufmann, Jay Kott, Lisa Johansson Trio, Luunappi, Juan Mateo, Michael McKinney, Angelo Meli, Millennials, Mike Moran, Charles Murphy, New Third Coast, Alan Newton, Northwind Flute Group, Jimmy Olson, The Overtones, Ann Peterson, Phenomenal Head, Miriam Pico, Jetty Rae, Jon Rajewski, Steven Sandner, Claudia Schmidt, Laurie Sears, Song of the Lakes, Soul Patch, Sullivan Entertainment, Susan Dey’s Piano Group, Tacky the Mime, Les Thornburg, The Turtlenecks, Jan Waling, Norm Wheeler, Wild Sullys, Luke Winslow-King, and Marty Yaple