The Everyone Orchestra cast changes each time we play. Artists who have joined us in the past include members of:
The Grateful Dead
Phish
String Cheese Incident
moe.
Disco Biscuits
Ratdog
Medeski, Martin & Wood
ALO
Tea Leaf Green
Zilla
Particle
Delta Nove
ekoostik hookah
Hot Buttered Rum String Band
New Monsoon
Railroad Earth
Donna the Buffalo
The Recipe JFJO Deep Banana Blackout
Jazz Mandolin Project Garaj Mahal Soulive
Hamsa Lila
Leftover Salmon
Assembly of Dust
Umphrey's McGee
ARU
Axis Brothers
Galactic
P Funk All Stars
MarchFourth Marching Band
Surrounded by Ninjas
Mojow & the Vibration Army
KDTU
Jambay
Albino!
ThaMuseMeant
Home at Last
The Flecktones
Mountain of Venus
Perpetual Groove
The Brakes
AND
Adrian Belew
Dennis Kucinich
Steve Kimock
Mr. Egg
Peter Apfelbaum
Taj Mahal
Maria Muldaur
DJ Logic
G. Love
Derek Trucks
Julia Butterfly
David Gans
Souleye
Blane Lyon
Al Howard
Samantha Stollenwerck
Scott Law
Darol Anger
Asher Fulero
Colonel Bruce
and so many more,
plus dancers, painters, fire spinners, story tellers, hula hoopers, activists and
YOU!
THE EVERYONE ORCHESTRA is a revolving cast of stellar musicians brought together by drummer/conductor Matt Butler for concerts, festival super jams and special benefit events. EO performances are designed to create space for each performers musical personality to shine, engage the audience as participants in the jam and to facilitate a massive celebratory coming together featuring a conductor directing both musicians and audience alike.
"We pass the musical talking stick around the collective group of players and take turns leading the stage, much like sharing music around a campfire. We also play musical improv games that I sometimes refer to as 'music sports.' Then we culminate in moments with everyone is on stage at once, playing conducted improvisations together, says Butler, who is also the founder of the group.
The list of Everyone Orchestra alumni reads like a who’s who of jam band music and beyond including members of The Grateful Dead, Phish, moe., String Cheese Incident, Derek Trucks Band, Railroad Earth, Hot Buttered Rum, Tea Leaf Green and Jimmy Herring, Darol Anger, Adrian Belew, Taj Mahal, Maria Muldaur, live painters, dancers, hula hoopers, firespinners, stiltwalkers, activists, a presidential candidate, storytellers and hundreds of others among a growing legion of other performers (See list on the left).
Butler’s version of breaking down the barriers between musician and audience derives in part from desert art festival Burning Man’s ‘no spectators, only participants’ ethic and is undoubtedly influenced by his old friend and mentor Ken Kesey, the king of the Merry Pranksters.
While Butler is the primary conductor, the Orchestra has also been conducted by former Jamie Janover, Leftover Salmon bassman Tye North, Jon Fishman, SCI's Michael Travis, ALO's Dan Lebowitz and Zach Gill, other musicians and members of the audience.
Through the events and work of The Everyone Orchestra, more than $100,000 has been raised for contributions to non-profit and environmental organizations around the nation.
Visit our website at www.everyoneorchestra.com. You'll find the complete archive of participants and a whole lot more!
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DEADHEADS GET READY TO PARTY HEARTY WITH FAMILY GROOVE COMPANY~ROOTSTAND~IFDAKAR,AND MORE! Hey now! The 3Gs ('aka Grateful Garcia Gathering), is returning back to the Camp NCN Venue in beautiful Black River Falls Wisconsin July 30th though August 2nd 2009 where it all began over 6 years ago! A grateful place where Garcia fans will be gathering! It also marks the celebration of Jerry Garcia's 67th Birthday, plus the 14th Anniversary of Jerry's untimely passing. We have leased the campground venue for July 30th though August 3rd 2009 for our 6th annual music festival.
Other great music festivals have hosted at this venue such as Weedstock, Farmapalooza, Big Wu Family Reunion, Campout Roots Festival,just to name a few!
Artists included: Family Groove Company, Rootstand, Ifdakar, Boney Fingers, Baghdad SCUBA Review, Fungus Garden Reverb, Jam and the Playground Kids, In the Dark, MMC Trio, Elf Lettuce, Vinny Weible & Soul Logic, Groovitational Pull, The Reggie, Grateful Beth and the Volunteers, The Bar Tab Band, John Statz, Mr. Cab Driver, Brok'n Arrow, Greyleaf, and more Jambands to be added soon!
Our friends at Mystix Toyz will be on board at the 3G's for tons of family fun with juggling demonstrations, including juggling workshops, face painting, kids parades, plus drum circles and fire dance jams every night
Mixed Bag teamed up with us to bring you this cool widget. The Camp Bisco 8 widget has videos, fun links AND you and your friends can win a pair of VIP tickets! Simply by using this widget you can be a part of the fun! Feel free to share it with everyone as well!
Just wanting to share my newly organized art works & let people know we're now offering print on demand for comics, zines and other short run booklets! I hope you enjoy Spring in good health & inspiration!
I've made it to a good 15 of your shows so far & hitting a bump in the road (economy wise)=( any possibility of getting on the list tonight for the Mcdonald Theatre?... much love!
We're playing a great show with The Joe McMurrian Quartet (now Woodbrain) and Eggplant this Thursday. It's a super solid evening of rocking roots music dripping in blues and jazz. Hope to see you there! ~~C
Thursday, April 9th : 10 pm : 21+ : $4
Kelly's Olympian 426 SW Washington St Portland, OR 97204
Please check out our new music video about the "Vampire Bankers". The guy who directed Madonna's first video directed this, too. We think it's a pretty funny tune and vid. Thanks for being our friend!
Don't miss out on this special night at the McDonald Theatre tonight with the Everyone Orchestra feat. Michael Kang of String Cheese Incident, conductor Matt Butler, Adam Brogan of ALO and all of Hot Buttered Rum. Hot Butter Rum to open the show with their own full set!
Looks like you lot are having a great time well thats the whole objective is it not? lovely free unchained stuff I bet your gigs are a gas. All the best Laurie
