The eccentric mindset of acoustic musician Bruce Hayes has been an influential part of the Colorado music scene for the past 3 decades. He helped define the modern day “jam band” genre, having collaborated on the early works of the String Cheese Incident and Acoustic Junction. He continues to explore and expand the horizons and possibilities of electro-acoustic multi-ethnicity. Hayes has a passion for acoustic instruments – both their sound and their heritage. He’s somewhat of a fanatic as a performer, collector, historian, and even horse-trader. Live, the instruments become as much the performer as Hayes, accompanied by an amplified percussive foot board of his own design.

You can’t really pigeonhole Hayes. He’s been hailed as the “Jimi Hendrix of the mandolin,” yet his work is a fusion of musical styles that combines acoustic and electric instrumentation with elements of rock, bluegrass, Americana, Celtic and blues. If his music was coffee, we’d be ordering the Colorado Mountain blend.

**PLEASE NOTE: Unlike past years, the Courtyard at 610 will now be communal seating, first-come first-serve