Since 1993, we’ve played a numerous events, conferences, music festivals and celebrations and had the honor of playing for and with many luminaries.

2023-2024

Scene 7 at The Speed Art Museum
Scene 7 at Mike Linnig’s
The Portland Museum’s 10th Annual Art & Heritage Fair
Scene 7 at The Louisville Roller Derby
The Belknap Festival
Spring Street Fall Festival
Scene 7 at Blue Ridge Manor Neighborhood Festival
For the American Educational Studies Association at The Downtown Hyatt
Family Day at the Speed Art Museum
Scene 7  at the Ugly Sweater Soiree at Vernon Lanes
Bellarmine University for their ML King Celebration
Scene 7 at the Glassworks building for a private event

2022-2023

The Belknap Festival
At Lynn Family Stadium for a Lou City FC soccer game
Warm-up band for My Morning Jacket at the KFC YUM! Center
Kentucky to the World “State of the State Song” at the Kentucky Center for the Arts (World Drumming Friday)
The Percussive Arts Society International Convention in Indianapolis, IN
For the Spalding University Writer’s Program
For the Young President’s Organization at the KCD Theater in Louisville
UofL Men’s Basketball Game
For Impact 100 Louisville at Kenneth Israel
BiG GiG at the Brown Theatre
Louisville Orchestra’s Louisville Broadcast on the Riverfront (World Drumming Friday)
Kentucky Kingdom for the Make A Wish Walk (Steel)
Fox Hollow Farm
Cultural Pass Kickoff at the Downtown Public Library

2021-2022

BiG GiG at the Brown Theatre
Highland Community Ministries art sale
Kentucky Kingdom for the Make A Wish Walk (Steel)
Cultural Pass Kickoff at the Louisville Free Public Library

2020-2021

It was a very unusual year with no gigs due to the pandemic.
But you can view our virtual 2020-2021 BiG GiG here! BiG GiG 2020-2021

2019-2020

Louisville’s Portland Museum for their Portland Arts & Heritage Festival
The National College Learning Center Association Conference
Belknap Festival
Girl Scouts Festival of the Arts, UofL
UofL Women’s Basketball Game
Ohio State Music Educators Association Conference in Cincinnati, OH

2018-2019

Louisville’s Central Park for Hal & Ben’s Bike In Movie
Louisville’s Portland Museum for their Portland Arts & Heritage Festival
Whole Foods (Steel)
Belknap Festival
UofL Women’s Basketball Game
UofL Men’s Basketball Game
First Gethsemane Church
BiG GiG at The Brown Theatre
Opening Night at Churchill Downs
Philanthropic Educational Organization Kentucky State Convention Banquet
Kentucky Kingdom for The Make A Wish Walk (Steel)
Repeat performance at Kentucky Kingdom (Steel)

2017-2018

Whole Foods (Steel)
Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Galt House for the Kentucky Colonels
Pioneer Playhouse in Danville, KY
UofL Men’s Basketball Game (Steel)
KY Center for the Arts for the ML King, Jr Keeper of the Dream Celebration
UofL Women’s Basketball Game
J-Town Black History Celebration
War Memorial Auditorium in Nashville, TN (private concert for Ozzy Osbourne)
Annual BiG GiG at the Brown Theater
Forecastle Festival

2016-2017

Josephine Sculpture Park Fall Arts Festival (Steel)
Keneseth Israel Fall Festival
Kentucky Kingdom (Steel)
Garvin Gate Blues Festival
Atherton High School
ReSurfaced Giant Jam
Galt House for the Honorable Order of the Kentucky Colonels
KY Center for the Arts for the ML King, Jr Keeper of the Dream Celebration
UofL Women’s Basketball Game
Whole Foods (Steel)
BiG GiG at the Brown Theater
Central Park Amphitheater
Hawthorne Elementary School Spring Fiesta
Mighty Kindness Hoot, Brown Foreman Amphitheater
Spaulding University’s Writing Program at First Unitarian Church

2015-16

TEDxKC – Ted Talk in Kansas City, MO
Josephine Sculpture Park Fall Arts Festival (Steel)
Oxmoor Farms for the Filson Society
The Nazareth Home
Whole Foods (Steel)
Fox Hollow Farms Fall Festival
The Muhammad Ali Center
Women’s Club of Louisville
KY Center for the Arts for the ML King, Jr. Keeper of the Dream Celebration
Louisville Storyteller’s Event at Tim Faulkner Gallery
St. Gabriel Church
The Palace Theater
Speed Art Museum’s Grand Re-Opening
Whole Foods (Steel)
Big Gig at The Brown Theater
Opening Night at Churchill Downs
Downtown Marriott for the Kentucky Bar Association
Norton Commons Amphitheater
Rock & Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, OH

2014-2015

Lakeside Swim Club (Steel)
Josephine Sculpture Park Fall Arts Festival (Steel)
Seven Sense Festival in Louisville
NuLu Festival in Louisville
Village Anchor Pub & Roost (Steel)
Fox Hollow Farm Fall Festival
The Centennial of Riverboats Festival
The Chance School Fall Festival (Steel)
The Nazareth Home
Manual High School for the Girl Scouts Festival of the Arts
KY Center for the Arts for the ML King, Jr Keeper of the Dream Celebration
UofL School of Music for their African American Music Institute with Ndugu Chancler and Marvin Sparks
KY Center for African American Heritage for the Royal Visit of Prince Charles and Camila
Whole Foods (Steel)
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
KY Center for the Arts Block Party
Iroquois Amphitheater before the JJ Grey & MoFro concert
Temple Shalom Family Fun Day
Wet Weather Partnership Conference at the Brown Hotel

2013-2014

Lakeside Swim Club (Steel)
Iroquois Amphitheater Percussion Festival
Village Anchor Pub & Roost (Steel)
The Green Building for Chester Thompson, Steve Cropper, Darrell Tibbs, Victor Wooten, and Shake Anderson
Kentucky Center for the Arts for the Louisville Film Festival
Manual High School for the Girl Scouts Festival of the Arts
Ursuline Arts Center with the River City Drum Corps (Steel Leopards)
Nazareth Home
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
The Temple
The Mercury Ballroom
Whole Foods Children’s Health Fair

2012-2013

US Census Bureau Diversity Council Diversity Fair (Steel Leopards)
Lakeside Swim Club (Steel Leopards)
KenDucky Derby at the Waterfront
Village Anchor Pub & Roost (Steel Leopards)
Festival of the Arts for the Girl Scouts
Mayor’s Thanksgiving Breakfast
2nd Presbyterian Church in Indianapolis, IN
Quinn Chapel in Louisville
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
Fairview Elementary School, Bloomington, IN
Avoca West School, Glenview, IL
Marie Murphy School, Wilmette, IL
Willowbrook Elementary School, Glenview IL
Bellmont Village Senior Home (Steel Leopards)
The Cafe in Louisville for the Pegasus Parade Party
First Unitarian Church for Spaulding University

2011-2012

KenDucky Derby on the Waterfront (Steel Leopards)
Village Anchor Pub & Roost (Steel Leopards)
Festival of Faiths Trolley Hop
Festival of the Arts for the Girl Scout
Bellarmine University with the Bellarmine Percussion Ensemble
Jazz Education Network’s Conference in Louisville
Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration Post Show at the Kentucky Center for the Arts
Quinn Chapel Church
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
PAS Rhythm! Discovery Center, Indianapolis, IN (Steel Leopards)
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe Day after Derby Celebration
Louisville Urban League
Bernheim Forest Bloom Fest (Steel Leopards)

2010-2011

Churchill Downs for the Lincoln Foundation
Frazier Museum’s Founder’s Day Celebration (Steel Leopards)
KenDucky Derby on the Waterfront
Doulapalooza at Willow Park (Steel Leopards)
Biodiversity Conference at UofL
First Unitarian Church for Spaulding University
Jazz Education Network’s Conference, New Orleans, LA.
Martin Behrman Elementary School, New Orleans, LA.
Kentucky Center for the Performing Arts for the Mayor’s Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration
Henderson Arts Center, Henderson, KY
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
Norton Elementary School Luau
Greathouse-Shryock Elementary School Luau
Capital Plaza Hotel, Frankfort, KY
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe Day After Derby Celebration
Art in the Arbor, TJ Unitarian Church
Brownsboro Farms Swim Club (Steel Leopards)
WHAS Crusade for Children
Lakeside Swim Club (Steel Leopards)
Whole Foods Patio Party (Steel Leopards)

2009-2010

Louisville Zoo Mane Event
Henderson Fine Arts Center, Henderson, KY
Annual Leadership National Conference
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, IN
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
Norton Elementary School Luau
Kentucky Headstart Association Annual Conference
21C Museum and Hotel Pajama Party

2008-2009

Opened for My Morning Jacket at Louisville’s Waterfront Park
James Lees Presbyterian Church Community Day
Louisville Orchestra Fanfara Festival at the KY Center for the Arts
Duke Ellington Jazz Festival in Washington , DC
NOVA Conference on Victim Assistance at the Galt House
Kentucky Center for the Arts Curtain’s Up Community Day
Community Action of Southern Indiana in New Albany, IN
Light Up Louisville in Downtown Louisville
Commonwealth Bank Holiday Party
OrKIDStra Concert with the Louisville Orchestra at the Brown Theater
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
Derby Fest-a-Ville at Waterfront Park
Lynn’s Paradise Café Day After Derby Party

2007-2008

Spring Street, Jeffersonville, IN
4th Annual Tri-State Diversity Conference
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Celebration with the Lousville Orchestra
Kentucky Center for the Arts for the International Championship Jumprope Team
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
Norton Elementary Luau
Treyton Oaks Towers
South Central Elementary School, Elizabeth, IN
Home of the Innocents
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe Day After Derby Celebration
Churchill Downs JCPS Retirement Celebration

2006-2007

Memorial Auditorium for the Mayor’s Good Neighbor Award
Belknap Neighborhood Festival
Foster Care Review Board of Jefferson County
Kentucky Center for the Arts with the Louisville Orchestra
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
Kentucky Homefront Radio Broadcast with Harry Pickens
Kentucky African Americans Against Cancer
Kentucky Center for the Arts ML King Celebration
Norton Elementary Luau
Kentucky Center for the Arts pre-show to Cyro Baptista’s Beat the Donkey
Kentucky State Head Starts Providers Banquet
Walnut Street Baptist Church
End of the Year Concert at University of Louisville
Jarfi’s Great Chefs Affair
Byck Elementary School
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe
Sylvan Learning Center Banquet

2005-2006

Belknap Neighborhood Festival
Dare to Care Annual Community Hunger Walk
Muhammad Ali Institute for Peace & Justice
The Olmstead for Project Warm
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
New York City pre show for Chick Corea
Kentucky Center for the Arts with the Louisville Orchestra
License to Vote Poster Contest
Jarfi’s Great Chefs Affair
Indianapolis Junior Achievement
End of the Year Concert at The University of Louisville
St. Stephen’s Church, Jeffersonville, IN
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe

2004-2005

Kentucky Surveying Association Annual Conferencetambourine
Whole Foods Market First Anniversary Celebration
Bellarmine University Tennis Team Gala
Northside Elementary School, Midway, KY
Jefferson County Clerk’s Office Voter Outreach Art Contest Reception
Big Gig at the Brown Theater
International Association for Jazz Education Regional Conference, Chicago, IL
UofL Comstock Hall
Lynn’s Paradise Cafe Day After Derby Celebration
St. Paul United Methodist Church Senior Spring Fling

2003-2004

Whole Foods Market Grand Opening
UofL 19th Annual Crawfish Boil
Pegasus Parade Preview Party
Kentucky Center for African American Heritage
37th Annual Midwest School Social Worker Conference
10th Annual Belknap Neighborhood Fall Festival
National School Principals Convention
Big Gig at the Brown Theater

2002-2003

American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference, Louisville, KY
Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Louisville, KY
The Louisville Science Center’s Film Premiere for “Pulse, A Stomp Odyssey”
Big Gig at Memorial Auditorium

Performances at National and International Music Conferences

2022 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, IN
2020 Ohio State Music Educators Association Conference, Cincinnati, OH
2012 Jazz Education Network Conference, Louisville, KY
2011 Jazz Education Network Conference, New Orleans, LA
2009 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Indianapolis, IN
2008 Duke Ellington Jazz Festival, Washington, DC
2006 International Association for Jazz Education Annual Convention, New York, NY
2005 International Association for Jazz Education Regional Convention, Chicago, IL
2003 Florida Music Educators Association Conference, Tampa, FL
2003 American Orff-Schulwerk Association National Conference, Louisville, KY
2003 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Louisville, KY
2000 International Association of Jazz Educators Conference, New Orleans, LA
2000 Midwest Clinic, An International Band & Orchestra Conference, Chicago, IL
1999 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Columbus, OH
1999 Winter Guard International Percussion Finals, Dayton, OH
1998 Percussive Arts Society International Convention, Orlando, FL
1997 Indiana Music Educators Association Convention, Indianapolis, IN
1997 Atlanta International Band & Orchestra Convention, Atlanta, GA
1996 Kentucky Music Educators Association Conference, Louisville, KY

People We’ve Worked With

Ndugu Chancler
Dave Samuels
Emil Richards
Dan Dorff
My Morning Jacket
Hannah Ford Welton
Darrell Tibbs
Louie Bellson
Jerry Steinholtz
Victor Mendoza
Ruben Alvarez
Zoro
Brad Dutz
Harry Pickens
Craig Wagner
Dave Clark
Nnenna Freelon
Arthur Lipner
Ben Sollee
Dick Sisto
Mucca Pazza
Gary Falk
Giovanni Hidaglo
The Louisville Orchestra
Jerry Tolson
Marvin Sparks
Teddy Abrams
The Louisville Bach Society
Todd Hildreth
Joe Morello
Bernard Woma
Memo Acevedo
Carly Johnson

People We’ve Played For

Victor Wooten
Coretta Scott King
Evelyn Glennie
King Charles and Queen Consort Camilla
Shake Anderson
Chick Corea
Steve Cropper
Appalatin
Patience Chaitezvi
Wynton Marsalis
Chester Thompson
Jonathan Scales, Maison Guidry & E’lon JD
Tom Benko