Flutist of the Year - Jan Michael Looking Wolf

PRLog (Press Release) - Sep 02, 2009 -
The Native American Music Awards, affectionately known as the Nammys, were created more than 10 years ago as a way to provide indigenous musicians from the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Central and South America with a forum for national exposure. Essentially the Grammys for American Indian music, the Nammys have succeeded in their goal of bringing indigenous music to the world's consciousness by presenting top-flight Native music that otherwise might never be widely heard.

Flutist of the Year
Jan Michael Looking Wolf

Jan Michael Looking Wolf, a Kalapuya Native American from Grand Ronde, Oregon, is nothing less than a flute shaman. And Unity (Cedar Feather Productions) finds him playing and composing at his mystical best — and solo. Both serene and spiritual, this music could be the soundtrack of a vision quest. "Unity" is a masterful performance, and songs such as "Elder's Hope," "Strong Elk," and "Seventh Direction" touch the imagination and the soul.

The Looking Wolf Project is the artist's rock-band side. Imagine if Pearl Jam crashed into Jethro Tull on the way to a Robert Mirabal concert. That is the essence of the musical amalgamation you find on this groundbreaking collection. A magnificent blend of bombastic hard rock and Native-flute originality with cutting-edge songs like "Wind Jammer," "Fire-n-Water," and "Phoenix Rising," The Looking Wolf Project is a must-have for fans of well-crafted flute music.

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