Checko Salgado
"Acoustic Winds: On location in Avi Kwa Ame" (2022)
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Artist statement:
Taking musicians into the wilderness to perform is always interesting to me. I'm never sure how they are going to react. I try not to direct them too much because this would limit their playing. I have found that being out in nature affects the musicians; they often modify their initial plans by changing tempo or improvising new parts. These ideas of playing outdoors stem from growing up watching my Uncle Charlie playing his acoustic guitar on the porch to attending desert punk shows back in the '80s. Nature hosts some of the most beautiful stages humans could never replicate.

Musical collaborators include: Christopher Reitmaier, Jacob Luna, Elvis Lederer, Kim Garrison Means, Leland Means, Jim Woody, Christopher Gibson