May 25

Thanks to Denver Westword for Featuring the Immersive Art-Jazz Experience on Memorial Weekend

Thanks to the Denver Westword Staff for including our Friday event, Immersive Jazz-Art Experience at Lumonics in Things to Do in Denver this Memorial Weekend.

Jazz at Lumonics
Friday, May 26, 7 p.m.
Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery, 800 East 73rd Avenue, #11
Lumonics gets jazzy in addition to immersive every third and fourth Friday of the month, with some of the city’s most interesting local musicians providing a soundtrack for the venue’s collection of light sculptures by the late Dorothy and Mel Tanner. This week brings the trio of bassist Matt Skellenger, pedal steel guitarist Glenn Taylor and Andy Skellenger on tabla, cajon and percussion to the light show, along with event curator and host Janine Santana, who might surprise the audience with films and more. Admission is $20 in advance at Eventbrite, or $25 at the door.

May 19

May Newsletter

Happy May, Everyone!
Appreciating the longer days!





Lumonics Immersed
Every Saturday at 8 pm

Hope you can see Sanctum (1992) by Mel Tanner, the “newest” addition at Lumonics Immersed. Teammate Marc Billard recently photographed Sanctum. So happy it is no longer in storage!

Light artists Dorothy and Mel Tanner originated this multisensory experience in 1969. Although they have passed away, Lumonics continues to evolve as we stay true to the Tanners’ intention of utilizing the artform to stimulate creativity, expand awareness, and provide a sense of comfort.

Each performance is orchestrated live by Marc Billard, and never repeated.


“the cross between a yoga retreat and an acid trip…”
–OnStage Colorado

“Learn the true meaning of Lumonics when the temple of light art by the late Dorothy and Mel Tanner throws a special immersive evening. An audiovisual mantra meant to soothe the mind and expand awareness, this drug-free trip through Lumonics is unforgettable.”
–Denver Westword

“Lumonics is an absolutely beautiful immersion of original music and mind-bending light and visual art that blends over 50 years of psychedelia-inspired artistic audiovisual mastery.”
-Connor H.

“Take a vacation from yourself.”
-Dorothy Tanner

Thank you for your support of these events to enable the preservation and evolvement of Lumonics.

WESTWORD BEST OF DENVER® /// ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT/// 2023
BEST LONG-RUNNING IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE
link to article


Dorothy Tanner and Mel Tanner are now included in the archives of Wikiart, the visual art encyclopedia.



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Join us for a captivating Immersive Jazz-Art Series on the 3rd and 4th Fridays of the month!




Brad Goode and Friends
Friday, May 19

Associate Professor of Jazz Studies (Trumpet)
UC Boulder

“The lyrical genius of the trumpet”
– Chicago Tribune

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Matt Skellenger and Friends
Friday, May 26 

Born and raised in Denver, CO., Matt has been composing, performing, recording, and teaching in Colorado for 30 years. 
He has also been a music teacher at Swallow Hill since 2008.

Fridays, May 19th and May 26th
7 pm to 9:30 pm
$20 advance
$25 at door
more extensive bios, accompanying musicians, and ticket info:
www.lumonics.net/jazz




Janine Santana hosts the series. She is Artistic Director/Radio Personality at The Arts Validation Network and Leader/Conguera at Janine Santana Latin Jazz.

A popular on-air host at KUVO Denver for many years, Janine hosts Afternoon Jazz Mondays through Fridays from 3-6 pm Mountain Time on TAVN-Jazz.
https://tavn.org


“Janine Santana here…and I want to personally thank all who have attended our Jazz-Art Immersion events. The response has been absolutely heart-warming! Each event is unique, with different jazz musicians, a different film and an individualized light experience curated by Lumonics Gallery. A percentage of any profit goes to support The Arts Validation Network, too!” 

“Really interesting, tucked away spot. I went for a jazz show with inspiration by Sun Ra and it fit the space well. They showed a short film and also gave a taste of the normal programming there which involves all of the light based art and visuals on screen synchronized to music. There’s comfy couches, floor cushions, and snacks included with the ticket price.” – Steve K.
***** (Google Review)

 




Still image from a Virtual Lumonics project that we are working on
with David Hanan and Corrina Espinosa of www.sentientmilk.com



 

Best regards from Marc, Barbara, and Barry
 

May 19

Six cool things to do in Denver this week by Isaac Vargas

Six cool things to do in Denver this week by Isaac Vargas

Immersive Jazz-Art Experience at Lumonics
Date: Friday, May 19, 7 – 9:30 p.m.
Location: 800 E 73rd Ave, Unit 11

Every third and fourth Friday, the Lumonics Light & Sound Gallery presents an evening of art, film, and live improvisational jazz accompanied by the Lumonics light sculptures/video projection. The evening is hosted by radio personality Janine Santana.

This Friday, Brad Goode will perform with his ensemble. Goode is the Associate Professor of Jazz Studies (Trumpet) at UC Boulder and serves as the Musical Director for the Conference on World Affairs.

Advance tickets are $20 and $25 at the door. You can reserve:
www.lumonics.net/jazz

May 16

Mel and Dorothy Tanner on WikiArt Website

WikiArt.org is “the online home for visual arts from all around the world
whose goal is to make the world’s art accessible to anyone and anywhere.”

Here are the profiles of the Tanners:
https://www.wikiart.org/en/mel-tanner
https://www.wikiart.org/en/dorothy-tanner

You can also find more information about the Tanners on Wikipedia
and on the bio pages at www.lumonics.net