IGE Music & Art Immersion 2022: Jennifer Hartswick, Paul Hoffman, Nicki Bluhm & More

Trey Anastasio Band trumpeter/vocalist Jennifer Hartswick, Greensky Bluegrass mandolinist Paul Hoffman, Nicki Bluhm and more are set for the Innovative Giving Enhancement (IGE) Music & Art Immersion 2022 lineup. The 10 day/9 night event takes place May 13 – 22 in Prague, Czech Republic.

Also set to join the experience as musical ambassadors are moe. guitarist Al Schnier as well as legendary singer-songwriter Peter Rowan. Rowan’s collaborators of late Todd Sheaffer and Tim Carbone of Railroad Earth are on the ambassador list as well. Jennifer Hartswick’s Trey Anastasio Band mates saxophonist James Casey and trombonist Natalie Cressman will be in attendance. Greensky Bluegrass bassist Mike Devol and dobro player Anders Beck are on the bill alongside their bandmate Paul Hoffman and frequent GSBG collaborator keyboardist Holly Bowling. Additional ambassadors include Grahame Lesh and Elliott Peck of Midnight North, The New Mastersounds and more.

Organizers of the one of kind immersion experience detailed the event in a press release:

Immersion concerts and jams integrate American Musical Ambassadors with the finest of European All Star players in performances exclusively for the handful of IGE participants and local charities over the course of ten days and nine nights. By design, each participant is woven within the fabric of every uniquely crafted daily experience. Together, participants experience intimate collaborations of curated supergroups, encounter art and foster community with their favorite musical icons.

Throughout Prague’s diverse urban canvas, Immersion participants enjoy daily and nightly concerts and unique musical performances across a palette of atmospheric venues, shifting from jazz hall to synagogue, rock theater to cathedral, chateau to vaudeville boat, disco to ancient pub.

Paul Hoffman of GSBG also shared his experience with IGE as this will be his fourth year as a musical ambassador:

“An IGE immersion is like no musical excursion you will participate in,” he said. “It’s incomparable to any vacation; becoming a community in a foreign land to appreciate culture, art and music is the way to get to know a city like you never can sightseeing alone. On Immersions you are simultaneously a traveler and at home with a group of common-minded people.”

Head here for info on how to make reservations for IGE’s 2022 Prague Music and Art Immersion and click on the link below for lineup info and more:

Also check out a recap video of the 2019 event in Lisbon, Portugal: