Artist - Moab Music Festival

Christian Euman’s unique style, creative approach to performance and improvisation, and infectious energy have garnered him international attention and appreciation. Originally from Chicago, his musical foundation was shaped at Western Michigan University and further refined at the prestigious Thelonious Monk Institute of Jazz Performance at UCLA (now the Herbie Hancock Institute), headed by Herbie Hancock and Wayne Shorter.

Christian has since performed, recorded, and toured globally with artists such as Herbie Hancock, Kurt Elling, Billy Childs, säje, Jacob Collier, Rufus Wainwright, Larry Goldings, and many more. His recent collaboration with the Akropolis Reed Quintet and composer/pianist Pascal le Boeuf earned the GRAMMY Award in 2025 for Best Instrumental Composition for le Boeuf and his piece, “Strands.” He has also contributed his distinct musical voice to the film scores and live performances of award-winning films, such as Green Book, Malignant, Ford v. Ferrari, La La Land and more.

Now based in Los Angeles, Christian continues international performances and collaborations with a wide range of prominent artists — on projects stretching from modern jazz to genre-bending chamber ensembles. He is a proud endorser of Canopus Drums, Aquarian Drumheads, Vic Firth Sticks, and Zildjian Cymbals. His debut album, Allemong, was released in the summer of 2020, showcasing his compositional and band-leading voice.

Founded in 2009, the GRAMMY® Award-winning Akropolis Reed Quintet is “a sonically daring
ensemble who specializes in performing new works with charisma and integrity” (BBC Music Magazine). Comprising five reed players and entrepreneurs unbounded by limits or categorization, Akropolis has graced the Classical Billboard Charts with each of their last three albums, including #2 in April, 2024, and has won seven national chamber music prizes including the 2014 Fischoff Gold Medal. Having premiered and commissioned more than 200 works by living artists and composers, they are pioneers and champions of a new genre of classical music—the reed quintet.

Composed of the same five members that brought about its founding at the University of Michigan, they are the first ensemble to receive the University’s Paul M. Boylan Alumni Award. Akropolis delivers 120 concerts and educational events worldwide each year at luminary series including Tanglewood, Bravo! Vail, University Musical Society, Chamber Music Northwest, and more. Akropolis became the first ever GRAMMY® winning reed quintet with their 2024 album, Are We Dreaming the Same Dream?, in collaboration with Pascal Le Boeuf and drummer Christian Euman, taking home Best Instrumental Composition for the track “Strands” at the 67th Grammy Awards held in February, 2025.

Utilizing their “sheer musical imagination” (Gramophone), the quintet is also known for powerful collaborations with youth and others within its Southeast Michigan community. Certified as a 510(c)(3) nonprofit organization, Akropolis runs a Detroit-based summer festival called Together We Sound, holds an annual, school year-long music composition residencies at Cass Tech, Martin Luther King, Jr., and Detroit School of Arts high schools, and produces a 10-day Chamber Music Institute focused on artist training and mentorship in Petoskey, MI.

Described as “pure gold” by the San Francisco Chronicle, Akropolis Reed Quintet performs worldwide and is represented exclusively by Ariel Artists.

Mark is a Grammy® Award-winning clarinetist and a man of many horns, maintaining firm roots
in classical music while ever-expanding into the vast world of improvised music. Since 2016 he
has served as the clarinetist of Imani Winds, and has appeared as a soloist with the Atlanta,
Baltimore, and Albany Symphonies, and the American Composers Orchestra. Most recently,
Mark was awarded a Grammy as a player and producer for “Best Classical Compendium” at the
2024 Grammy Awards for Imani Wind’s latest release, “Passion for Bach and Coltrane.” His
debut album with Imani Winds, “Bruits,” was nominated for Best Chamber Music/Small
Ensemble Performance at the 2022 Grammy Awards.

In 2023 Mark also joined the chamber ensemble yMusic. 2023 highlights include appearances
at Carnegie Hall Presents with both Imani Winds and yMusic, NPR’s tiny desk with yMusic, and
debuts at La Jolla Music Society and Tippet Rise Arts Center.

Mark joined the chamber music faculty of the Curtis Institute of Music in 2021 and also serves
on the clarinet faculty at Mason Gross School of the Arts at Rutgers University, and at Queens
College, CUNY.

Mark has an extensive background in improvised music. He is a frequent collaborator with
Vulfpeck, an American funk band formed in his hometown of Ann Arbor, Michigan.
Mark received his Master of Music degree from Manhattan School of Music and his Bachelor of
Music degree from the University of Michigan. He is a Buffet Crampon and Vandoren Artist

From the heart of Catalonia to the vibrant streets of New York City, Lau captivates as a self-taught composer and virtuoso guitarist, weaving her independent artistry into every performance. Praised by distinguished musicians, from Phoebe Bridgers to Jackson Browne for her poetic compositions and the masterful guitar-voice counterpoint on her music, Lau has become one of the most unique independent artists in her generation.

She played a Tiny Desk Concert in February 2019, making her the first Catalan to perform in the prestigious series, has given lectures in Ivy league universities and conservatories around the world, and scored multiple award-winning films. She has been featured on the BBC, the Recording Academy and Billboard Magazine and has performed her music in legendary venues like the Royal Albert Hall and NYC’s Summer Stage.
In the past two years, Lau has opened for Chris Thile, Ben Folds & Jacob Collier. In 2024, she released her first LP “A Dos” featuring some of the most influential musicians of our time: Jorge Drexler, Jacob Collier and Cécile Mclorin Salvant among others. In the same year, Lau was a finalist in the American Songwriter Competition and won Best New Artist at the Music Awards in Spain.

Upcoming Performances:

Aug 30 – Lau Noah

Community dances are part of Moab’s tradition; dances took place here from the pioneer days up until the mid-20th century. The idea to revive the tradition and start a new community dance band in Moab first came from then Moab Music Festival artist-in-residence Christopher Layer, who is, among other things a veteran contradance musician. He gathered local players, some of whom are still part of the band, and introduced us to the contra dance repertoire– traditional and modern tunes from Ireland, New England, Quebec, and elsewhere. After two decades we’re still going, playing for frequent community contradances and gigs around town welcoming musicians of all skill levels and ages.

Upcoming Performances:

Sep 1 – Rocky Mountain Power Community Concert

Triple Cortado is a pioneering trio known for its innovation, virtuosity, and energetic performances. Featuring Caleb Hudson (trumpet, USA), Achilles Liarmakopoulos (trombone, Greece), and Ahmed Alom (piano, Cuba), the ensemble unites three distinctive musical voices to craft a fresh and compelling approach to chamber music.

Caleb Hudson and Achilles bring a decade of shared experience from their time with Canadian Brass, shaping their close-knit collaboration and dynamic stage presence. Caleb, praised as “brilliantly stylish” by The New York Times, is renowned for his artistry in both modern and historical performance, including appearances with the Philadelphia Orchestra in Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2. Achilles, a globally acclaimed trombonist, has performed with ensembles ranging from Pink Martini to the Malaysian Philharmonic and boasts an extensive discography spanning classical, jazz, and world music. Ahmed, an award-winning pianist and conductor, is praised for his versatility across classical, jazz, and Latin genres, having performed with major orchestras and produced groundbreaking projects such as Exilio, his acclaimed debut album.

With a focus on originality and artistry, Triple Cortado explores a diverse repertoire ranging from timeless classical works to bold new compositions. Their debut album, set for release in 2025, showcases this breadth, featuring Bach, Mendelssohn, and Ahmed’s original cycle, ‘Hermann’s Reverie.’

Upcoming Performances:

Sep 4 – Grotto II: Classics Reimagined

Caleb, a Lexington, Kentucky native, blends virtuosity and sensitivity as a classical trumpeter. A Juilliard graduate, he spent over a decade with Canadian Brass, earning praise from The New York Times as “brilliantly stylish.” In March 2024, he released his debut solo album, “Nothing Less,” featuring new works, including his own, alongside classics by Corelli and Philip Glass. Known for Bach’s Brandenburg Concerto No. 2 on modern and baroque trumpets, Caleb has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Orpheus Chamber Orchestra, and others. In June 2024, he premiered David Biedenbender’s “River of Time” for trumpet and wind ensemble at Carnegie Hall.

Also an arranger and composer, his original composition, “White Rose Elegy” debuted with the New York Philharmonic Principal Brass at Lincoln Center. He’s part of Triple Cortado, a trio noted for innovative performances at Curtis, Juilliard, and Yale, with a 2025 album forthcoming. Caleb’s contributions also extend to educational literature; he was the recording artist for the groundbreaking Suzuki Trumpet School, Volume I. Now Associate Professor of Trumpet at the University of Texas at Austin’s Butler School of Music, he’s taught at North Texas and Colorado State, guiding students to success. Rooted in a deep faith in Christ, Caleb resides in Texas with his wife, Amanda, and their three children.

Upcoming Performances:

Sep 4 – Grotto II: Classics Reimagined

Sep 6 – Music Hike III: Living Legends

Renowned for his lyrical expressiveness and technical brilliance, Achilles stands as one of the most compelling trombone soloists today. He has toured extensively throughout North and South America, Europe and Asia, performing and educating in the world’s most important venues and institutions including as a member of Candian Brass, the Athens State Orchestra (Greece), Triple Cortado and Pink Martini.

Achilles holds degrees from the Yale University School of Music, Curtis Institute of Music, San Francisco Conservatory and the Philippos Nakas Conservatory in his hometown of Athens, Greece. Upon completion of his studies, he won the position of principal trombone of the Greek Radio Symphony Orchestra and has performed with the Philadelphia Orchestra, Malaysian Philharmonic, Bern Symphony Orchestra, Jacksonville Symphony, and European Union Youth Orchestra.

As a recitalist, Achilles has performed worldwide and been awarded honors at competitions including as the Grand Prize Winner of the Pasadena Showcase House Instrumental Competition, the Christian Lindberg International Competition, the Yamaha Music Foundation of Europe (YMFE) and the International Trombone Festival’s Robert Marsteller/Conn-Selmer and Larry Wiehe solo competitions. He was also awarded the Alexandros S. Onassis Foundation and Greek State Scholarship Foundation educational scholarships.

His discography includes six solo albums: Volar with Venezuelan group Cuatrombon, Obvious with French harp Soloist Coline-Marie Orliac, Ethereal with 20th and 21st-century lyrical works from around the world, Trombone Atrevido dedicated to Brazilian choro music, Discoveries (ODEG) with contemporary compositions, Tango Distinto (NAXOS) with Astor Piazzolla’s music, fifteen solo singles, dozens recordings with the Canadian Brass, and numerous appearances on classical, pop, and Latin albums.

Upcoming Performances:

Sep 4 – Grotto II: Classics Reimagined

Sep 6 – Music Hike III: Living Legends

Hailed by The New Yorker as “…the most remarkable virtuoso in the relatively un-chronicled history of his instrument,” Edgar’s uniqueness in the field was recognized when he became the only bassist to be awarded the Avery Fisher Prize in addition to a MacArthur Award. He was honored with his sixth and seventh Grammy® Awards this year for the recording entitled “As We Speak” with Béla Fleck, Zakir Hussain, Rakesh Chaurasia and Meyer, released in May 2023. The first leg of the “As We Speak” tour in April and May preceded the album release, and they went out again in November of 2023 for the second leg. They will play a couple of weeks this summer at US festivals and go to Asia and Australia in early 2025. Edgar recently completed a duo recording with Christian McBride, coming out this March, as well as a recording of his 3 concertos with The Knights, conducted by Eric Jacobsen and produced by Chris Thile. In June of 2023, to complete the concerto project, he recorded his Concertino for Bass and 14 Strings in the UK with the Scottish Ensemble led by Jonathan Morton, who commissioned and toured the piece with Meyer in spring of 2022. Additionally, Edgar is part of a five-composer group, each having composed a movement for a US premiere with Joshua Bell and the New York Philharmonic in September of 2023. In fall of 2024, his newly formed trio with violinist Tessa Lark and cellist Joshua Roman toured the US, performing string trios he composed in the 1980’s as well as a newly commissioned work. Edgar is the subject of an ongoing documentary filmed and produced by Tessa Lark, Andrew Adair, and Michael Thurber.

Upcoming Performances:

Sep 5 – Ranch Benefit Concert: Edgar Meyer—Then & Now

Sep 6 – Music Hike III: Living Legends

Kenji is a renowned chef, food scientist, and culinary innovator best known for The New York Times best seller “The Food Lab” and his scientific approach to cooking. A James Beard Award winner and the former Serious Eats Culinary Director, he currently co-hosts the podcast “The Recipe” along with Smitten Kitchen’s Deb Perelman and is on a mission to visit and review every teriyaki shop in Seattle.

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Sep 9-12 – Cataract Canyon Musical Raft Trip

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