Concerts for HUMANITY AND democracy

(Please see all Concerts below)

The Planetary Gigs Society has sponsored and conducted Concerts for Humanity and Democracy since October of 2020. Please see below for an explanation of these Concerts and videos to all of the Concerts. Democracy Needs Music and Music Needs Democracy!

The Society is currently shifting its focus to encouraging, sponsoring, and conducting CONCERTS FOR HUMANITY! The first Concert for Humanity was held at the Devi Music Ashram in Rishikesh, India on February 24, 2024. The intent of these Concerts is to encourage musicians and everyone to recognize the power of music, how we all have our common spirituality in music, and that it is important NOW for everyone to use the power of music to help bring about peace, harmony, and coherence to the world. As with the Concerts for Democracy, we encourage all musicians, artists, and citizens of the planet to step forward and help us navigate a more harmonious future.

Additional Concerts for Humanity sponsored by the Planetary Gigs Society will be held and videos will be available on this website. (Unfortunately, some of the earlier Concerts for Democracy were on Facebook Live and are no longer available.)

Please check social media for dates and information and videos of the Concerts will be provided as available.

This Concert for Humanity, sponsored by the Planetary Gigs Society, was held at the beautiful and historic Hemlock House in Gatlinburg, TN, April 17, 2024. Performing were Roy 'Futureman' Wooten (5xGrammy awardee with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones, who played with all three musicians during the Concert), amazing improvisational guitarist John Tinger, the insightful and creative Xander Dawn, and Jefferson Glassie (chief spiritual dude of the Planetary Gigs Society). The aim of the Concert was to perform inspirational, meaningful, and intentional songs along with conversation about how we can tap in to music to help bring peace and harmony to the planet. Thanks to Dana and Robert Batey, and Xander Dawn for sponsoring this Concert at the Hemlock House.

This Concert for Humanity held in November 2025 was very special, with host Jefferson Glassie, chief spiritual dude of the Planetary Gigs Society, traveling to Chandler, Arizona for an amazing Concert with Anni Beach and the Jam Pak Blues and Grass Neighborhood Band. Anni Beach is co-founder and Band Leader of the Jam Pak Band, which consists of many local kids and young adults who play bluegrass and other music, with the sessions conducted right out of the Beach House. This Concert video explains how Anni Beach and Jefferson Glassie met at a virtual Victor Wooten music camp, how Anni traveled to India to see the Devi Music Ashram in Rishikesh, India, and how Anni adopted some of the ideas she got from the Music Ashram. The Concert features a few songs by Jefferson Glassie but the highlight are the songs played by the Jam Pak Band inside the Big Room at the Beach House.

Concerts for Humanity provide musicians the opportunity to perform songs with the intention of helping create a better world. This Concert featured the following musicians: Jefferson Glassie (chief spiritual dude of the Planetary Gigs Society), Joshua Caffery, Florette Orleans, Chas Justus, Grant Dermody, Teka Briscoe, Cameron Fontenot, and hosts were Jim Phillips and Christy Leichty of the Whirlybird, a fabulous venue outside of Lafayette, Louisiana.

This was a special Concert for Humanity Open Mic held on August 16, 2025 at the Music Monastery, A Spiritual Home for Artists, in Nashville, TN. This was held the evening after Victor Wooten's Spirit of Music Camp at Wooten Woods and several campers joined to play, sing, and read poetry together. The idea is to spread our intentions for peace, harmony, and balance to make a better world through music. Here is the list of performers: 0:00 Welcome by Roy ‘Futureman’ Wooten and Jefferson Glassie 4:15 Jefferson Glassie 19:45 Mary Curtin 27:00 David Acuna 32:50 Shane Kimble 50:00 Xander Dawn 1:00:00 Brad Covington 1:05:45 Andy Price 1:16:40 Ben Wille 1:25:00 Luke Putney – Instrumental Horizons 1:33:00 Bob Hemenger 1:38:00 Mary Curtin Choir with Merle Bennett, Andy Price, James Hunter 1:44:25 Roy Wooten

This was a special online Music for Democracy session featuring Sparky and Rhonda Rucker, and Anni Beach and her band from Jam Pak!

This Concert for Humanity was held in the Brookmont Church on October 5, 2024. These Concerts are sponsored by the Planetary Gigs Society with the intention of creating music to help make a better world. This is our 16th Concert for Humanity/Democracy since 2020. This Concert featured Sandro Shakara from Brazil, the Bella Nova Acapella Women's Barbershop Harmony Singers, and the tri of Jefferson Glassie, Jamie Logie, and Amani Konan.

This Concert for Humanity comes as a result of Jefferson Glassie meeting Catarina Silva and Guilherme Granato in Rishikesh, India at the Devi Music Ashram and continuation of their friendship with the Planetary Gigs Society sponsoring a Concert for Humanity in Aljezur, Portugal on September 1, 2024. The musicians included a range of acoustic music, singing, and a fabulous performance by Adufeiras with the very special Portuguese Frame Drums! The musicians all dedicated their intention and music to making a better world for humanity. The musicians appear as follows, followed by wonderful circle singing with everyone in attendance. 6:15 Jefferson Glassie and Guilherme Granato 23:00 Caroline Popp and Guilherme Granato 28:00 Miyuki 44:00 Jana Toepfer 52:30 Dina Bengio 59:45 Nada Journeys - Cata Silva and Guilherme Granato 1:09 Adufeiras 1:31 Circle Singing

The Concert for Democracy featured performances by Roy 'Futureman' Wooten with Jefferson Glassie playing intentional songs for humanity and also with Roy playing with John Tinger on some amazing meditative music. The Concert was held at The Music Monastery, A Spiritual Home for Artists in Nashville, TN (thanks to Chrissy Kirkwood). The Concert was sponsored by the Planetary Gigs Society in its series of Concerts for Democracy and Humanity. https://www.planetarygigs.org/concert... All musicians are encouraged to perform their music with intention to make a better world, to preserve our individual rights, and to protect our freedoms.

This Concert for Humanity was held at the Devi Music Ashram in Rishikesh, India on February 24, 2024. It was sponsored by the Planetary Gigs Society as an expansion of the previous Concerts for Democracy conducted by the Society over the past four years. The goal is to encourage musicians to play intentional songs for the benefit of peace and harmony among all of humanity. These highlight the power of music to make change when musicians put their intention behind their music. Thanks to Devi Kumar and Dr. Pramod Kumar at the Devi Music Ashram for hosting this event and also to Neeti Kumar and Raj Sagonakha who both played during the Concert. Raj also provided the video and sound for this Concert recording. List of Performers: Raj Sagonakha Anand Singh Neeti Kumar Tomas Stendahl Catarina Marquez Silva Guiherme Granata Ravi Khugshal Gustav Vendel Jefferson Glassie

This piece below was for our first call for Concerts for Democracy in 2020!

How Musicians Can Participate!

When we began this series, it was the fall of 2020. We believed it was time for musicians to sing out about Democracy and our freedoms! We’re still at a critical point in our lives and in history, and the choice in many countries is between Democracy or authoritarian rule, and we now focus more broadly on Concerts for Humanity, to help bring more peace and harmony to the world. Music is incredibly powerful and brings healing, unity, and peace. The Planetary Gigs Society encourages musicians to sing out now and let your intentions be known so that we can have that better world we all desire.

Musicians, please participate in these concerts, whatever you’d like to call them. There are many options to do so:

1. Play or record protest, political, or intentional songs for Humanity for your family or close friends and tell them why you are devoting your musical intentions to support all of Humanity and our freedoms, and explain why it is important for you.

2. Play or record protest or intentional songs for all of Humanity, and post them online on whatever social media platform you prefer; tell everyone in your own words what your intentions are for the world and why you are devoting your musical intentions to support peace and harmony for all of Humanity.

3. Sign up to play or record protest or intentional songs for Humanity with any organization sponsoring Concerts for Humanity or start your own Concerts for Humanity on any social media platform you’d like. Considering hosting on Zoom and streaming to Facebook Live, as one example.

4. Watch and share the Planetary Gigs Society Concerts for Democracy and Humanity performances and spread the word to your friends, families, and followers, including by widely sharing the links to the Concerts.

5. Share links to any of the Concerts for Democracy and Humanity that you watch or participate in to your social media to maximize exposure for these important musical performances.

November 8, 2022
Featuring Jefferson Glassie from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Lionel Cole, and Camilo Montoya at Brookmont Church in Bethesda, MD.

May 22, 2022
Featuring Jefferson Glassie from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, Devi from the Devi Music Ashram in Rishikesh, India, Jon David Gorman from Bethesda, Maryland, USA, and Kostas Kalafatis and Giorgos Kassandrianos from Skopelos, Greece.

August 21, 2022
Featuring Jefferson Glassie, Roy “Futureman” Wooten, and Regi Wooten from The Farm House in Nashville, TN.

May 7, 2021
Amazing songs and conversation about Democracy! Featuring Gaye Adegbaloloa

December 28, 2020
FOR GEORGIA! Featuring Deidre McCalla, Heidi Pollyea and Johanna Millin, and Joe Hooten

November 28, 2020
featuring Magpie - Greg Artzner and Terry Leonino

October 31, 2020
featuring Jefferson Glassie solo

October 29, 2020
featuring Sparky and Rhonda Rucker

October 23, 2020
featuring Neeti Kumar, Yahor Jeihalo, and Raj Sagonakha

October 17, 2020
featuring Jefferson Glassie solo

October 10, 2020
Featuring Zach Simon-Alexander, Simon Thomas, Ashok Kahn Band from India, Brian Weber, Bern Solnik and Tinely Gorman, Jefferson Glassie, Raj Sagonakha, and Yahor Jeihalo, produced by Liz Lulu and Brian Weber

October 9, 2020
Featuring Jefferson Glassie, Joseph Wooten, Devi from India, Gaye Adegbalola, Adalia Tara, and Vivienne Aerts, produced by Zach Simon-Alexander and Liz Lulu