We are thrilled to have Jim Beloff returning to Las Cruces UkeFest! He was here in 2017 for our first “big” festival and we can’t wait to see what he has in store for us a decade later. Jim is the author of The Ukulele—A Visual History (Backbeat Books) and author, arranger, and publisher of … Continue reading Jim Beloff

Jessica Maeve is a singer songwriter and ‘ukulele artist. 🌺 She loves to take songs to the next level as a solo performer by incorporating her own flair into each arrangement. Whether it’s a classical piece or oldies tune or rock to modern pop, her style of playing is unique so you’re always in for … Continue reading Jessica Maeve

John Nash is a ukulele artist and instructor based outside of Denver, Colorado. He is the founder of Ukulele Inspired, an online teaching platform providing private and group instruction as well as video content with a mission to inspire and inform. He found and fell in love with the instrument in 2008 while living on … Continue reading John Nash

Jenna Ivey, born and raised in the lower valley of El Paso, Texas, is an award winning singer-songwriter and performer. She has played in venues across the nation, including performing in the Corpus Christi Songwriters Festival, the Cape May Singer-Songwriter Festival, and the Bandera Songwriters Festival, in which she received the Alchemist Award for her … Continue reading Jenna Ivey

Gorton Smith will be the first to tell you he is not an instructor, but a workshop leader. He will be guiding the festival’s Sunday morning “Gospel According to Uke” sing-along session, which he has conducted with great success at every Albuquerque Ukekopelli Festival and (almost every) Las Cruces UkeFest. One of the Las Cruces Ukes board members, … Continue reading Gorton Smith